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The Palace of Illusions: A Novel is a 2008 novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, published by Doubleday. The novel is a rendition of the Hindu epic Mahabharata as told from Draupadi 's (Panchaali's) viewpoint, namely, that of a woman living in a patriarchal world.
The Pāndavas create a palace of illusions and invite Duryodhana, where Draupadī insults him out of vengeance. Duryodhana leaves feeling humiliated and angry. Duryodhana sets up a gambling match, where Yudhiṣṭhira loses his kingdom and all of his possessions. He gambles away Draupadī, who Duṣṣāsana publicly disrobes.
Mayasabha, also known as the Hall of Illusions, is a legendary palace described in the Indian epic Mahabharata. Located in Indraprastha , it was constructed by Maya (also referred to as Mayasura), an Asura architect and king of the Danavas .
Mayasura is mentioned to be a son of the sage Kashyapa and his wife Danu. [1]Mayasura had befriended a Nāga named Takshaka and lived with him in the area of Khandavaprastha along with his family and friends, but when the Pandavas came there after the partition of Hastinapura, Arjuna burnt the entire forest, forcing Takshaka to flee and killing everyone else.
It was also translated in various languages like English, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, etc. The Palace of Illusions: A Novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni – Deviating much from the Sanskrit text, [90] Divakaruni brings up the emotions of Draupadi, re-imagining the whole epic from her perspective. [91]
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