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In the great book of Sanatan Dharma, Ramayana, whenever there is talk about the terror of demons and the early days of the forest journey of the great Lord Shri Ram, the name of ‘Tadka’ comes up first. We all have been hearing since childhood that Tadka was a huge and scary demon who wreaked havoc in the ashrams of sages. But very few people are aware that Tadka was not like this by birth. She was once a very beautiful, obedient and princess endowed with supernatural powers. After all, what happened that a beautiful woman was seen by the society as a cannibalistic monster? Let us know the entire mythological story hidden behind it.
Was born with the blessing of Lord Brahma, got the strength of a thousand elephants
According to mythology, in ancient times there used to be a very majestic and religious Yaksha king named Suketu. King Suketu had everything in his life, but he had no children who could carry forward his lineage. In her desire to have a child, she performed severe penance for the creator of the universe, Lord Brahma. Pleased with Suketu’s selfless devotion, Lord Brahma appeared and blessed Suketu with a daughter who would not only be extremely beautiful and beautiful, but would also have force of a thousand elephants Will also happen.
King Suketu named his supernatural and powerful daughter ‘Tadka’. When Tadaka grew up, she was married to a valiant and powerful Yaksha named ‘Sunda’. After marriage, Tadka gave birth to two sons, whose names were early morning And Marich Were kept. This was the same Marich who later became the messenger of Lanka’s ruler Ravana and had taken the form of ‘Golden Deer’ (golden deer) at the time of abduction of Mother Sita.
At a glance: Tadka’s family history
| aspect of life | mythological details |
| original form | Yaksha Princess (very beautiful and mighty) |
| father’s name | King Suketu (Yaksha King) |
| husband’s name | Sunda (Powerful Yaksha) |
| names of sons | Subahu and Marich (to become the golden deer) |
| special power | physical strength equal to a thousand elephants |
| final destiny | Moksha (killing) at the hands of Lord Shri Ram |
Husband’s death and the fire of revenge: who changed Tadka’s fate
Tadka’s life was going well, but her husband Sund was as strong as he was, equally cruel by nature and had demonic tendencies. He took great pleasure in harassing the sages and disrupting their religious rituals.
Burning of trunk of Maharishi Agastya
Once, filled with pride, Sunda attacked the holy ashram of the most glorious Maharishi Agastya and created a huge ruckus there. Seeing this audacity and lawlessness of Sunda, Maharishi Agastya became very angry. With the power of his penance and mantras, he burnt the trunk to ashes at that very moment.
When the beautiful princess became a terrible monster
As soon as she got the news of her husband’s death, Tadka was shocked. She went mad with grief and revenge. He took along his two sons (Subahu and Marich) and attacked Maharishi Agastya’s ashram to take revenge.
That terrible curse of Rishi Agastya:
According to the rules of Sanatan Dharma, it was prohibited for any woman to carry weapons, hence Maharishi Agastya did not physically attack Tadka. But seeing his attempt to destroy the ashram, he became angry and cursed Tadka – “Let that beauty and limitless strength with which you have boasted of destroying the Tapovan of a sage, come to an end this very moment. From today onwards you become an extremely ugly, hideous and man-eating demon who eats human flesh.”
The effect of the curse was so intense that Tadka’s nymph-like form disappeared within a moment and she transformed into a fearsome, giant demoness. By staying in his company, both his sons also became completely demonic in nature.
There was an outcry on the banks of Saryu and salvation came at the hands of Shri Ram.
After this incident, Tadka started living with her two sons in a beautiful forest situated on the banks of river Saryu, which later people started calling ‘Tadka Forest’ because of the fear of it. She spread her terror throughout the area and whichever sage or traveler passed by, she would kill and eat.
When Maharishi Vishwamitra was performing his sacred Yagya in that area, Taadka, Subahu and Marich started creating disturbance on the Yagyavedi by showering blood, flesh and excrement on it. To protect the sages and end this terror forever, Maharishi Vishwamitra reached King Dasharatha of Ayodhya. He asked for permission from King Dasharatha to take his elder sons Shri Ram and Lakshman with him to the forest.
Initially Shri Ram was hesitant in shooting an arrow at a woman, but Maharishi Vishwamitra explained to him that it is the ultimate duty of a Kshatriya to kill someone who destroys society and religion. After this, after receiving the permission of Guru Vishwamitra, Maryada Purushottam Lord Shri Ram twanged his string and killed Tadka by releasing an infallible arrow. In this way Tadka was freed from his sins and the entire forest was freed from his fear.
