Goddess Maa Tara maintains the second significant position among all the ten Dus Mahavidya's. Tara means "star" which symbolizes light. Tara as "light" guides, carries over, overcoming and conquering hurdels for acquiring knowledge, attainment of powerful speech and the qualities of learning. Maa Tara is the Goddess who offers ultimate knowledge and gives salvation and also known as Neel Saraswati. Her weapons are Khadga, Sword and pair of scissor. The origin of Tara Mahavidya is associated with the Samudra Manthan (churning of the ocean). Lord Shiva became unconscious after drinking dangerous 'Halahala' (poison) coming out of samudra manthan. To recover him from this adverse situation, Tara Mata appeared in the form of mother and fed milk. Lord shiva gained conciousness and the poison was neutralised as maa absorbed the poison. Hence, Lord Shiva and Goddess Tara came to be known as 'Neelakantha' and 'Neela Saraswati' respectively. Due to the maternal instincts of maa tara she is known to be more approachable to the tantrik sadhaks to get all wishes fulfilled.