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Tāṭakā

demonic underworld single tradition · 3

Cursed to become a rakshasa by the sage Agastya.

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

When

First attested
500 BCE
Attested period
-500 – 2020
Historical notes
Ramayana dates to perhaps 5th century BCE.

Relationships

allied with
Marisha, Subahu, Ravana, Marica
co occurs with
Śāli, Saṇṭhila, Saudāsa, Sthūṇa, Sthuṇākarṇa, Sulpani, Suketu, Rūpayakṣa
enemy of
Agastya
consort of
Sunda
parent of
Subahu, Marica
child of
Suketu

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (3)
  1. List of Yakshas
  2. Maricha
  3. Tataka

Source passages

“Tāṭakā – Cursed to become a rakshasa by the sage Agastya ॐ”

#36181 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Viśvāmitra tells Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa the story of Tāṭakā when they reach a forest inhabited by her. Viśvāmitra states that a yakṣa named Suketu had undertaken austerities to obtain children, and was given a daughter with the strength of a thousand elephants named Tāṭakā, but not a son.”

#36390 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001