Tara (Hindu goddess)
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Consort | Brihaspati |
Children | Budha,Kacha |
Tārakā or Tārā is the Hindu goddess of felicity and sanguineness. Taraka is also the second consort of Hindu god Brihaspati, the god of planet Jupiter. According to the Puranas, Tara sired or mothered a child named Budha, the god of mercury through Chandra (Soma).
References
- Dowson's Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology