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Maya Danava

Also called: Maya

The architect of the demons who built the three cities for Taraka's sons and, in the Bhagavata, revived the slain defenders in a well of nectar until Vishnu as a cow and Brahma as a calf drank it dry.

Sources: Tripurantaka — Wikipedia; Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhaktivedanta Vedabase), cited by canto.chapter · see Maya Danava's web

Relations 1

Maya Danava blessed

The Tripura demons (Asura) · The burning of the three cities
Built the three cities; in the Bhagavata revives the slain in a nectar well.

Stories 2

The burning of the three cities
Legend · as architect of the cities · 4 tellings
The three cities burnt with one arrow
Legend · as builder of the cities · 2 tellings

Cited

Tripurantaka — Wikipedia Encyclopedia
Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhaktivedanta Vedabase), cited by canto.chapter § 7.10 Primary text (translation)