Maya

Family: Dánavs · Role: chief artificer · First appears: Book IV, Canto 51 · Svayamprabhá

Life events

• Maya framed the magic wood of growing gold.(Book IV, Canto 51 · Svayamprabhá)
  • “Skilled Maya framed in days of old This magic wood of growing gold.”
• After performing penance, Maya secured a boon from Brahmá.(Book IV, Canto 51 · Svayamprabhá)
  • With: Brahmá
  • “He for a thousand years endured The sternest penance, and secured From Brahmá of all boons the best, The knowledge Uśanas possessed.”
• Indra slew Maya with a bolt because Maya loved Hemá.(Book IV, Canto 51 · Svayamprabhá)
  • With: Indra Hemá
  • “By Indra’s jealous bolt he fell For loving Hemá’s charms too well.”

Book IV, Canto 51 · Svayamprabhá

• patron: Brahmá “He for a thousand years endured The sternest penance, and secured From Brahmá of all boons the best, The knowledge Uśanas possessed.”
• enemies with Indra “By Indra’s jealous bolt he fell For loving Hemá’s charms too well.”
• admired: Hemá “By Indra’s jealous bolt he fell For loving Hemá’s charms too well.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Rámáyan of Válmíki. Made with Rho MD.