Bisfi Vidyapati Dih

See also: Vidyapati and Ancient Mithila University
Bisfi Vidyapati Dih
बिस्फी विद्यापति डीह
FounderVidyapati
Parent institution
Ancient Mithila University
Religious affiliation
Sanatana
PrincipalVidyapati
Location
Bisfi village, Madhubani district
,
Bihar
,
India
CampusRural

Bisfi Vidyapati Dih is the birthplace of Maithili poet Vidyapati in Mithila. It is located at Bisfi village of Madhubani district in Bihar.[1] It was also an educational centre of the Ancient Mithila University. Vidyapati used to teach his students here. According to legend, Lord Shiva had incarnated here as Ugna, in the form of a poor servant at the courtyard of his great devotee Vidyapati.[2]

  1. ^ "विद्यापति डीह का होगा विकास:पूर्व विधायक". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  2. ^ "Hindustan Special In whose house Mahadev Mahadev was servant his wife commanding LordcShiva Maithil Kokil Vidyapati - Hindustan Special: जिनके घर महादेव करते थे चाकरी, शिव पर पत्नी चलाती थी हुक्म; उन्हीं को भुला दिया, बिहार न्यूज". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-12-07.