How the Moon Lost Its Light
King Daksha Prajapati had twenty-seven daughters. All of them were
married to Chandra, the moon god, on the condition that he would treat
them equally. Chandra visited the palace of one wife
each night. But he loved only one of his wives, Rohini, and shone the
brightest on the night when he visited her. The other wives were sad and
complained about this to their father, who cursed Chandra that he would
stop shining.
All day Surya, the sun god, nourished Chandra produced divine drink
some which nourished the gods lost their source of strength. They ran to
Brahma for help. On Brahma's advice, Chandra chanted the 'Mrityunjaya'
mantra ten crore times. This pleased Lord Shiva and he partially freed
him from the curse. Since then Chandra shines only on certain nights.
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