Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Mayavi included the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani that was translated into English in 1975. The Puranas have for centuries profoundly influenced Indian life and Culture and are defined by their characteristic features (panca-lakshana, literally, 鈥榯he five characteristics of a Purana鈥�).
Story of 惭腻测腻惫墨
An asura.
Birth.
惭腻测腻惫墨 was born to the great architect of the 顿腻苍补惫补蝉, Maya, of his wife 贬别尘腻, a nymph. Maya fell in love with 贬别尘腻 when he once found her dancing in Devaloka and the devas coming to know of it gave her in marriage to Maya. Maya took 贬别尘腻 to the southern side of the 贬颈尘腻濒补测补蝉 and constructing a city there called Hemapura stayed there happily. They got two sons named 惭腻测腻惫墨 and Dundubhi. (Uttara 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺).
Death.
Valorous 惭腻测腻惫墨 fought against anybody and everybody. He once challenged 叠腻濒颈 to a fight. But the mighty blows of 叠腻濒颈 were unbearable to him and the defeated 惭腻测腻惫墨 ran away from 叠腻濒颈 and hid himself in a big cave. 叠腻濒颈 followed him and when he reached the mouth of the cave he posted his brother 厂耻驳谤墨惫补 there with instructions to shut tight the opening of the cave in case he died in the cave in the fight. He said that if blood flowed from the cave the dead person was 惭腻测腻惫墨 and if milk flowed from the cave the dead person was himself. In the cave a great fight ensued in which 惭腻测腻惫墨 was killed. But 惭腻测腻惫墨 by his powers of magic made the blood that flowed out look like milk for 厂耻驳谤墨惫补 and the latter thinking that it was his brother who was killed shut tight the mouth of the cave and went his way. (Sarga 9, 碍颈峁颈苍诲丑腻 碍腻峁囜笉补, 痴腻濒尘墨办颈 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺 and 笔奴谤惫补 碍腻峁囜笉补, Kamba 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺.