[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.748 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.748 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.748 - **Language:** English ### [c8.748](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.748) 2) Domestic life. Maya and Hemā went to the valley south of Himavān and built a city named "Hemapura". While leading a happy life there, two sons, Māyāvī and Dundubhi were born to them. But they had no daughter. So they worshipped Śiva, praying for a daughter. - [Previous: c8.747](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.747) - [Next: c8.749](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.749) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.748](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.748) · Pramāṇa