Mahaabhaarat
Taaraa We meet Taaraa first time in Kishkindhaa Kaand when she tries to stop Baali from going to fight with Sugreev when he comes second time to fight with Sugreev. Taaraa was the wife of Vaanar Raaj Baali. She had a son named Angad who played an important part in Raam-Raavan war. She was the daughter of Sushen. How Taaraa got Married to Baali? A parable is said about Sushen. Taaraa came out of churning the Ksheer Saagar (Milky Ocean) at the time of Saagar Manthan by Devtaa and Raakshas. Seeing her and knowing her as the daughter of Dev Guru Brihaspati (the Jupiter), Baali and Sushen held her. Baali held her by her right hand and Sushen held her by her left hand. Then they started to quarrel to make her their wife. Then the elderly Devtaa intervened and decided that one who held her by her right hand is her husband and the one who held her by her left hand is her father. Thus Sushen became her father, and Baali became her husband. Taaraa Was an Intelligent Woman Taaraa was a very intelligent woman. Baali had also accepted her intelligence and made it known to Sugreev and Raam etc. When Sugreev came again to fight with Baali, she knew that there was some strong backing after Sugreev that was why he dared to come again. She told everything to Baali also, but he didn't believe her as he could not reconcile that anybody like Raam w ould kill him from hiding. So he went and was killed by the arrow of Raam.My Note: Another incident of her intelligence may be found, when even after getting wife and kingdom back, Sugreev didn't care to search for Seetaa, Raam got very angry and asked Lakshman to go to Kishkindhaa Nagaree and remind him for search of Seetaa. Lakshman entered like a storm in Kishkindhaa in a great rage felling many large trees. All Vaanar appointed at outposts ran away in fear, Angad happened to appear there so Lakshman asked him to tell Sugreev about His coming. Angad was also scared seeing Lakshman's fury and hearing His tone. Then with the consultation of his ministers, Sugreev sent Taaraa to pacify Lakshman, which she did very well.
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Created
by Sushma Gupta
On
5/27/04
Contact: mahaabhaarat@yahoo.com
Modified on 10/21/04