Māyādevī (Bhavishya Purāṇa)

Māyādevī · māyā-devī

Māyādevī is named twice in the Pratisarga Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa.

Sūta tells Śaunaka that when Mahārāja Sudarśana returned from the Himālaya to Ayodhyā, by the power of Māyādevī, Ayodhyāpurī again became full of every grain and wealth, and prosperous.

Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 1, Chapter 2

Śrī Kṛshṇa speaks of the city named Mahāvatī, built by Māyādevī, where his aṃśa will arise as Udayasiṃha, son of Deśarāja.

Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 3, Section 1

Sources

  • Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 1, Chapter 2; Khaṇḍa 3, Section 1