Virajā
Virajā
Virajā is a name used for more than one being and place in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Virajā (Wife of Nahusha): a daughter of the pitṛs, the wife of Nahusha of the lunar line and mother of his six sons, among them Yati and Yayāti. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 12
- Virajasa: also called Virajā, the first being Bhagavān Vishṇu created from his own mind to hold kingship on earth, who declined to rule. Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva, Chapter 59
- Viraja (Saptarshi of the Cākshusha Manvantara): one of the saptarshis in the age of Cākshusha, the sixth Manu, named with Bhṛgu, Nabhas, Vivasvān, Sudhāma and Sahishṇu. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 5
- Viraja, Son of Tvashṭā: a king of the line of Priyavrata, the father of Raja, born last in that line, who adorned it with his fame. Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 107; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 5, Chapter 15
- Viraja, Disciple of Jātūkarṇya: the disciple who received a śākhā of the Ṛgveda and the Nirukta from Jātūkarṇya Maharshi. Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 12, Chapter 6
Devatās
- Virajā Devī: the Mother installed in Virajā Kshetra in Utkala, whom the Brahma Purāṇa also calls Sarasvatī Devī; by her darśana a man purifies seven generations. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 42
Places
- Virajā Kshetra: the kshetra in the land of Utkala, in the Jājpur area, where the own śakti of Bhagavān Vishṇu is present as Virajā Devī; one of the three great kshetras of Utkala. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapters 25, 28, 42; Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapters 23, 57; Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 305
- Virajā (Source of the Ekavīrā): the holy place on the great mountain Sahya, south of the Vindhya, where the river Ekavīrā arose. Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 91