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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationThree cities (थ्रेए चितिएस्)or tripura also spelled as ‘three cities’.—According to the present version, three Asuras Tāraka, Vidyunmāli and Kamalākṣa performed penances and obtained a boon from Brahmā to build three castles, the one of copper on earth, another of silver in the sky and the third of gold. Brahmā asked the Asura Maya to build these castles for the Asuras which were destroyed by Śiva later on. According to another Version, the Asura Bāṇa received in gift three cities from Śiva, Brahmā and Viṣṇu. Also see the note at the end of the Śiva-purāṇa 2.5.1.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 228: Kāmanīta-jātaka < [Book II - Dukanipāta]
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Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XIII - The Kinnarī Jātaka < [Volume II]
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