Tara (Hindu goddess)

Tara
Goddess of Felicity and Sanguineness
Brihaspati with Tara, from Navagraha temple at Surendrapuri
Affiliation	Devi
Genealogy
Consort	Brihaspati
Children	Kacha and Budha[1]

Tārā is the Hindu goddess of felicity and sanguineness. She is also known as the "Wisdom Goddess" in Nepal and Tibet. Tara is the consort of Hindu god Brihaspati, the god of planet Jupiter. According to some Puranas, Tara sired or mothered a child named Budha, the god of Mercury through Chandra and had a son named Kacha through Brihaspati.