Sri Vijayeshwara Swamy Vari Devasthanam , Sivalayam , Canal Rd,Mallikarjunapeta, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 520001

Sri Vijayeshwara Swamy Vari Devasthanam , Sivalayam , Canal Rd,Mallikarjunapeta, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 520001

Sri Vijayeswara Swamy temple is located at the foothills of Indrakeeladri, adjacent to the river Krishna. This is an oldest temple belongs to Lord Siva. According to pouranic references Arjuna offered prayers to Lord Siva here. It is a familiar story that Arjuna got pasupatastra from Lord Siva here. One can see the peaceful and devotional atmosphere in this temple premises.. In the past, during the Dwapara Yuga, during the exile of the Pandavas, Arjuna performed a severe penance to the Supreme Lord on Indrakeeladri for the Pasupatastra. The Supreme Lord was pleased with the penance and to test his devotion, the Supreme Lord came to earth in the form of a bull and sent the illusory boar to break Arjuna's penance. That boar broke Arjuna's penance. Then, in anger, Arjuna shot an arrow at the boar, and at the same time, the Supreme Lord shot an arrow. Arjuna said, "I have killed that boar," and the Supreme Lord fought with each other. Arjuna shot ten arrows, but to no avail, he hit the Supreme Lord on the head with his bow. At that, Arjuna fell down in a faint. After some time, the Supreme Lord realized and, pleased with the penance, gave him the Pasupatastra. Since he performed penance for the Pasupatastra and achieved victory, he installed the Lord on this mountain as Vijayeshwara and worshipped him. Since then, Arjuna was victorious and this city was called Vijayavatika.

🚌This temple is around 3 Kms from Vijayawada main bus stand and around 9 Kms from Auto Nagar Bus stand. There will be plenty of buses to reach this temple.

🛕Sri Vijayeshwara Swamy ( Shiva)

🌹Karthika Masam

🌹Maha Shivarathri