What is "taraka"

or is the Hindu goddess of felicity and sanguineness. Taraka is also the second consort of Hindu God Brihaspati, God of planet Jupiter. According to the Puranas, Tara sired or mothered a child named Budha (God of Mercury) through Chandra ( Soma).

Taraka, usually derived from Sanskrit tāraka (, "crossing; ferryman; star; eye"), may refer to:

• Taraka mantra, various mantras spoken by Hindus at their deaths
• Hindu mythology figures:
  • Taraka, wife of god Brihaspati
  • Tataka, a demoness
  • Tarakasura, a demon
• Taraka, Lanao del Sur, a municipality in the Philippines.
• Taraka, Papua New Guinea, a village of Lae in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
• Taraka, a genus of butterflies.
• Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri (NTR) (1923-1996), Indian Telugu film veteran actor and politician
• Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri, Jr. (Jr. NTR), Indian Telugu film actor; grandson of Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri (NTR)
• Taraka Ratna Nandamuri, Indian Telugu film actor; grandson of Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri (NTR)

Taraka is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae that inhabit the East Asian Palearctic ecozone and Indomalaya ecozone. It includes the species Taraka hamada.