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In the last episode of Mahabharat we saw how Pandavas chose the ruined land of Khandavprastha as their capital. While, it brought a big smile on Duryodhan and Shakuni, it only tensed Bhishm Pitama further. The reason? Well, the place Khandavprastha surrounded by the Khandav forest was cursed by Lord Indra and was totally infertile. In addition, the region was inhabited by Asuras, Nagas and Rakshasas and was under the Naga ruler Takshak.
The Conversion from Khadavprastha to Indraprastha
Soon after the Pandavas entered Khandavprastha they asked help from their cousin, Lord Krishna. Krishna then invited Vishwakarma, the great architect to design the town just the way he had made Dwarka or perhaps better than that. Soon, the work began and all the forest that surrounded the place was cleared by wildfires. In the process, the tribe of Asuras, Nagas and Rakshasas were either killed or they fled towards the west. Few of them settled in the Salwa region while many settled in the far west region of Gandhar. The Naga leader Takshak then moved to Takshshila and took out his revenge on Arjun years later by killing Arjun’s grandson Parikshit by poisoning him with snake poison.
It was during this fire that Lord Krishna and Pandavs had saved Maya, the architect belonging to the Asura tribe. Asura Maya was so overwhelmed by this gesture that he built the renowned Maya Sabha, the assembly hall for his new king Yudhishtr. This hall was famous for its grandeur, bejeweled beauty and illusory effect.
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