Bhagavad Gita · Mahabharata Codex

Chitraratha

चित्ररथ · citraratha

King of the gandharvas, the musicians of heaven

He picked a fight with Arjuna and ended up his friend.

The gandharvas are celestial musicians, and Chitraratha, 'he of the bright chariot', is their king. In the epic a gandharva challenged the Pandavas one night for bathing at his stretch of the Ganga. Arjuna burned his chariot and spared his life. Grateful, he became their friend, took the name Chitraratha, and advised them to find a family priest.