Tarakamaya War

Tarakamaya War
	Part of Devasura Sangrama
	; Brihaspati with Tara, whose abduction instigated the war. From Navagraha temple at Surendrapuri
Date	Krita Yuga
Location	Bhuloka
Result	Military stalemate; Death of Virochana; Death of Kalanemi; Intervention by Brahma; Triumph of Brihaspati; Return of Tara to Brihaspati; Birth of Budha; Curse of Budha; New rule of fatherhood
Belligerents
Brihaspati; Indra; Devas; Rudra; Vishnu; Yakshas;	Soma; Shukra; Virochana; Daityas; Danavas; Kalanemi;
Commanders and leaders
Rudra	Soma

The Tarakamaya War (Sanskrit: तारकामय युद्ध) transl. 'war over the love of Tara'^[1] 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.^[2] It is mentioned in the Padma Purana,^[3] and described to be the fifth war in the series of Devasura Sangrama, the battles between the devas and the asuras.^[4]

^ Arumugam, Nesa (2020-09-27). Myths and Legends of the Navagraha: The Nine Movers of Destiny in Indian Astrology. Partridge Publishing Singapore. ISBN 978-1-5437-6002-6.
^ Hopkins, Edward Washburn (June 1968). Epic Mythology. Biblo & Tannen Publishers. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-8196-0228-2.
^ www.wisdomlib.org (2019-10-31). "Budha Infuriated and Appeased [Chapter 215]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
^ Indian History. Tata McGraw-Hill Education. 1960. pp. A120. ISBN 978-0-07-132923-1.

[1] Arumugam, Nesa (2020-09-27). Myths and Legends of the Navagraha: The Nine Movers of Destiny in Indian Astrology. Partridge Publishing Singapore. ISBN 978-1-5437-6002-6.

[2] Hopkins, Edward Washburn (June 1968). Epic Mythology. Biblo & Tannen Publishers. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-8196-0228-2.

[3] www.wisdomlib.org (2019-10-31). "Budha Infuriated and Appeased [Chapter 215]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-07-14.

[4] Indian History. Tata McGraw-Hill Education. 1960. pp. A120. ISBN 978-0-07-132923-1.

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