अध्याय १३१
श्लोक 1
मत्स्य-पुराण १३१ निर्मिते त्रिपुरे दुर्गे मयेनासुरशिल्पिना तद्दुर्गं दुर्गतां प्राप बद्धवैरैः सुरासुरैः
matsya-purāṇa 131 nirmite tripure durge mayenāsuraśilpinā taddurgaṃ durgatāṃ prāpa baddhavairaiḥ surāsuraiḥ
हिन्दी अर्थ
विमानैर्विविधाकारै श्राजमानैरिवाग्निभिः भूषिताङ्का दितेः पुत्रास्तमुपासन्त सर्वशः हिरण्यवपुषः सर्वे दिवाकर समप्रभाः
English
Suta said: — Maya the great Asura architect designed the Tripura fortress so ingeniously that it was impervious to Ijis enemies, both the Suras and the Asuras. Then, by the order of Maya, the Asuras who looked like Yama, the God of Death, gladly entered the houses within the fortress, with their wives and children, arms and weapons. It looked then, like lots of lions entering a forest; or a liost of sharks and crocodiles entering the ocean and when the powerful enemies of the gods began to dwell there, it seemed that a body was occupied all over with intense rage. That Tripura fortress became quite full of those enemies of the Uevas. Millions and millions of Asuras came to dwell there. They all flocked there in great multitudes, from the lower regions and mountains, like the banks of clouds gleaming with Hashes of lightning. — 1-5.