Tara (Sanskrit: तारा) means "star." The name comes from the Sanskrit root tṛ ("to cross over, to ferry across"), which gives it a second, deeper meaning: "she who carries you acros…
There is one Mahavidya known above all others for one quality: she never refuses a cry for help. Call her in the darkest night. Call her when all seems lost.
From the Sanskrit root tṛ meaning "to cross over" or "to traverse." Tara thus means "She Who Saves," "She Who Ferries Across," or "Star" (that which guides sailors across dark wate…
The most famous story of Tara involves the churning of the cosmic ocean (Samudra Manthan): As gods and demons churned the ocean for the nectar of immortality, terrible poison (Hala…
Discover Tara name meaning in Sanskrit: 'star' and 'she who carries across.' Meet the Hindu goddess of compassion who rescues devotees from suffering.