Taraka (goddess)

Taraka
Brihaspati with Tara
Consort	Brihaspati
Children	Budha

Tārakā or Tārā is the Hindu goddess of felicity and sanguineness. Taraka is also the second consort of Hindu God Brihaspati, God of planet Jupiter. According to the Puranas, Tara sired or mothered a child named Budha (God of Mercury) through Chandra (Soma).

References

Dowson's Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology

External links

http://mythfolklore.net/india/encyclopedia/taraka.htm

Hindu deities and texts

Gods	Trimurti Brahma Vishnu Rama Krishna Shiva Ganesha Kartikeya Hanuman Indra Surya more

Goddesses	Tridevi Saraswati Lakshmi Parvati Adi Parashakti Sati Durga Shakti Kali Sita Radha Mahavidya Navadurga Matrikas more

Texts	Vedas Rig Sama Yajur Atharva Upanishads Puranas Ramayana Mahabharata Bhagavad Gita Yoga Sutras of Patanjali more

Hinduism Hindu mythology

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