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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.
From the epics · 1 telling · contested
Utathya drinks up the waters
Varuna carries off Bhadra, wife of the sage Utathya; the sage drinks the waters dry and turns the land to desert until Varuna gives her back.