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<div>{{short description|Great ancient king of the asuras in Hindu mythology}}<br />
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{{Infobox deity<br />
| image = Krishna orders Mayasura to build a palace for the Pandavas.jpg<br />
| alt = Mayasura<br />
| caption = Krishna requests Mayasura build a palace for the Pandavas<br />
| abode = [[Khandava Forest]]<br />
| father = [[Kashyapa]]<br />
| mother = [[Danu (Asura)|Danu]] or [[Diti]]<br />
| spouse = [[List of characters in Ramayana#Hema|Hema]]<br />
| children = Mayavi, Dundubhi, Vyomasura<ref> Bhagavata Purana Skandha X Chapter 37</ref> and [[Mandodari]]<br />
| type = hindu<br />
| deity_of = The great demon architect<br />
| affiliation = [[Asura]]<br />
}}<br />
In [[Hindu scriptures]], '''Maya''' ({{lang-sa|मय}}) or '''Mayāsura''' ({{lang|sa|मयासुर}}) was a great ancient king of the [[asura]]s, [[daitya]]s and [[rakshasa|rākṣasa]] races. Maya was known for his brilliant architecture. In ''[[Mahabharata]]'', Mayasabha – the hall of illusions – was named after him.<br />
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== In the ''Mahabharata'' ==<br />
Mayasura had befriended a [[Nāga]] named [[Takshaka]] and lived with him in the area of [[Khandavprastha]] along with his family and friends but when the [[Pandavas]] came there after the partition of [[Hastinapur]], [[Arjuna|Arjun]] burnt the entire forest, forcing Takshaka to flee away and killing everyone in the forest. So, Mayasura decided to surrender to the [[Pandavas]]. [[Krishna]] was ready to forgive him and for this act, Mayasura built a very grand palace named Maya-Mahal / MayaSabha, where the [[Pandavas]] would perform the [[Rajasuya|Rajsuya Yagna]]. He also offers him gifts like, a [[Bow and arrow|bow]], a [[sword]] and many more. He also gave a [[Gada (mace)|mace]] to Arjuna's brother [[Bhima]] named Vrigodharam.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mittal|first=J. P.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rrh4tY3v2A4C&q=mayasura+in+Mahabharata&pg=PA491|title=History of Ancient India (A New Version)|date=2006|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist|isbn=978-81-269-0616-1|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== In the ''Ramāyana'' ==<br />
In ''Ramayana'' he is the husband of Hema<ref>P. G. Lalye (2008). ''Curses and boons in the Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa''</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=पढ़िए, रावण की पत्नी मंदोदरी की ये 7 खास बातें|url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/spirituality/religion/story-about-mandodari-wife-of-ravan|access-date=2020-09-03|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref> and the father of Mayavi and Dundubhi as well as [[Mandodari]], the beautiful wife of [[Ravana]], King of [[Lanka]].<ref name=tm>{{cite book|title=Tourism Marketing|author=Devahish Dasgupta|publisher=Pearson Education India|year=2011|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oXWAEjcG-FsC|access-date=29 January 2012|isbn=978-81-317-3182-6|page=20}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Mara (demon)]]<br />
*[[Mamuni Mayan]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Mahābhārata}}<br />
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[[Category:Daityas]]<br />
[[Category:Rakshasa in the Ramayana]]<br />
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