<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Mandadari </Td> </Tr> <P> In Hindu mythology, Maya (Sanskrit: मय), or Mayāsura (मयासुर) was a great ancient king of the asura, daitya and rākṣasa races . </P> <P> Mayasura had befriended a snake named Takshaka and lived with him in the area of Khandavprastha along with his family and friends . But when the Pandavas came there after the partition of Hastinapur, Arjun burnt the entire forest, forcing Takshaka to flee away and killing everyone in the forest . Along with his family . So, Mayasura decided to surrender to the Pandavas . Krishna was ready to forgive him and for this act, Mayasura built a very grand palace named Maya - Mahal, where the Pandavas would perform the Rajsuya Yagna . He also offer him the gifts like, a bow, a sword and many more . He also gave a mace to Arjuna's brother Bhima . </P> <P> He built his capital and called it Maya Rashtra . Mayaasura is mentioned in Uttarakāṇḍa of Rāmāyaṇa and here he is said to be the son of Diti (wife of Kashyapa, a Saptaṛṣi), He is the father of Mandodari, the beautiful wife of Ravana, the king of Lanka . </P>

According to mahabharata who constructed unparalleled palace of pandavas