Don't
you like to be acquainted with the the glory of Ujjain and the of, archamurti whose uniqueness greeting from several adorable objects here? You do, so read.
Deemed
one of the seven sacred kshetras-- like Ayodhya, Mathura, Kasi, Kanchi Haridwar,
Ujjain and Dwaraka, listed down for indispensable visitation for yatra and to
obtain liberation it is luring theists for over yugas. It was called variously
such as Siddhavat, Akshayavat, Banseevat and Buddhavat. Situated on the banks of
Sipra, it is a thirtha kshetra, advocated for thirtha yatra. Of the many plus
points, historically and mythologically its importance as the seat of Lord
Mahakala tops the list and won crowing glory to the place, followed by many
others such as it is the sixth of the twelve Jyothilingas; the sixth of the
eighteen sakthipithas, the dominating capital of valorous monarchs, like Vinda
and Anuvinda, who lend support to Duryodhana in the Kurukshetra war,
Vikramadithya, the founder of.Vikramarka Saka, king Pradyota of
Swapnavasavadatta fame, Javasimha, the builder of observatory. Munja and Bhoja
of great renown; ' the birth place of historical personages such as Devi, the
wife of Asoka samrat and the mother of Mahendra and Sanghamitra, Vasuvadatha,
the beauty queen of those days; the sacred place where the Kumbha Mela has been
taking place once in every 12 years; the seat of famous gurukula, where Krishna,
Balarama and Sudhama had their education under Sandipini; it was the place,
where the great nine gems of Vikramaditya flourished and immortalized its fame
through several media and finally it is the Greenwich of the first meridian or
zero degree. As it was glorious, so its fame imperious.
Location:
The temple lies in Ujjain, accessible by four
wheelers from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
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