Graha's epithets

[DEVARAKONDA VENKATA NARAYANA SARMA]

At 03:16 AM 12/7/97 -0000, you wrote:
>Regarding the question as to whether Taarakaa could refer to the goddess
>Taaraa, I don't know whether this has any relevance, but I just purchased
>a compilation of hymns to Kaalii in which that goddess is frequently
>addressed as Kaalikaa.
>
>Apologies for any irrelevance.
>
>Joel.
>
>Dr. Joel Tatelman,
>Visiting Lecturer in Sanskrit,
>Department of South Asian Studies,
>University of Wisconsin-Madison,
>1250 Van Hise Hall,
>1220 Linden Drive,
>Madison, WI 53706
>
>Tel.: (608) 276-0447 or 262-2749.
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>
>

Dear Mr.tatelman,

        In puranic literature we have three tArAs

        1. bRhaspati's wife tArA
        2. vAli's wife tArA
        3. hariscandrA's wife tArAmati also called tArA

In addition to these three you have in budhhist tantrA's two godesses

        1. White tArA
        2. Blue or black tArA

These have later entered the Hindu tantrA's also.

We are discussing here the bRhaspati's wife tArA.

regards,

sarma.