Jajpur Biraja - Viraja Kshetra or Utkala Shakti Peetha

• Greatness:

► Jajpur Biraja (Shakti Peetha) (Ashta Dasha Shakti Peetha)
(Jajpur district, Odisha)

▬ River Brahmani flows
(Odisha Coastal Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

• Devi: Devi abides in Jajpur as Viraja Kshetra or Utkala Shakti Peetha (identified with Jajpur Biraja).
- Jajpur Biraja Temple

उत्कले नाभिदेशञ्च विरजाक्षेत्रमुच्यते ।
विमला सा महादेवी जगन्नाथस्तु भैरवः ॥
- Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 13 (Jajpur has the Viraja Kshetra Shakti Peetha where the Nabhi of Devi had fallen)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

▬ Viraja Kshetra Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Viraja Kshetra Shakti Peetha where the Nabhi (Navel) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Vimala and the Bhairava is called Jagannatha.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 13)

• Temples and Places:

Presence of Devi in Jajpur:
• Viraja Kshetra (Utkala) Shakti Peetha: The Nabhi (Navel) of Devi had fallen here. The Devi is known as Vimala and the Bhairava is called Jagannatha. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
► Jajpur - Devi Biraja Temple (Jajpur district, Odisha) Jajpur Devi Biraja Temple is identified with the Viraja Kshetra (Utkala) Shakti Peetha mentioned in the Peetha Nirnaya Tantra.

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