Word

Taraksha

Sanskrit

ताराक्ष

IAST

tārākṣa

In General

Taraksha was a son of Tarakasura. Taraksha along with his brothers Kalaksha, and Vidyunmali built three moving cities known as Tripura, made up of gold, silver and iron. They were collectively called as Tripurasur. Lord Siva destroyed the cities and killed them for their atrocities.