Yudhishthira and Maya

Maya, the divine architect, is formally presented to King Yudhishthira. After recounting ancient tales and performing the proper rites, he selects an auspicious day, honors thousands of brahmanas, and measures out a vast, divine plot of land. The site for the wondrous Maya Sabha is prepared.

Maya travels to the sacred peaks near Kailasha, retrieves the club, conch, and crystal treasures, and then marshals his rakshasa servants to construct a matchless, jewel-encrusted assembly hall. In fourteen months, a divine sabha stands complete, and Maya presents the weapons to Bhima and Arjuna.

Pressed by his father, Duryodhana confesses that his misery comes from seeing Yudhishthira's supreme prosperity. He recounts, in raw detail, the humiliations he suffered at the Pandava palace: mistaking crystal for water, falling into a pond, and hitting his head on a door, all while their laughter echoed around him.