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…
Another tradition says Tara didn't arise from any event—she is eternal, self-born, without beginning or end. She IS the principle of rescue inherent in consciousness itself.
Tara (तारा) means 'star' and 'she who carries across.' Meet the Hindu goddess of compassion and rescue—the second Mahavidya who never refuses a cry for help: her name meaning, story, symbolism, and mantras.