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Virat (Ambika / Viratnagar)

विराट (अम्बिका / विराटनगर) · Ambika Mandir / Viratnagar (Bairat) (Rajasthan, India)

Editorial & Scholarly Protocol: AnantaMarg uses a 51-site Pithanirnaya-based framework for this catalogue. Other Shakta traditions preserve different enumerations and identifications.

Spiritual Significance

Enshrining the left toes of Sati in ancient Viratnagar, capital of the Matsya kingdom, where epigraphic evidence of Emperor Ashoka converges with Mahabharata antiquity.

Sacred Triad & Field-Level Provenance

Pithanirnaya Recension

Shakti (Devi)Primary

Ambika

अम्बिका

Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 31

Sources: pithanirnaya

BhairavaPrimary

Amrita

अमृत

Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 31

Sources: pithanirnaya

Relic / Body PartPrimary

Left Toes (Vama Pada-anguli)

बाएं पैर की उंगलियां

Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 31

Sources: pithanirnaya

Modern Location & Geographic Coordinates

27.4529° N, 76.1824° E

Identified Site

Ambika Mandir / Viratnagar (Bairat)

Viratnagar, Alwar-Jaipur border

State/Province & Country

Kotputli-Behror (formerly Jaipur), Rajasthan (India)

Access Guidance: Located 75 km northeast of Jaipur and 60 km from Alwar. Nearest railhead is Alwar Junction.

Historical & Epigraphic Attestations

Bairat Minor Rock Edict of Ashoka / Bhabru Inscription3rd Century BCE

Archaeological excavations by ASI at Bijak-ki-Pahari affirm Bairat as an ancient metropolis dating to the Maurya epoch.

Mahabharata, Virata ParvaMahabharata Tradition

Capital of the Matsya Kingdom ruled by King Virata where the Pandavas passed their thirteenth year of incognito exile (Agyatvas).

Documentary Sources & Provenance Hierarchy

Tier 1 — Scriptural Texts (प्रामाणिक धार्मिक ग्रंथ)

Pithanirnaya (Mahapithanirupana) (Verse 31) [D.C. Sircar (1948)]
Mahabharata (Virata Parva)

Tier 2 & 3 — Institutional, Archaeological & Scholarly Sources

Archaeological Survey of India (Jaipur Circle) (archaeological)
Viratnagar Heritage Society (scholarly academic)

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