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{{Short description|Hindu mythological conflict}}{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Tarakamaya War
| place = [[Bhuloka]]
| result = Military stalemate 
Death of [[Virochana]] 
Death of [[Kalanemi]] 
Intervention by [[Brahma]] 
Triumph of [[Brihaspati]] 
Return of [[Tara (Hindu goddess)|Tara]] to [[Brihaspati]] 
Birth of [[Budha]] 
Curse of [[Budha]] 
New rule of fatherhood
| combatant1 = [[Brihaspati]] 
[[Indra]] 
[[Deva (Hinduism)|Devas]] 
[[Rudra]] 
[[Vishnu]] 
[[Yakshas]] 
| combatant2 = [[Chandra|Soma]] 
[[Shukra]] 
[[Virochana]] 
[[Daitya]]s 
[[Danavas]] 
[[Kalanemi]] 
| commander1 = [[Rudra]]
| commander2 = [[Chandra|Soma]]
| date = [[Krita Yuga]]
| partof = ''Devasura Sangrama''
| image = GuruTara (Restored).jpg
| caption = Brihaspati with Tara. From Navagraha temple at [[Surendrapuri]]
}}

The '''Tarakamaya War''' ({{Langx|sa|तारकामय युद्ध}}) {{Translation|'war over the love of Tara'}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Arumugam |first=Nesa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZjUCEAAAQBAJ&dq=tarakamaya+war&pg=PT40 |title=Myths and Legends of the Navagraha: The Nine Movers of Destiny in Indian Astrology |date=2020-09-27 |publisher=Partridge Publishing Singapore |isbn=978-1-5437-6002-6 |language=en}}</ref> is described to be an ancient conflict in [[Hindu mythology]], instigated by the elopement of [[Tara (Hindu goddess)|Tara]], the consort of [[Brihaspati]], by [[Chandra|Soma]], the god of the moon.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hopkins |first=Edward Washburn |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-H0eiuvcG5IC&dq=tarakamaya+war&pg=PA90 |title=Epic Mythology |date=June 1968 |publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers |isbn=978-0-8196-0228-2 |pages=90 |language=en}}</ref> It is mentioned in the [[Padma Purana]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2019-10-31 |title=Budha Infuriated and Appeased [Chapter 215] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365799.html |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref> and described to be the fifth war in the series of ''Devasura Sangrama'', the battles between the [[Deva (Hinduism)|devas]] and the [[asura]]s.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=riUmBAAAQBAJ&dq=devasura+sangrama&pg=SL1-PA120 |title=Indian History |year=1960 |publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill Education |isbn=978-0-07-132923-1 |pages=A120 |language=en}}</ref>

== Legend ==
According to one legend, this war happened because Chandra and Tara fell for each other and ran away. According to another, this abduction had occurred to punish Brihaspati for his extramarital affair with Mamata, the pregnant wife of Utathya. Another legend states that the abduction occurred due to Soma's arrogance, due to the success of his [[rajasuya]] ceremony.[5] Soma refused to return Tara to her husband, despite an intervention by [[Indra]]. Brihaspati, the preceptor, was aided by Indra and the devas, allied with the [[Yaksha|yakshas]], while Soma was assisted by [[Shukra]] and the [[Daitya|daityas]], allied with the [[Danava (Hinduism)|danavas]]. Led by [[Rudra]],[6] the devas assaulted the asuras with [[Astra (weapon)|divine missiles]], and the asuras returned this assault with a barrage of their own. The [[Brahmanda Purana]] states that [[Vishnu]] participated in the war as well, slaying the asura [[Kalanemi]].[7] Indra is stated to have slain [[Virochana]], the son of [[Prahlada]], who had sided with Soma.[8] Eventually, [[Brahma]] intervened and restored Tara to her husband. In due course, she gave birth to [[Budha]], who both Brihaspati and Soma claimed as theirs until Tara affirmed that the latter was the father.[9]{{Hinduism small}}

== References ==
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