Chitrasena
deity sky Hindu single tradition · 2
Chitrasena is one of the most prominent gandharvas.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Gandharva teacher attested in the Mahabharata.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Drumila, Candavega, Pururavas, Jayanta, Madhavi, Rishyashringa, Vibhandaka, Kaśyapa, Tumburu, Visvavasu, Chitrangada, Indra, Urvaśī
- aspect of
- gandharvas
- teacher of
- Arjuna
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Some of the most prominent gandharvas include Tumburu, Visvavasu (who was the father of Pramadvara), Chitrangada (who killed Chitrangada, the son of Shantanu and Satyavati), Chitrasena (with whom the Kauravas and Pandavas fought in the Ghosha-yatra), Drumila (the biological father of Kamsa in some texts), and Candavega (king of gandharvas who invaded the city of Purañjana).”
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“Arjuna, a prince belonging to Chandravamsha and the spiritual son of Indra, comes to heaven to learn under Gandharva Chitrasena.”
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