Kañjāṅghrī Nāgakanyā
Kañjāṅghrī is a nāgakanyā (nāga princess). She was one of seven daughters of a nāga-rāja (king of the nāgas). Devī Jaladevī held the seven sisters prisoner at the Pañcappa lake, and Bhagavān Rāma freed them. Her name means “lotus-footed”: kañja is a lotus, and aṅghrī is a foot.
Vasishṭha Maharshi gave Kañjāṅghrī to Citraketu, a son of Lakshmaṇa and Ūrmilā, as his nāga bride. She was married to him at Ayodhyā during the great year of weddings.
Freed from the Pañcappa lake
The Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa says that Jaladevī imprisoned the seven daughters of a nāga-rāja at the Pañcappa lake. Bhagavān Rāma’s divine will set them free.
Marriage to Citraketu
Vasishṭha Maharshi assigned Kañjāṅghrī to Citraketu, the son of Lakshmaṇa. Their wedding took place at Ayodhyā in the Jyeshṭha śukla paksha (bright half of the month).
Citraketu also married a gandharva daughter, Candravadanā, in the month of Māgha.
Children
The genealogical account says that Kañjāṅghrī bore Citraketu eight sons and one daughter.
Sources
- Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa, Vivāha Kāṇḍa, Chapters 5–7, 9