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Legend · 4 tellings · contested

Soma, Tara and the birth of Budha

Soma carries off Tara, wife of Brihaspati; gods and Asuras fight the Tarakamaya war; Brahma restores her; her son Budha is declared Soma's and founds the lunar line.

Soma, Tara, Brihaspati, Budha

Pan-India