Srila Vyasadeva Glorifies Sri Bhubaneswar Dhama
In Svarnadi Mahadev Grantha, we'll find once Vyasadev came here. This is Vaisnava Ksetra, Ekamraka Kanana, and Srila Vyasadev has described its glories, it is mentioned in Svarnadi Mahadev Grantha.
There it is mentioned once Devi Bhagavati, this means Goddess Parvati, was hearing the glories of this Ekamraka Kanana from the lips of Siva, Sambhu. So Bhagavati Devi came here to see this ksetra. She saw maha-linga, do you understand 'linga'? Siva is worshipped in linga form. And that linga has the complexion of half white, half blank, sitasita varna, maha-linga and Devi also offered puja to that Linga. Once Devi saw that from a lake hundreds of cows were coming out, and they were pouring milk from their udders onto that maha-linga, circumambulating that maha-linga and then going away. Devi saw this thing.
Another day also she saw the same thing. Then Devi assumed the form of a gopalini, a cowherd girl, and followed those cows. At the time there were two demon brothers named Kriti and Vasa. They were very much enchanted by the beauty of Parvati Devi, so they approached her and expressed their desire that they wanted to have her as their wife. So Bhagavati Devi disappeared from that place and went to Siva and narrated everything before her Lord. Siva then assumed the form of a gopa, a cowherd boy, and went there. Then Lord Siva could understand the history of those two demons.
Siva revealed that those two demons Kriti and Vasa were the sons of Drumilla Raksasa. So that Drumilla worshipped many demigods, they were very much pleased and gave him one boon that the two sons couldn't be killed by any weapon. Then Sivaji said, "Now they will be killed by you, O Devi. You kill them. They won't be killed by any weapons, so I can't kill them."
So getting the instruction from Sivaji, Devi who was in the form of a cowherd girl, gopalini, came in front of those two demons and said, "Alright, I'll fulfill your desires, but I have one condition, if one of you carry me on your shoulder or head I'll be his wife."
Bhagavati Devi manifested her potency and placed one of her feet on the shoulder of one demon, and the other on the shoulder of the other demon, and crushed them, they were killed. At that time Bhagavati assumed the form of Visvambari, Visvambari-rupa. Vishnu means universe, she expanded as Visvambari and crushed them. So from this day, this Lord Sambhu, vaisnava pravara sambhu, and Devi Bhagavati stayed here in this ksetra of Ekamraka Kanana.