[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1172 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1172 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1172 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1172](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1172) MAYA. A Daitya who was the architect and artificer of the Asuras, as Viswa-karma was the artificer of the Suras or gods. He was son of Viprachitti and father of Vajra-kāmā and Mandodarī, wife of Rāvaṇa. He dwelt in the Deva-giri mountains not very far from Delhi, and his chief works were in the neighbourhood of that city, where he worked for men as well as Daityas. The Mahā-bhārata speaks of a palace he built for the Pāṇḍavas. In the Hari-vansa he appears frequently both as victor and vanquished in contests with the gods. - [Previous: c5.1171](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1171) - [Next: c5.1173](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1173) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (2) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Harivaṃśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.harivamsa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1172](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1172) · Pramāṇa