Matsyapurana 129.3

129.3

*sūta uvāca
śṛṇudhvaṃ tripuraṃ devo yathā dāritavān bhavaḥ
mayo nāma mahāmāyo māyānāṃ janako 'suraḥ //

Sûta said:—O, Ṛiṣis! Hear from me how the fort Tripura was consumed by the mighty Lord Śiva. In ancient days, there lived a Dānava named Maya; he was endowed with extraordinary powers and he was the originator of wonderful artifices and extraordinary devices generally known as Mâyâ. Once conquered by the Devas in a battle Maya devoted himself to hard penances. Two other demons also joined him and began to practise severe austerities with the same object in view. The name of the one was the powerful Vidyunmâlî, and of the other was Târakasura. Both of them were very powerful and strong.—3-5.