Virat Nagar Ambika - Virata Shakti Peetha

• Meditation:

Virat Nagar - Devi Ambika Temple, Jaipur district, Rajasthan

• Meditation:
- Devi: I meditate on Devi abiding in Chitrakoota as Ramagiri Shakti Peetha.

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)

• Virat Nagar Ambika (Jaipur district, Rajasthan)

• Greatness:

• Virat Nagar is primarily a Devi Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Devi):
- Devi abides in Virat Nagar as a Shakti Peetha (Seat of Shakti) [Virata Shakti Peetha] (Devi Ambika).

• Virat Nagar is also the place where the Pandavas stayed 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.

• Sacred Geography:

▶ River Banganga Udgam (Source)

• 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. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
► Virat Nagar - Devi Ambika Temple (Jaipur district, Rajasthan) 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)
► Virat Nagar - Bhim Gatta or Bhim Dongri (Jaipur district, Rajasthan) Virat Nagar Bheem Gatta or Bheem Dongri is identified with the place where Bhimasena stayed in Virat Nagar.

• Temples (Summary):

• Devi:
- Devi Ambika

• Pandavas:
- Bhim Gatta or Bhim Dongri

• Puranic Events:

1. Presence of Devi in Virat Nagar: (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
• Virat Nagar Ambika is identified with 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.

• Puranic References:

• Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 55 (About Virata Shakti Peetha)
• Mahabharata - Virata Parva

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