Virat Nagar Ambika
• Devi: Devi abides in Virat Nagar as Virata Shakti Peetha (identified with Virat Nagar Ambika).
- Ketugram Bahula Temple
विराटदेशमध्ये तु पादाङ्गुलिनिपातनम् । भैरवश्चामृताख्यश्च देवी तत्राम्बिका स्मृता ॥
- Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 55 (Virat Nagar has the Virata Shakti Peetha where the Pada Anguli of Devi had fallen)
▬ Virata Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Virata Shakti Peetha where the Pada Anguli (Fingers of the Foot) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Ambika and the Bhairava is called Amrita. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 55)
• Temples and Places:
Temples and Places of Devi in Virat Nagar:
• Virata Shakti Peetha: The Pada Anguli (Fingers of the Foot) of Devi had fallen here. The Devi is known as Ambika and the Bhairava is called Amrita.
Virat Nagar Devi Ambika Temple is identified with the Virata Shakti Peetha mentioned in the Peetha Nirnaya Tantra.
Temples and Places of Pandavas in Virat Nagar:
• The Pandavas stayed in Virat Nagar during their exile in disguise. While entering Virat Nagar the Pandavas hid their weapons inside a Shami Tree. Yudhishthira invoked Devi Durga who appeared before him and have him boons..
(Mahabharata - Virata Parva - Pandava-Pravesha Parva) (Ch 1 to 13)
Preserve Nature and Nature will Preserve Us,
Simplify Life and help Nature Thrive,
Plant Trees and make the Planet Green,
Connect with Earth, Connect with Dharma, Connect with Being.
• The Pandavas stayed in Virat Nagar during their exile in disguise. While entering Virat Nagar the Pandavas hid their weapons inside a Shami Tree. Yudhishthira invoked Devi Durga who appeared before him and have him boons..