In Kritha Yuga, also known as Satya Yuga, the first four avatars of Vishnu
are said to have appeared: Matsya (fish), Kurma (tortoise), Varaha (boar),
and Narasimha (half-man, half-lion). These avatars are believed to have
manifested to restore balance and righteousness during this age of truth
and perfection, according to some Hindu texts and interpretations’ STRANGE
THAT QUORA DID NOTKNOW ABOUT IT ALL 4 ASURAS!!
NOW WITHOUT GOING THROUGH SO MANY PURANA ANECDOTES ARE NUMBERED, AND
ONE EPISODE ISS POINTED OUT AS TARA W/O GURU WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN
SWEEKARANAMED AND BUDA WAS BORN TO THEM.
First of all, implications of Puranic stories revealing the
symbolism written by so many people, are not only being missed but also
elaborated as of an atheist.
Soma Dhaksha 27 daughters given in marriage, soma wooing only
one more, eloped with TARA begot Bhudan etc are all, SYMBOLIC ASTRONOMY
FACTORS, RETOLD AS STORIES IN PURANAS. APPLICATION OF MIND IS MORE
ESSENTIAL WHEN WE DO WRITE PORNOGRAPHICALLY BY A BRAHMIN.
In Hindu astronomy, the sky is divided into 28 parts, or
nakshatras, based on 28 different constellations, one of which is supposed
to have disappeared so effectively that there remain only 27. These
constellations or houses are visualised as goddesses. It is said that the
moon god was married to all of them, but he preferred only one of his
wives, which is the reason the 28th wife disappeared. The remaining 26
complained to their father, who got so angry with the moon god for
preferring one wife over the others, that he cursed the moon god with
tuberculosis, kshyayrog or wasting disease.
The moon started to wane and he kept waning. When he was about to
disappear, he prayed to the great god, Shiva, who, through the practice of
yoga, created energy within him. He then could energise the moon, who
started waxing again. Therefore, Ardhachandra, the half moon or the
crescent shape of the waning phase of the moon, represents the moment
between death and rebirth, and plays an important visual symbol in Hindu
mythology. It represents Shiva’s power, who is often described as the god
with the crescent moon on his locks. Oftentimes, Shiva is equated with the
moon, its shifting phases reflecting his moodiness, its glow representing
his beauty.
Another story of the moon god is that he fell in love with the wife of
the planet, Jupiter. Jupiter is called Brihaspati in Hinduism. He is the
guru of the gods of the sky or the devas. Brihaspati is an old man, serious
and rational. He lacks the passion found in Chandra, who is the most
handsome of all gods and is associated with emotions, romantic desires and
moodiness. Brihaspati’s wife, Tara, which also means star, grew bored of
Brihaspati, and eventually eloped with Chandra.
This led to a crisis in the heavenly kingdoms, because Brihaspati went
to Indra, the king of the sky, and demanded his wife be brought back. If
Brihaspati did not perform any rituals for the devas, they were doomed to
face defeat in battle. Indra had to fight Chandra and force him to let Tara
go, who returned home pregnant, and everybody wondered whose child it was.
Tara refused to say anything. When asked, the child in the womb
revealed he was a love child, born of the moon god. This angered Brihaspati
so much that he cursed the child to be born as an androgynous being. At
birth, this androgynous being was called Mercury or Budh, the child of the
star goddess and the moon god. And therefore, Mercury is changeable,
neither this nor that, both male and female.
This makes for an interesting story in Hindu mythology. We have a
mercurial god, who is androgynous. We have a moon god, who is romantic and
emotional, and who is punished for favouritism. We have planet Jupiter, who
is associated with rationality and who is hurt that women prefer the heart
over the mind. Thus, the stars, planets and celestial bodies were used to
map the human mind by ancient poets and seers of India.
TARA is star; Moon is planet getting the light from SUN; Moon and
Bhudan are the nearest planets to the earth. In Astrology, in any Jadagam,
Moon and bhudhan will always be together or parted by few degrees one
behind the other. TARA NAD GURU ARE THE FARTHEST FRO THE EARTH WHILE BHUDA
AND MOON ARE CLOSEBY. SO BHUDA MUST BE CONNECTED MORE TO MOON THAN GURU AS
BHUDA MIGHT BECOME THE FARTHEST IF WERE TO BE BORN TO GURU AND TARA END.
ARE WE NOT RECITING? “TARA BALAM ,CHANDRA BALAM THATHEVA”?
Chandra is considered to be the first of the Chandra-vamshi,
followed by Budh and then his son Pururava (This is Utkarsh Speaking:
Urvashi and Pururavas). The heroes of the epic Mahabharat are all
chandra-vamshis and surely go on to display their preoccupation with sex.
To sum it, let me quote Prof. Satya Chaitanya, “The moon is the deity of
the mind in both Vedic literature and subsequent Indian philosophy. And the
mind is a slave to passions. In any case, a legacy of the moon god thus is
one of powerful sexual longing – amoral or immoral – and this becomes the
legacy of a vast number of kings in the lunar dynasty. King after king
falls because he becomes a victim to unbridled sexuality.” And this as they
say is history of epic proportions, as we see Yayati, Shantanu,
Vichitraveer, etc. are examples of this.
If one opines that Tara, the woman is only a means to discuss
the topic of adultery, then that would be an extremely myopic view. The way
she exercises her choice, stays on with Chandra, and is not faulted ever,
is significant in the narrative to bring out her position of a woman, who
had a choice.
We have the planets in pairs of male and female archetypes as
Sun-Moon and Mars-Venus. The pair of planets Mercury-Saturn are androgynous.
Jupiter, the generous giving male planet, is the only one who doesn’t seem
to have a pair. I found it odd that there was no mention of Brihaspati’s
wife, Tara, in astrology, especially since a wife is needed in all rituals.
Then I remembered that in mythology, Tara falls in love with Chandra. Tara
means stars. So, now I am wondering if the Lunar Mansions, as one, is
actually Brihaspati’s wife. It makes sense when we compare the amount of
time the Chandra spends with each of them, effectively becoming the lover,
whereas Brihaspati takes his time with his generosity. Or another way would
be, Brihaspati’s nakshatra is Pushya, which falls in the sign of Chandra,
and Chandra gets to visit her more often than Brihaspati does, effectively
making Chandra the lover while Brihaspati goes around the zodiac slowly
doing his work. (pushya the star (tara) is visited often) So, would
Brihaspati in Pushya have more significance somehow, it being the coming
together of the higher octave of male-female energies?
K Rajaram IRS 8825
On Fri, 8 Aug 2025 at 12:32, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty <
[email protected]> wrote:
> *TARAKAMAYA: THE WAR OVER TARA-Forward*
>
> Dear friends,
>
> There was a query in Quora whether there was any war in Sathya yuga like
> Rama and Ravana in Thretha yuga, Mahabhabharatha war in Dwaparayuga. There
> was a short answer about war between Devas and Asuras in Sathya yuga on
> abduction of Tharamaya.
>
> Today my posting is about the war in Sathya yuga told in detail in
> different websites. No compilation is done.
>
> Hope an interesting and INFORMATIVE reading about the war in Sathya Yuga.
>
> Gopalakrishnan 8-8-2025.
>
> Google search answer in brief
>
> The war over Tara, wife of Brihaspati, is known as the Tarakamaya War and
> is a significant event in *Hindu mythology during the Satya Yuga. *It
> erupted when the moon god, Soma, abducted Tara, Brihaspati's wife, and
> refused to return her despite pleas from the gods. This led to a fierce
> battle between the gods and demons, with Shiva and Vishnu playing prominent
> roles on the side of the gods. Ultimately, Brahma intervened, forcing
> Soma to return Tara.
>
> Here's a more detailed breakdown:
>
> The Abduction:
>
> Soma, the moon god, desired Tara and forcibly took her from her husband,
> Brihaspati, the guru of the gods.
>
> The War:
>
> Brihaspati, along with the other gods, waged war against Soma and the
> demons who sided with him, led by Shukracharya, the guru of the demons.
>
> Key Participants:
>
> Shiva, Vishnu, and Indra led the charge on the side of the gods, while
> Shukracharya and his demon hordes supported Soma.
>
> Brahma's Intervention:
>
> The war raged for a long time, causing devastation and prompting the gods
> to seek Brahma's intervention.
>
> Resolution:
>
> Brahma, the creator god, intervened and ordered Soma to return Tara to
> Brihaspati, bringing an end to the conflict.
>
> Consequences:
>
> *The war resulted in the birth of Budha (Mercury), Tara and Soma's son,
> who became a skilled warrior.*
>
> Significance:
>
> The Tarakamaya War is considered one of the most significant and
> devastating battles in Hindu mythology, even though it is not described in
> great detail in the Mahabharata. The conflict highlights themes of love,
> jealousy, and rivalry, as well as the complex relationships between the
> gods and their consorts
>
> First site
>
> Today, I bring you another family drama, this time about the Moon. *If
> there’s any god in Hinduism that has constantly committed sins and took the
> immoral path, it is Soma, the Moon god*. In this story, Soma kidnaps his
> own Guru’s wife, eventually leading to a whole war between the Devas and
> Asuras. *I like to think of this story as essentially the Indian
> equivalent of the Trojan War story in Greece.*
>
> Soma’s Rajasuya Yagna
>
> This story is in the Harivamsha, Book 1, Chapter 25 and the Brahmanda
> Purana, Upodghata-parva, Chapter 65
>
>
>
> The sage Atri, one of the Manasputras (mind-born sons) of Brahma, wanted
> to have a child. He performed a silent penance for three-thousand celestial
> years. As he was deep in meditation, his body rose up into the sky and
> streams of tears began flooding from his eyes. Ten goddesses from the ten
> directions (north, south, east, west, northeast, northwest, southeast,
> southwest, zenith, nadir) together conceived a embryo with a child inside. But
> due to the divinity of this child, the ten women could not contain it and
> the child fell down to the Earth.
>
> As the child fell, Lord Brahma caught the child in his chariot of thousand
> horses. He encircled the Earth twenty-one times and then came down onto
> the Earth. This child became Soma. The child performed penance for a
> thousand years and attained immense power and glory. *Due to his penance,
> Brahma appointed him the god of the Moon (Chandra). He also became the lord
> of medicinal plants, grasses, and seeds.*
>
> Daksha gave his 27 daughters (the 27 Nakshatra constellations) to Soma in
> marriage. Soma then decided to perform the Rajasuya Yagna. The Shatapatha
> Brahmana describes this as the ultimate ritual, meant for declaring a world
> emperor. But this was a special Rajasuya yagna. Gods and sages like Atri,
> Bhrigu, Sanatkumara, Brahma, and even Vishnu himself were priests in this
> yagna. This yagna further increased Soma’s power and glory around the
> universe.
>
> The Kidnapping of Tara
>
> This story is in the Padma Purana, Srishti-khanda, Chapter 12
>
> As Soma attained immense fame, his arrogance and immorality increased.
> One day, he saw a beautiful woman walking around in a garden. She was
> adorned with bright flowers and ornaments. This woman’s name was Tara,
> and her husband was none other than Brihaspati, the Guru of the Devas. *But
> when Soma saw her, his heart missed a beat. He instantly fell in love and
> in lust, he seized her by the hair and kidnapped her, taking her to his
> house*. Time went on, and Tara developed feelings for Soma. They would
> spend all day in Soma’s palaces, enjoying each other’s company.
>
> When Brihaspati found out about his wife’s abduction, he was enraged. He
> sent Maruts( *My note- Martuthir Devathas-we refer in Kandarshi tharpanam
> tomorrow on upakarma day*), Sadhyas, Dikapalas, and other gods to
> convince Soma to return his wife, but Soma refused. Even Brahma went to
> ask Soma to return Tara, but Soma didn’t care. Eventually, Lord Shiva
> became angry. Shiva had studied under Angiras, Brihaspati’s father, and
> he was good friends with Brihaspati. Indra too sided with his Guru
> Brihaspati. Thus, Shiva and Indra led an army of gods against Soma. At
> the same time, the Asuras and their guru Shukracharya sided with Soma.
> Hence, an all-out war broke out between the Devas and the Asuras.
>
> Tarakamaya War
>
> This story is in the Padma Purana, Srishti-khanda, Chapter 12
>
> Just a quick background: the Puranas describe 12 major wars between the
> Devas and the Asuras, and several other minor ones. The word Tarakamaya
> (Sanskrit: तारकामय युद्ध) literally translates to ‘war over the love of
> Tara’. Tarakamaya is said to be the 5th major war between the Devas and
> the Asuras.
>
> The Tarakamaya war is described as a deadly and bloody conflict. On
> Brihaspati’s side were the gods, Ganas, Yakshas, Siddhas, all led by Shiva.
> On Soma’s side were what seemed like oceans of Vetalas, Sarpas, Kinnaras,
> Nagas, Rakshasas, and Asuras like Jambha and Kujambha. Both sides
> launched powerful weapons capable of destroying entire planets. Shiva
> launched the Brahmashiras, a weapon superior to even the Brahmastra. Both
> sides had heavy casualties. The world was on the verge of destruction as
> this war continued for a long time.
>
> The Birth of Mercury
>
> This story is in the Harivamsha, Book 1, Chapter 25 and the Brahmanda
> Purana, Upodghata-parva, Chapter 65
>
> As the war continued, the Tushitas (a class of Devas) asked Brahma to
> intervene, or else the war would go on forever. Thus, Brahma came on the
> battlefield and prevented Shiva and Shukracharya from fighting. He
> ordered Soma to give Tara back to Brihaspati. Finally, Soma relented. He
> was tiring of fighting, so he returned Tara.
>
> *But there was one problem: Tara was pregnant*. In some versions of the
> story, Tara gave birth to the child after one year. But in other versions,
> Brihaspati ordered Tara to give birth to the child right then and there. But
> anyways, when Tara gave birth to the child, both Soma and Brihaspati
> claimed to be the father. They both argued over who the father was. When
> they asked Tara, she gave no reply out of the shame that she had slept with
> two men.
>
> At this point, the divine child himself was about to curse his own mother
> if she didn’t reveal his true father. Tara looked down and silently
> mumbled, “He is Soma’s.” *Soma proudly wore a smile on his face as he
> lifted up his child and named it ‘Budha’*. Budha, also known as
> ‘Dasyuhantama’, is the god of the planet Mercury.
>
> Budha would go on to marry Ila and have a son named Pururavas, the first
> king of the famous lunar dynasty of kings (Chandravansha).
>
> WIKIPEDIA
>
> The greatest war happened in Satya yuga and arguably, most devastating
> war. It was the Tarakamaya war, Ramayana and Mahabharata pales in
> comparison to this. The conflict occurred after Soma abducted Tara, wife of
> Brihaspati. Despite the devas requesting him to return her, Soma did not
> relent,
>
> The Tarakamaya War . 'war over the love of Tara' is described to be an
> ancient conflict in Hindu mythology, instigated by the elopement of Tara,
> the consort of Brihaspati, by Soma, the god of the moon. It is mentioned
> in the Padma Purana, and described to be the fifth war in the series of
> Devasura Sangrama, the battles between the devas and the asuras.
>
> Legend
>
> According to one legend, 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.
>
> 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 yakshas, while Soma was assisted by Shukra and the daityas,
> allied with the danavas. Led by Rudra, the devas assaulted the asuras with
> 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*.
>
> Indra is stated to have slain Virochana, the son of Prahlada, who had
> sided with Soma. *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*
> .
>
> Quora Answer
>
> Q If Ramayana belongs to Treta Yuga and Mahabharata
> belongs to Dwapara Yuga, what happened in Satya Yuga?
>
> A Eagle,HK7mo
>
> The greatest war happened in Satya yuga and arguably, most devastating
> war. It was the Tarakamaya war, Ramayana and Mahabharata pales in
> comparison to this.
>
> *The conflict occurred after Soma abducted Tara, wife of Brihaspati*.
> Despite the devas requesting him to return her, Soma did not relent, Gods
> headed by Shiva, Vishnu and Indra launched an assault on Soma who was
> assisted by Shukracharya(due to enmity with Brihaspati) and his demon
> hordes.
>
> As per puranas, in this battle, Vishnu killed a demon named Kalanemi as
> well as several others, whilst Shiva hurled Brahmashira against demons. ,
> *Shukracharya
> was the main adversary of Siva in this battle.*
>
> The war went for a long time with either side undefeated,. A group of
> devas requested Brahma to put an end to it. Brahma's intervention
> concluded the war and Tara was restored to Brihaspati.
>
> He disregarded the sons of Aṅgiras and suddenly abducted the renowned wife
> of Bṛhaspati named Tārā.
>
> 30. Even after being requested by the Devas and divine sages, he never
> let-off Tārā to Bṛhaspati, the son of Aṅgiras.
>
> 31-33. Uśanas took up his (Soma’s) side and Bhava (Śiva) that of Aṅgiras
> (i.e. Bṛhaspati), for that person of great brilliance was the disciple of
> the father of Bṛhaspati formerly. It was out of this affection that lord
> Rudra became the ally of Bṛhaspati and took the bow Ajagava.
>
>
>
> A great miraculous missile named Brahmaśiras was discharged by that
> noble-souled one after aiming at the Devas, whereby their reputation was
> destroyed.
>
> 34. There a well-known battle between the Devas and Dānavas took place. It
> was known as Tārakāmaya (concerning Tārā). It was destructive of the worlds.
>
> 35. The Devas who survived this battle are remembered as Tuṣitas. They
> sought refuge in God Brahmā, the primordial lord, the grandfather of the
> world.
>
> 36. Then the grandfather (i.e. Brahmā) himself came there and prevented
> Uśanas and Rudra, from fighting. He restored Tārā to Aṅgiras (Bṛhaspati).
>
> ~Brahmanda Purana.
>
> O dear one, formerly Bṛhaspati’s glorious wife named Tārā was forcibly
> kidnapped by the powerful Candra (i.e. the Moon). Kidnapping Bṛhaspati’s
> wife the Moon took her to his house and dallied with her for a long time. O
> dear one, after some time she conceived. Then Bṛhaspati appealed (to Candra
> to return) his wife. Candra too, overcome by pride and puffed up by his
> power, did not give her (back). Then, O dear one, Bṛhaspati, getting ready
> along with gods like Indra, started fighting with the powerful Candra. To
> help Candra Śukra then came there to the battle that was commenced with the
> demons. Then a great war for Tārā took place. All people will look upon
> (that battle called) Tārakāmaya as important. In that very terrible war
> (both) gods and demons were killed. O dear one, no one was victorious or
> defeated. *Then Brahmā came there, and stopping that fierce battle, gave,
> after admonishing the Moon, Tārā to Bṛhaspati. Bṛhaspati, seeing Tārā to be
> pregnant, was angry, and in the presence of Brahmā (said to) Tārā in the
> gathering of the gods and demons.*
>
> ~ Padma Purana
>
> Having disregarded Brihaspati, the son of Angiras, the moon by force
> carried away his illustrious wife Tara.
>
> 31. And albeit solicited by the gods and Rishis, he did not return her.
> Brihaspati, the preceptor of the gods, was accordingly enraged with him.
>
> 32-33. Ushana (Suka) began to protect his sides. The illustrious deity
> Rudra was formerly a disciple of Vrihaspati’s father. Out of reverence for
> him he (Rudra) protected his rear,
>
> 34-35. A terrible battle, destructive of the gods and demons on account of
> Tara, was fought at the place where the high-souled Siva discharged his
> mighty weapon Brahmasiras—for the destruction of the demons and where their
> glory was (accordingly) destroyed.l
>
> 36. O descendant of Bharata, in that battle the gods, well read in the
> precepts of religion who had sided Vrishaspati, and the deities Tushitas,
> who belonged to Soma’s party who had stolen away his preceptor’s wife,
> sought refuge with the Prime Deity the Eternal Brahma.
>
> *37. Thereupon the Grand-father himself came there, prevented Sukra and
> Sankara (to fight) and gave back Tara to Vrihaspati.*
>
> ~Harivamsa purana.
>
> It's not given in detail in Mahabharata, only parts of it are mentioned.
>
> Indeed, it was upon that car that Indra and Vishnu had fought of old in
> the battle (with the Asuras) in which Taraka (the wife of Vrihaspati) had
> become the immediate cause of much slaughter.
>
> I put this armour on thy body, joining its pieces with the aid of Brahma
> strings. In days of yore, Brahma himself had thus put it on Vishnu in
> battle. Even as Brahma himself had put this celestial armour on Sakra in
> the battle caused by the abduction of Taraka.
>
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