Taraka
# Taraka

Taraka, usually derived from Sanskrit tāraka (तारक, "crossing; ferryman; star; eye"), may refer to:

## Hinduism

* Taraka mantra, various mantras spoken by Hindus at their deaths
* Tārakāsura, an asura defeated by Skanda
* Taraka (goddess), wife of god Brihaspati
* Tataka, a yaksha-turned-demoness

## People

* N. T. Rama Rao (Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri, 1923-1996), Indian Telugu film veteran actor and politician
* N. T. Rama Rao Jr. (Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri, Jr.), Indian Telugu film actor; grandson of N. T. Rama Rao
* Taraka Ratna (Taraka Ratna Nandamuri), Indian Telugu film actor; grandson of N. T. Rama Rao

## Other uses

* Taraka, Lanao del Sur, a municipality in the Philippines.
* Taraka, Papua New Guinea, a suburb of Lae in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
* Taraka (butterfly), a genus of butterflies
