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Taraka

Also called: Tarakasura

The demon whose boon made him killable only by a son of Shiva, the reason the gods sent Kama and the reason Kartikeya was born; father of the three Tripura demons. Stub entity.

Sources: Kartikeya — Wikipedia; Tripurantaka — Wikipedia · see Taraka's web

Relations 1

Taraka parent of

The Tripura demons (Asura) Shaiva · The three cities burnt with one arrow

Stories 3

Kama burnt by the third eye
Legend · as reason for the plan · 4 tellings
The birth of Kartikeya
Origin · as the enemy he is born to kill · 4 tellings
The three cities burnt with one arrow
Legend · as their father · 2 tellings

Cited

Kartikeya — Wikipedia Encyclopedia
Tripurantaka — Wikipedia Encyclopedia