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Purushottama Kshetra - Viraja Kshetra (Utkala) Shakti Peetha (Puri) - Pilgrimages and Temples


• Meditation:

Lord Jagannath: I meditate on Lord Jagannath of Purushottama Kshetra (Puri).
Viraja Kshetra (Utkala) Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Viraja Kshetra (Utkala) Shakti Peetha where the Nabhi (Navel) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Vimala and the Bhairava is called Jagannatha.


• Greatness:

Purushottama Kshetra - Viraja Kshetra (Utkala) Shakti Peetha (Puri):

Jagannath Temple, Puri, Puri district, Odisha Devi Vimala, Puri, Puri district, Odisha Lotus Feet of Devi Puranic Purushottama Kshetra is identified with:

Puri (Puri district, Odisha):
Sea Shore (Puri)
Nilachala Hill (Puranic)

Krishna: Sri Jagannath - Sri Balarama - Sri Subhadra
Devi: Devi Vimala

Greatness:

1. All India Char Dham: Puri (Purushottama Kshetra) is one of the All India Char Dhams (Badrinath, Puri, Rameshwaram, Dwarka).

2. Shakti Peetha: Puri Vimala is identified with the Viraja Kshetra (Utkala) Shakti Peetha. Where the Nabhi (Navel) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Vimala and the Bhairava is called Jagannatha.

Puranic References:
Skanda Purana - Purushottama Kshetra Mahatmya (About Lord Jagannath)
Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 13 (About Shakti Peetha)


• Places to See:

Presence of Lord Jagannath in Purushottama Kshetra (Puri):
Puri Jagannath temple, Puri district, OdishaLord Jagannath Puri is an ancient pilgrimage of Lord Jagannath which was known as Purushottama Kshetra. This is mentioned in the Skanda Purana - Purushottama Kshetra Mahatmya.

Puri Jagannath temple, Puri district, OdishaLord Jagannath
Puri, the land of Lord Jagannath, is identified with the Purushottama Kshetra mentioned in Skanda Purana - Purushottama Kshetra Mahatmya.


Presence of Devi in Purushottama Kshetra (Puri):
Devi Vimala, Puri, Puri district, OdishaViraja 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)

Puri Jagannath temple, Puri district, OdishaDevi Vimala
Devi Vimala Temple of Puri (inside Puri Jagannath Temple) is identified with the Viraja Kshetra (Utkala) Shakti Peetha mentioned in the Peetha Nirnaya Tantra.


• Location:

Puri is located in the Puri district of Odisha. The temple can be visited from Puri (within city).


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