The three legendary satellite cities of Tripura form an enthralling tale of good and evil, power and defeat. The devas (God) and the asuras (demons or daityas) are stepbrothers. They are the progeny of Aditi and Diti, the wives of Sage Kashyapa. However, they are always at war. The Puranas contain innumerable accounts of their battles.

In this Amar Chitra Kath, the asuras propitiate the Gods to win favors, gain boons and become powerful. With Brahma’s blessing and under the divine architect Maya’s instruction, the asuras commission the grand construction of Tripura – three mobile cities: one on earth, one in the sky and one in the heavens. However, when the asuras begin to misuse the power they gain, they become engaged in a ferocious battle with the devas, the very same Gods they had propitiated.

This title on the Tripura episode is based on material drawn from the Shiva and Matsya Puranas.