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Tarakasura (Sanskrit: तारकासुर) is a
powerful asura in
Hindu mythology. He is the son of the
asura Vajranga and his wife Vajrangi.
Taraka had
three sons:...
- the army of the
devas and
credited with
destroying rakshasas including Tarakasura and Surapadma. He is
regarded as a
philosopher who
taught the pursuit...
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Kartikeya and
Tarakasura met in combat.
Kartikeya used his
weapon of
shakti to kíll
Tarakasura. By the
power of this weapon, the body of
Tarakasura was torn...
- tradition,
turned into his vahana, the pea****. He is the
brother of
Tarakasura. His
eldest son is Banukopan. The
Kanda Puranam, the
Tamil iteration of...
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Hindu legend, the
demon Tarakasura performed intense penance and was
granted the
Atmalinga as a boon by Lord Siva.
Tarakasura also
secured an additional...
- of Holikā Vajrāṅga – Son of
Kashyapa and Diti
Tārakāsura – Son of Vajrāṅga
Tripurasura – Son of
Tārakāsura Shambasura Kalanemi – Son of
Virocana In the...
- was like Indra's weapon, the vajra.
Vajranga is the
father of the
asura Tārakāsura, who
continued upon his father's war with the devtas, but was ultimately...
- Tarakaksha, Vidyunmāli and Kamalaksha, who were the sons of the
asura Tarakasura.
These three began to
perform severe tapasya. They were then
granted boons...
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Sangam era,
Tiruttani was
known as Kundruthoradal.
After killing the
asura Tarakasura in Tiruchendur, he came here to
subside his anger, so
Surasamharam is...
- oath that she will
capture Svarga. In the
course of time, an
Asura named Tarakasura, a son of Diti
obtains a boon from
Brahma that he
would only be killed...
