Tārā
Tārā, “the star”
Tārā is a name used for more than one woman in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
Devatās
- Tārā Devī: the wife of the deva-guru Bṛhaspati, taken by Candra, and the mother of Budha. Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Prakṛti Khaṇḍa, Chapters 57–60; Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 274
People
- Tārā: the wife of the vānara king Vāli and mother of Aṅgada, who warned Vāli about Śrī Rāma. Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bāla Kāṇḍa, chapter 17; Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Kishkindhā Kāṇḍa, chapters 15, 19 to 24 and 31; Tulasī Rāmāyaṇa, Kishkindhā Kāṇḍa