Pandit Shridhar Bhagat was an ardent devotee of Mata Vaishno
Devi and he lived at Hansali Village in Jammu. The story of this great devotee
of Vaishno Devi is associated with the story of Goddess and the evil tantric
Bhairavnath.
Evil tantric Bhairavnath was against the devotees of Vaishno
Devi. He reached Hansali with the intention of teaching Pandit Shridhar Bhagat a
lesson. He reached the residence of the devotee with his three hundred and
sixty disciples and asked him to feed them all.
Sridhar was very poor and it was beyond him to feed so many
guests.
Bhairavnath mocked him and asked him to ask Vaishno Devi to
help him.
Sensing the trouble of her devotee, Vaishno Devi appeared
before him and asked him to invite the evil Tantrik Bhairavnath to his house.
She promised him that all arrangements to feed them would be made.
As directed by Devi, Pandit Shridhar invited them all for
food. At the place called Bhumika they all appeared for food. Devi by her
powers created gold and silver ware to serve and feed them. She made several
tasty dishes and satiated the guests.