Candrikā

Candrikā, “moonlight”

Candrikā is a name used for more than one woman in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

People

• Candrikā, Wife of Aṅgada: a gandharva princess freed by Bhagavān Rāma and married to Aṅgada, son of Lakshmaṇa. Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa, Vivāha Kāṇḍa, Chapters 5–7, 9
• Candrikā, Daughter of Suprabha: a gandharva maiden, daughter of Suprabha, cursed to become a piśāca and freed by Lomaśa Maharshi. Padma Purāṇa, Svarga Khaṇḍa, Chapters 22–23