Dear friends,
I do not know what and how to respond to Mr. Rajaram's response? Mr. Rajaram
may also respond churning of milky ocean is also symbolic. If all these are
symbolic even the epic Ramayana and Mahabharatha also can be symbolic.
I can write about Mr. Rajaram's postings where legends were told also symbolic.
Sirs, These are all things happened in Sathya yuga. Afterwards Thretha yuga and
Dwapara yuga are over. I do not know what symbolism is involved in the birth
of Saturn, Yama and Karna to quote.
In Kaliyuga one can say all epics and legends are symbolic.
Gopalakrishnan
On Friday 8 August, 2025 at 01:44:49 pm IST, Rajaram Krishnamurthy
<[email protected]> wrote:
In Kritha Yuga, also known asSatya 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 andrighteousness during this age of truth and perfection,
according to some Hindutexts and interpretations’ STRANGE THAT QUORA DID
NOTKNOW ABOUT IT ALL 4 ASURAS!!
NOW WITHOUT GOING THROUGH SO MANY PURANAANECDOTES ARE NUMBERED, AND ONE
EPISODE ISS POINTED OUT AS TARA W/O GURU WHOWAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN
SWEEKARANAMED AND BUDA WAS BORN TO THEM.
Firstof all, implications of Puranic stories revealing the symbolism
written by somany 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, SYMBOLICASTRONOMY FACTORS,
RETOLD AS STORIES IN PURANAS. APPLICATION OF MIND IS MOREESSENTIAL WHEN WE DO
WRITE PORNOGRAPHICALLY BY A BRAHMIN.
In Hindu astronomy, the sky is divided into 28parts, or nakshatras,
based on 28 different constellations, one of which issupposed to have
disappeared so effectively that there remain only 27. Theseconstellations or
houses are visualised as goddesses. It is said that the moongod was married to
all of them, but he preferred only one of his wives, whichis the reason the
28th wife disappeared. The remaining 26 complained to theirfather, 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 keptwaning. 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 energisethe moon, who started waxing again.
Therefore, Ardhachandra, the half moon orthe crescent shape of the waning phase
of the moon, represents the momentbetween death and rebirth, and plays an
important visual symbol in Hindumythology. It represents Shiva’s power, who is
often described as the god withthe crescent moon on his locks. Oftentimes,
Shiva is equated with the moon, itsshifting phases reflecting his moodiness,
its glow representing his beauty.
Another story of the moon god is that hefell in love with the wife of the
planet, Jupiter. Jupiter is called Brihaspatiin Hinduism. He is the guru of the
gods of the sky or the devas. Brihaspati isan old man, serious and rational. He
lacks the passion found in Chandra, who isthe most handsome of all gods and is
associated with emotions, romantic desiresand moodiness. Brihaspati’s wife,
Tara, which also means star, grew bored ofBrihaspati, and eventually eloped
with Chandra.
This led to a crisis in the heavenlykingdoms, because Brihaspati went to
Indra, the king of the sky, and demandedhis wife be brought back. If Brihaspati
did not perform any rituals for thedevas, they were doomed to face defeat in
battle. Indra had to fight Chandraand force him to let Tara go, who returned
home pregnant, and everybodywondered 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. Thisangered Brihaspati so much that he
cursed the child to be born as anandrogynous being. At birth, this androgynous
being was called Mercury or Budh,the child of the star goddess and the moon
god. And therefore, Mercury ischangeable, neither this nor that, both male and
female.
This makes for an interesting story inHindu mythology. We have a mercurial
god, who is androgynous. We have a moongod, who is romantic and emotional, and
who is punished for favouritism. Wehave planet Jupiter, who is associated with
rationality and who is hurt thatwomen prefer the heart over the mind. Thus, the
stars, planets and celestialbodies were used to map the human mind by ancient
poets and seers of India.
TARA is star; Moon is planet gettingthe light from SUN; Moon and Bhudan
are the nearest planets to the earth. InAstrology, in any Jadagam, Moon and
bhudhan will always be together or partedby few degrees one behind the other.
TARA NAD GURU ARE THE FARTHEST FRO THEEARTH WHILE BHUDA AND MOON ARE CLOSEBY.
SO BHUDA MUST BE CONNECTED MORE TO MOONTHAN GURU AS BHUDA MIGHT BECOME THE
FARTHEST IF WERE TO BE BORN TO GURU ANDTARA END.
ARE WE NOT RECITING? “TARA BALAM,CHANDRA BALAM THATHEVA”?
Chandra is considered to be thefirst of the Chandra-vamshi, followed
by Budh and then his son Pururava (Thisis Utkarsh Speaking: Urvashi and
Pururavas). The heroes of the epic Mahabharatare all chandra-vamshis and surely
go on to display their preoccupation withsex. To sum it, let me quote Prof.
Satya Chaitanya, “The moon is the deity ofthe mind in both Vedic literature and
subsequent Indian philosophy. And themind is a slave to passions. In any case,
a legacy of the moon god thus is oneof powerful sexual longing – amoral or
immoral – and this becomes the legacy ofa vast number of kings in the lunar
dynasty. King after king falls because hebecomes a victim to unbridled
sexuality.” And this as they say is history ofepic proportions, as we see
Yayati, Shantanu, Vichitraveer, etc. are examplesof this.
If one opines that Tara, the womanis only a means to discuss the
topic of adultery, then that would be anextremely 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 herposition of a woman, who had a
choice.
We have the planets in pairs of male and femalearchetypes as
Sun-Moon and Mars-Venus. Thepair of planets Mercury-Saturn are androgynous.
Jupiter,the generous giving male planet, is the only one who doesn’t seem to
have apair. 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
Iremembered that in mythology, Tara falls in love with Chandra. Tara means
stars. So, now I am wondering if theLunar Mansions, as one, is actually
Brihaspati’s wife. It makes sense when wecompare the amount of timethe Chandra
spends with each of them, effectively becoming the lover, whereas Brihaspati
takes his time with his generosity.Or another way would be,
Brihaspati’snakshatra is Pushya, which falls in the sign of Chandra, and
Chandra gets tovisit her more often than Brihaspati does, effectively making
Chandra the loverwhile Brihaspati goes around the zodiac slowly doing his work.
(pushyathe star (tara) is visited often) So,would Brihaspati in Pushya have
more significance somehow, it being the comingtogether 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 inQuora whether there was any war in Sathya yuga like Rama
and Ravana in Threthayuga, Mahabhabharatha war in Dwaparayuga. There was a
short answer about warbetween Devas and Asuras in Sathya yuga on abduction of
Tharamaya.
Today my posting is aboutthe war in Sathya yuga told in detail in different
websites. No compilation isdone.
Hope an interesting andINFORMATIVE reading about the war in Sathya Yuga.
Gopalakrishnan 8-8-2025.
Google search answer in brief
The war over Tara, wifeof Brihaspati, is known as the Tarakamaya War and is a
significant event in Hindu mythology during theSatya Yuga. It erupted when the
moon god, Soma, abducted Tara,Brihaspati's wife, and refused to return her
despite pleas from the gods. Thisled to a fierce battle between the gods and
demons, with Shiva and Vishnuplaying prominent roles on the side of the gods.
Ultimately, Brahma intervened,forcing Soma to return Tara.
Here's a more detailedbreakdown:
The Abduction:
Soma, the moon god,desired Tara and forcibly took her from her husband,
Brihaspati, the guru ofthe gods.
The War:
Brihaspati, along withthe other gods, waged war against Soma and the demons who
sided with him, ledby Shukracharya, the guru of the demons.
Key Participants:
Shiva, Vishnu, and Indraled the charge on the side of the gods, while
Shukracharya and his demon hordessupported Soma.
Brahma's Intervention:
The war raged for a longtime, 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 tothe conflict.
Consequences:
The war resulted in the birth of Budha (Mercury), Tara andSoma's son, who
became a skilled warrior.
Significance:
The Tarakamaya War isconsidered one of the most significant and devastating
battles in Hindumythology, even though it is not described in great detail in
the Mahabharata.The conflict highlights themes of love, jealousy, and rivalry,
as well as thecomplex relationships between the gods and their consorts
First site
Today, I bring youanother family drama, this time about the Moon. If there’s
any god in Hinduism that hasconstantly 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 wholewar between the Devas and Asuras. I like to think
of this story as essentially the Indian equivalent of theTrojan War story in
Greece.
Soma’s Rajasuya Yagna
This story is in theHarivamsha, Book 1, Chapter 25 and the Brahmanda Purana,
Upodghata-parva,Chapter 65
The sage Atri, one of theManasputras (mind-born sons) of Brahma, wanted to have
a child. He performed asilent penance for three-thousand celestial years. As he
was deep inmeditation, his body rose up into the sky and streams of tears began
floodingfrom his eyes. Ten goddesses from the ten directions (north, south,
east, west,northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest, zenith, nadir) together
conceived aembryo with a child inside. Butdue to the divinity of this child,
the ten women could not contain it and thechild fell down to the Earth.
As the child fell, Lord Brahma caught the child in hischariot of thousand
horses. He encircled the Earth twenty-onetimes and then came down onto the
Earth. This child became Soma. The child performed penancefor a thousand years
and attained immense power and glory. Due to his penance, Brahma appointedhim
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
ShatapathaBrahmana describes this as the ultimate ritual, meant for declaring a
worldemperor. Butthis was a special Rajasuya yagna. Gods and sages like Atri,
Bhrigu,Sanatkumara, Brahma, and even Vishnu himself were priests in this yagna.
Thisyagna 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 andimmorality increased. One day,
he saw a beautiful womanwalking around in a garden. She was adorned with bright
flowers and ornaments. This woman’s name was Tara, and herhusband was none
other than Brihaspati, the Guru of the Devas. But when Soma saw her, his
heartmissed a beat. He instantly fell in love and in lust, he seized her by the
hairand kidnapped her, taking her to his house. Time went on, and Taradeveloped
feelings for Soma. They would spend all day in Soma’s palaces,enjoying each
other’s company.
When Brihaspati found outabout his wife’s abduction, he was enraged. He sent
Maruts( My note- Martuthir Devathas-werefer in Kandarshi tharpanam tomorrow on
upakarma day), Sadhyas,Dikapalas, and other gods to convince Soma to return his
wife, but Soma refused. EvenBrahma went to ask Soma to return Tara, but Soma
didn’t care. Eventually, Lord Shiva became angry. Shiva had studied
underAngiras, Brihaspati’s father, and he was good friends with Brihaspati.
Indratoo sided with his Guru Brihaspati. Thus, Shiva and Indra led an army of
gods against Soma. At the same time, the Asuras andtheir guru Shukracharya
sided with Soma. Hence, an all-out war broke outbetween the Devas and the
Asuras.
Tarakamaya War
This story is in the Padma Purana, Srishti-khanda, Chapter12
Just a quick background:the Puranas describe 12 major wars between the Devas
and the Asuras, andseveral other minor ones. The word Tarakamaya (Sanskrit:
तारकामय युद्ध)literally translates to ‘war over the love of Tara’. Tarakamaya
issaid to be the 5th major war between the Devas and the Asuras.
The Tarakamaya war isdescribed 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 likeoceans of Vetalas, Sarpas, Kinnaras, Nagas, Rakshasas, and
Asuras like Jambhaand Kujambha. Both sides launched powerful weapons capable
ofdestroying entire planets. Shiva launched the Brahmashiras, a weaponsuperior
to even the Brahmastra. Both sides had heavy casualties. The world was on the
verge of destruction as this war continued for a longtime.
The Birth of Mercury
This story is in theHarivamsha, Book 1, Chapter 25 and the Brahmanda Purana,
Upodghata-parva,Chapter 65
As the war continued, theTushitas (a class of Devas) asked Brahma to intervene,
or else the war would goon forever. Thus, Brahma came on the battlefield and
prevented Shiva and Shukracharya from fighting. He ordered Soma to giveTara
back to Brihaspati. Finally, Soma relented. He was tiringof 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. Butin other versions, Brihaspati
ordered Tara to give birth to the child rightthen and there. But anyways, when
Tara gave birth to the child, bothSoma and Brihaspati claimed to be the father.
They both argued over whothe father was. When they asked Tara, she gave no
reply out of the shame thatshe had slept with two men.
At this point, the divine childhimself 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 hisface as he lifted up his child and
named it ‘Budha’. Budha, alsoknown as ‘Dasyuhantama’, is the god of the planet
Mercury.
Budha would go on to marryIla and have a son named Pururavas, the first king of
the famous lunar dynastyof 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 tothis.
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 describedto be an ancient
conflict in Hindu mythology, instigated by the elopement ofTara, 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,
thebattles between the devas and the asuras.
Legend
According to one legend, this abduction had occurred topunish Brihaspati for
his extramarital affair with Mamata, the pregnant wife ofUtathya.
Another legend states that the abduction occurred due toSoma's arrogance, due
to the success of his rajasuya ceremony.
Soma refused to return Tara to her husband, despite an intervention
byIndra.Brihaspati, the preceptor, was aided by Indra and the devas, allied
with theyakshas, while Soma was assisted by Shukra and the daityas, allied with
thedanavas. Led by Rudra, the devas assaulted the asuras with divine missiles,
andthe asuras returned this assault with a barrage of their own. The Brahmanda
Purana states thatVishnu 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 gavebirth to Budha, who both Brihaspati and Soma claimed as theirs
until Taraaffirmed that the latter was the father.
Quora Answer
Q IfRamayana belongs to Treta Yuga and Mahabharata belongs to
Dwapara Yuga, whathappened in Satya Yuga?
A Eagle,HK7mo
The greatest war happened in Satya yuga and arguably, mostdevastating war. It
was the Tarakamaya war, Ramayana and Mahabharata pales incomparison to this.
The conflict occurredafter Soma abducted Tara, wife of Brihaspati. Despite the
devas requesting him to return her, Somadid not relent, Gods headed by Shiva,
Vishnu and Indra launched an assault onSoma who was assisted by
Shukracharya(due to enmity with Brihaspati) and hisdemon hordes.
As per puranas, in this battle, Vishnu killed a demon namedKalanemi as well as
several others, whilst Shiva hurled Brahmashira againstdemons. ,
Shukracharyawas the main adversary of Siva in this battle.
The war went for a long time with either side undefeated,. Agroup of devas
requested Brahma to put an end to it. Brahma's intervention concluded the war
and Tara wasrestored to Brihaspati.
He disregarded the sons of Aṅgiras and suddenly abducted therenowned wife of
Bṛhaspati named Tārā.
30. Even after being requested by the Devas and divinesages, he never let-off
Tārā to Bṛhaspati, the son of Aṅgiras.
31-33. Uśanas took up his (Soma’s) side and Bhava (Śiva) thatof Aṅgiras (i.e.
Bṛhaspati), for that person of great brilliance was thedisciple of the father
of Bṛhaspati formerly. It was out of this affection thatlord Rudra became the
ally of Bṛhaspati and took the bow Ajagava.
A great miraculous missile named Brahmaśiras was dischargedby that noble-souled
one after aiming at the Devas, whereby their reputationwas destroyed.
34. There a well-known battle between the Devas and Dānavastook place. It was
known as Tārakāmaya (concerning Tārā). It was destructive ofthe worlds.
35. The Devas whosurvived this battle are remembered as Tuṣitas. They sought
refuge in God Brahmā, the primordiallord, the grandfather of the world.
36. Then the grandfather (i.e. Brahmā) himself came thereand prevented Uśanas
and Rudra, from fighting. He restored Tārā to Aṅgiras (Bṛhaspati).
~Brahmanda Purana.
O dear one, formerly Bṛhaspati’s glorious wife named Tārā wasforcibly kidnapped
by the powerful Candra (i.e. the Moon). Kidnapping Bṛhaspati’swife the Moon
took her to his house and dallied with her for a long time. Odear one, after
some time she conceived. Then Bṛhaspati appealed (to Candra toreturn) his wife.
Candra too, overcome by pride and puffed up by his power, didnot give her
(back). Then, O dear one, Bṛhaspati, getting ready along with godslike Indra,
started fighting with the powerful Candra. To help Candra Śukrathen came there
to the battle that was commenced with the demons. Then a greatwar for Tārā took
place. All people will look upon (that battle called)Tārakāmaya as important.
In that very terrible war (both) gods and demons werekilled. O dear one, no one
was victorious or defeated. Then Brahmā came there, and stoppingthat 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 moonby force carried
away his illustrious wife Tara.
31. And albeit solicited by the gods and Rishis, he did notreturn her.
Brihaspati, the preceptor of the gods, was accordingly enraged withhim.
32-33. Ushana (Suka) began to protect his sides. Theillustrious deity Rudra was
formerly a disciple of Vrihaspati’s father. Out ofreverence for him he (Rudra)
protected his rear,
34-35. A terrible battle, destructive of the gods and demonson account of Tara,
was fought at the place where the high-souled Sivadischarged his mighty weapon
Brahmasiras—for the destruction of the demons andwhere their glory was
(accordingly) destroyed.l
36. O descendant of Bharata, in that battle the gods, wellread in the precepts
of religion who had sided Vrishaspati, and the deitiesTushitas, who belonged to
Soma’s party who had stolen away his preceptor’swife, sought refuge with the
Prime Deity the Eternal Brahma.
37. Thereupon theGrand-father himself came there, prevented Sukra and Sankara
(to fight) andgave back Tara to Vrihaspati.
~Harivamsa purana.
It's not given in detail in Mahabharata, only parts ofit are mentioned.
Indeed, it was upon that car that Indra and Vishnu had foughtof 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 theaid of Brahma
strings. In days of yore, Brahma himself had thus put it onVishnu in battle.
Even as Brahma himself had put this celestial armour on Sakrain the battle
caused by the abduction of Taraka.
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