Matsyapurana 130.4

130.4

idamantaḥpurasthānaṃ rudrāyatanamatra ca
savaṭāni taḍāgāni hy atra vāpyaḥ sarāṃsi ca //

Sûta said —Thus thinking in his mind, Maya built the Tripura fort according to his designs with materials brought out by divine means He located the fort where he had conceived and the principal entrance gates the other ornamental gateways, the upper storey with their doors court room, sitting room seraglios broad pathways, high roads, lanes, bye-lanes, quadrangular marts, temple of Śiva the tank with banyan trees round it, another tank with steps, wells fruit and flower gardens, assembly rooms, pleasure gardens, resting places, delightful pathways for Dânavas etc, were all laid and built according to the pre-conceived plans This is how the town of Tripura was built by Maya versed in all the sciences about building and town planning, as I am told The town so built by Maya, is known by the name Tripura, so we have heard The fortress of iron built by Maya was fixed as the abode of Târkâsura and Vidyunmālī settled down in the beautiful fortress of silver shining like Moon Maya resided in the fortress of gold built by himself The width of both the cities of Târkâsura and Vidyunmālī was 100 yojanas The great city of Maya shone like the Mount Sumeru —1 11