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	{{short description\|Hindu goddess}}		{{short description\|Hindu goddess}}
	{{for\|the ~~Tantric Hindu mahavidya goddess~~\|Tara (~~Mahavidya~~)}}		{{distinguish\|Tara (Mahavidya)}}
			{{for\|the wife of [[Vali (Ramayana)\|Vali]] and member of [[Panchakanya]]\|Tara (Ramayana)}}
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	\| image = File:GuruTara_(Restored).jpg		\| image = File:GuruTara_(Restored).jpg
	\| alt = Taraka		\| alt = Taraka
	\| caption = Brihaspati with Tara		\| caption = Brihaspati with Tara, from Navagraha temple at [[Surendrapuri]]
	\| deity_of = Goddess of Felicity and Sanguineness		\| deity_of = Goddess of Felicity and Sanguineness
	\| children = ~~[[Budha]] (from Chandra) and~~ [[Kacha (sage)\|Kacha]] ~~(from Brihaspati)~~		\| children = [[Kacha (sage)\|Kacha]] and [[Budha]]<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zrk0AwAAQBAJ&q=brihaspati+tara&pg=PT1197 \| title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide \| isbn=9788184752779 \| last1=Dalal \| first1=Roshen \| date=18 April 2014 \| publisher=Penguin UK }}</ref>
	\| ~~offspring~~ =		\| consort = [[Brihaspati]]
	\| consort = [[Brihaspati]]~~,<br>[[Chandra]] (illegitimate)~~
	\| name = Tara		\| name = Tara
	\| affiliation = [[Devi]]		\| affiliation = [[Devi]]
	}}		}}
	'''{{IAST\|Tārā}}''' is the [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] goddess of felicity and sanguineness. She is also the consort of Hindu god [[Brihaspati]], the god of planet Jupiter. According to ~~the~~ [[Purana]]s, Tara sired or mothered a child named [[Budha]], the god of Mercury through [[Chandra]] and had a son named [[Kacha (sage)\|Kacha]] through [[Brihaspati]].		'''{{IAST\|Tārā}}''' is the [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] goddess of felicity and sanguineness. She is also known as the "Wisdom Goddess" in Nepal and Tibet. Tara is the consort of Hindu god [[Brihaspati]], the god of planet Jupiter. According to some [[Purana]]s, Tara sired or mothered a child named [[Budha]], the god of Mercury through [[Chandra]] and had a son named [[Kacha (sage)\|Kacha]] through [[Brihaspati]].

	==Story==		==Story==
	Tara was the wife of [[Bṛhaspati\|Brihaspati]], the guru of [[Deva (Hinduism)\|Devas]]. As her husband spent most of his time with the problems and matters of Devas, she felt ~~being~~ ignored by her husband. One day, [[Chandra]], the moon god visited Brihaspati. There he saw Tara and was captivated by her beauty. Tara also ~~saw~~ Chandra ~~and she was attracted~~ to ~~him. After some time~~, ~~Chandra kidnapped Tara~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Patel\|first=Utkarsh\|date=2020-06-05\|title=Tara and Chandradev: If a Dissatisfied Partner Has An Affair, Who Is To Be Blamed?\|url=https://www.bonobology.com/tara-and-chandra-if-a-dissatisfied-partner-has-an-affair-who-is-to-be-blamed/\|access-date=2020-08-14\|website=Bonobology.com\|language=en-US}}</ref>		{{Main\|Tarakamaya War}}
			According to the Devi Bhagvata Purana and Padma Purana, Tara was the wife of [[Bṛhaspati\|Brihaspati]], the guru of [[Deva (Hinduism)\|Devas]]. As her husband spent most of his time with the problems and matters of Devas, she felt ignored by her husband. One day, [[Chandra]], the moon god visited Brihaspati. There he saw Tara and was captivated by her beauty. Tara also fell for Chandra due to his beautiful form, and the two ran away.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Patel\|first=Utkarsh\|date=2020-06-05\|title=Tara and Chandradev: If a Dissatisfied Partner Has An Affair, Who Is To Be Blamed?\|url=https://www.bonobology.com/tara-and-chandra-if-a-dissatisfied-partner-has-an-affair-who-is-to-be-blamed/\|access-date=2020-08-14\|website=Bonobology.com\|language=en-US}}</ref>

	Brihaspati ~~was~~ infuriated ~~and~~ demanded Chandra to return his wife. Chandra told Brihaspati that Tara was happy and satisfied with him. He ~~told that~~ how ~~can~~ an old man be husband of a young woman. This made Brihaspati more annoyed and he warned Chandra for battle. [[Indra]] and other Devas gathered to fight a war. Chandra was not ready to give Tara back and he took help from the Asuras and their preceptor, [[Shukra\|Sukra]]. The Devas were assisted by [[Shiva]] and his companions. Devas and Asura were about to fight a war, but [[Brahma]], the creator god, stopped them and convinced Chandra to return Tara~~. In some versions~~, ~~Shiva stopped the war.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Mittal\|first=J. P.\|url=https://books.google~~.com/books?id=b7gOBW8oDFgC&q=tara+chandra&pg=PA78\|title=History Of Ancient India (a New Version) : From 7300 Bb To 4250 Bc\|date=2006\|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist\|isbn=978-81-269-0615-4\|language=en}}</ref>		Brihaspati, lovesick and infuriated, demanded Chandra to return his wife. Chandra told Brihaspati that Tara was happy and satisfied with him. He enquired as to how an old man could be the husband of a young woman. This made Brihaspati more annoyed and he warned Chandra for battle. [[Indra]] and other Devas gathered to fight a war. Chandra was not ready to give Tara back and he took help from the Asuras and their preceptor, [[Shukra\|Sukra]]. The Devas were assisted by [[Shiva]] and his companions. Devas and Asura were about to fight a war, but [[Brahma]], the creator god, stopped them and convinced Chandra to return Tara, who came back pregnant.

	~~After some time, Brihaspati found out~~ that Tara ~~was pregnant~~ and ~~questioned her~~ who the father of the child was. ~~But Tara remained silent. After~~ the ~~boy~~ was born, ~~both~~ Chandra ~~and Brihaspati claimed to be his father~~. ~~At last~~, Tara ~~revealed that he~~ was ~~Chandra~~'s ~~son~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://glorioushinduism.com/2016/02/16/budha/\|title = Budha\|date = 17 February 2016}}</ref> ~~The boy was named~~ [[Budha]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Agarwal\|first=Himanshu\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lfO7DAAAQBAJ&q=Chandra+and+Tara&pg=PT37\|title=Mahabharata Retold: Part - 1\|date=2016-07-26\|publisher=Notion Press\|isbn=978-93-86073-87-7\|language=en}}</ref>		A legal proceeding went down. Bhrihaspati and Chandra both claimed that the child was theirs. Tara stood there shy, and refused to answer who the actual father of the child was no matter how much anyone tried to make her quit her silence. Exasperated, even the child in her belly finally asked 'of whose seed was I born, mother?' This made Tara answer that that the child was Chandra's. However, Brahma still decided that since Tara was legally Bhrihaspati's wife, the baby is also legally his. Bhrihaspati only wanted his wife, not his wife's affair child. So he cursed the child,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://glorioushinduism.com/2016/02/16/budha/\|title = Budha\|date = 17 February 2016}}</ref> [[Budha]],<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Agarwal\|first=Himanshu\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lfO7DAAAQBAJ&q=Chandra+and+Tara&pg=PT37\|title=Mahabharata Retold: Part - 1\|date=2016-07-26\|publisher=Notion Press\|isbn=978-93-86073-87-7\|language=en}}</ref> to be born without gender. The child thus, after growing up, preferred the company of his biological father over his foster one, and his son Pururvas went on to establish the lunar dynasty named after his biological grandfather.The Padma Purana skips this entire legal battle, and instead after Tara confesses that the child is Chandra's, Chandra takes the baby and blesses him by placing him in the solar system. Here, Budha is genderless just because he can be, without further reasons provided on the why.

			In the story, Tara is not punished, and in several retellings she is praised in erotic detail, despite being involved in a scandalous extra-marital affair.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Pattanaik \|first=Devdutt \|date=2025-12-21 \|title=Decolonising India’s erotic heritage \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2025/Dec/21/decolonising-indias-erotic-heritage \|access-date=2025-12-24 \|website=The New Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref>

			In some other Puranic versions, Tara is abducted by Chandra and raped. The storyline following this is the same regarding the birth of Budha.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Mittal\|first=J. P.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b7gOBW8oDFgC&q=tara+chandra&pg=PA78\|title=History Of Ancient India (a New Version) : From 7300 Bb To 4250 Bc\|date=2006\|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist\|isbn=978-81-269-0615-4\|language=en}}</ref>

			==Beyond the Indian subcontinent and Hinduism==

			She is known as '''Kirinei Devi''' ({{langx\|km\|កិរិណីទេវី}}) in Cambodia as the wife of Lord [[Brihaspati]] From the hinduism culture passed down from the [[Khmer Empire]] and is the protective goddess of Thursday, worshipped during the [[Cambodian New Year\|Cambodian New Year festival]] if the first day of the year falls on a Thursday according to the Cambodian calendar ({{langx\|km\|ពិធីផ្ទេរតំណែងទេវតាឆ្នាំថ្មី}}) , as she is believed to descend from heaven to care for the people of this land for one year until the following New Year. In her journey there are some special details that are local and mixed with have cambodia folk culture Unique, such as the vehicle is a [[Asian elephant\|Elephant]]. , It appears with only two hands and has the following symbol as [[Elephant goad\|ankusha]] and [[Bow and arrow]] , The color of her clothes is Green and Her story and details have been adapted and blended with influences [[Buddhism in Cambodia\|cambodia buddhism]] and has its own unique identity.<ref>Min Saes (Braḥ Mahā.) (1942) [https://www.worldcat.org/title/Brahmacariyakatha/oclc/23580153 Brahma Chariyakathā], Bibliothèque Royale, Publisher: Royal Library of Cambodia p.185</ref><ref>Astrologer Nhim Pen (1947) [https://books.google.com/books/about/Prakratidin_kambuj%C4%81.html?id=yODnAAAAMAAJ Cambodia Calendar], Contributor: William J. Gedney, Publisher: Association Sutharot, Original from the University of Michigan p.118</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[Nairatmya]]		*[[Nairatmya]]
	*[[Praises to the Twenty-One Taras]]
	*[[Tara (Devi)]]		*[[Tara (Devi)]]
	*[[Tara (Buddhism)]]		*[[Tara (Buddhism)]]
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{{short description|Hindu goddess}}
{{for|the Tantric Hindu mahavidya goddess|Tara (Mahavidya)}}
{{use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{use Indian English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox deity
| type = hindu
| image = File:GuruTara_(Restored).jpg
| alt = Taraka
| caption = Brihaspati with Tara
| deity_of = Goddess of Felicity and Sanguineness
| children = [[Budha]] (from Chandra) and [[Kacha (sage)|Kacha]] (from Brihaspati)
| offspring =
| consort = [[Brihaspati]],<br>[[Chandra]] (illegitimate)
| name = Tara
| affiliation = [[Devi]]
}}
'''{{IAST|Tārā}}''' is the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] goddess of felicity and sanguineness. She is also the consort of Hindu god [[Brihaspati]], the god of planet Jupiter. According to the [[Purana]]s, Tara sired or mothered a child named [[Budha]], the god of Mercury through [[Chandra]] and had a son named [[Kacha (sage)|Kacha]] through [[Brihaspati]].

==Story==
Tara was the wife of [[Bṛhaspati|Brihaspati]], the guru of [[Deva (Hinduism)|Devas]]. As her husband spent most of his time with the problems and matters of Devas, she felt being ignored by her husband. One day, [[Chandra]], the moon god visited Brihaspati. There he saw Tara and was captivated by her beauty. Tara also saw Chandra and she was attracted to him. After some time, Chandra kidnapped Tara.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Patel|first=Utkarsh|date=2020-06-05|title=Tara and Chandradev: If a Dissatisfied Partner Has An Affair, Who Is To Be Blamed?|url=https://www.bonobology.com/tara-and-chandra-if-a-dissatisfied-partner-has-an-affair-who-is-to-be-blamed/|access-date=2020-08-14|website=Bonobology.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

Brihaspati was infuriated and demanded Chandra to return his wife. Chandra told Brihaspati that Tara was happy and satisfied with him. He told that how can an old man be husband of a young woman. This made Brihaspati more annoyed and he warned Chandra for battle. [[Indra]] and other Devas gathered to fight a war. Chandra was not ready to give Tara back and he took help from the Asuras and their preceptor, [[Shukra|Sukra]]. The Devas were assisted by [[Shiva]] and his companions. Devas and Asura were about to fight a war, but [[Brahma]], the creator god, stopped them and convinced Chandra to return Tara. In some versions, Shiva stopped the war.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mittal|first=J. P.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b7gOBW8oDFgC&q=tara+chandra&pg=PA78|title=History Of Ancient India (a New Version) : From 7300 Bb To 4250 Bc|date=2006|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist|isbn=978-81-269-0615-4|language=en}}</ref>

After some time, Brihaspati found out that Tara was pregnant and questioned her who the father of the child was. But Tara remained silent. After the boy was born, both Chandra and Brihaspati claimed to be his father. At last, Tara revealed that he was Chandra's son.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://glorioushinduism.com/2016/02/16/budha/|title = Budha|date = 17 February 2016}}</ref> The boy was named [[Budha]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Agarwal|first=Himanshu|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lfO7DAAAQBAJ&q=Chandra+and+Tara&pg=PT37|title=Mahabharata Retold: Part - 1|date=2016-07-26|publisher=Notion Press|isbn=978-93-86073-87-7|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Nairatmya]]
*[[Praises to the Twenty-One Taras]]
*[[Tara (Devi)]]
*[[Tara (Buddhism)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*Dowson's Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology

==External links==
*http://mythfolklore.net/india/encyclopedia/taraka.htm

{{HinduMythology}}

[[Category:Hindu goddesses]]
[[Category:Salakapurusa]]
[[Category:Characters in the Mahabharata]]

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