Shiva Purana

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पुराणि त्रीणि दैत्यानां तारकाणां महात्मनाम् ।। यथातथं हि युक्तानि केचिदित्थं वदंति ह ।। ९ ।।

sanskrit

"The three ancient forts (cities) of the noble Daityas, the sons of Tāraka, were somehow constructed; some people indeed describe them in this way.

english translation

purANi trINi daityAnAM tArakANAM mahAtmanAm || yathAtathaM hi yuktAni keciditthaM vadaMti ha || 9 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript