According to Devi Purana, Shiva Purana and religious texts, there was a Mahadaitya Ruru in the lineage of Hiranyaksha. Ruru had a son named Durgamasura. Durgamasura did the penance of Brahma ji and subjugated the four Vedas. With the absence of the Vedas, all the activities disappeared. Brahmins gave up their religion.
There was an all-out outcry. Due to the Brahmins becoming devoid of religion, the rituals of sacrifice were stopped and the power of the deities also began to diminish. Due to which there was a severe famine. No animal was getting water.
Due to the lack of water, the vegetation also dried up, due to which all the creatures started dying due to hunger and thirst. Durgamasura had a fierce battle with the gods in which the gods were defeated, so the deities suffering from the atrocities of Durgamasura hid in the Shivalik ranges and started meditating, chanting, worshiping and praising Jagadamba.
On the praise of Jagadamba by him, Mahamaya Maa Parvati, who is famous by the names Maheshani, Bhuvaneshwari, appeared in the form of Ionija at the place of Saharanpur Shakti Peeth. Jagdamba was very sad to see the plight of the whole creation and tears started flowing from his eyes. All the rivers and ponds were filled with water by the stream of tears. At that time the deities worshiped the mother in the name of Shatakshi Devi. Shatakshi Devi assumed a divinely benign form. Mata Chaturbhuji was seated on Kamalasana.
In her hands she was holding a lotus, arrow, herb and fruit and a splendid bow. Bhagwati Parameshwari manifested many herbs from her body. By eating them, the world's appetites were pacified. When the mother looked at the mountain, first a tuber named Saral was born. In this divine form, the mother was worshiped in the name of Shakambhari Devi.
After that she took a beautiful form to woo Durgamasura and sat on the Shivalik hill. When the Asuras saw Jagadamba sitting on the hill, they came with the thought of catching her. Durgamasura himself also came, then the goddess made a circle outside the earth and heaven and herself stood outside it. Devi had a fierce battle with Durgamasura, in the end Durgamasura was killed.
At this place, Mother Jagdamba killed Durgamasur and other demons and blessed the devotee Bhuredev (a form of Bhairav) with immortality. Go for the darshan of Shakambhari Devi. The place where Mata killed the demon Durgamasur is now the ground of Virkhet. Where the mother had made a beautiful form and sat on the crest of the hill, there is the temple of Goddess Shakambhari. There is a temple of Baba Bhuradev at the place where Mother gave the boon of immortality to Bhura Dev. This area, full of natural beauty and green valley, fascinates the worshiper.
According to Devi Purana, Shatakshi, Shakambhari and Durga are the names of the same goddess. There are many dhams like mother goddess Shakambhari. But the shade of Siddha Bhawan, which sits in the wild hills of Saharanpur, is somewhat unique. At the foot of the hill is the temple of Mother. After climbing fifteen steps, the mother's wonderful form is seen.
The mother is seated with her four forms and child Ganesha on a marble platform on which silver is mounted. The beautiful costumes of the four forms of Mother are embellished with gold and silver apparitions. Bhima and Bhramari to the right of Mother and to the left and Shatakshi Devi are distinguished. This is the only temple in the country where four forms of Durga are seen together. Before seeing the mother, people have to see Bhura Dev Baba.
Those who joined the Dewasur Sangram sacrificed their lives. Mata Jagadamba was pleased and gave a boon to Bhuradev that whoever comes to worship me will worship the first Bhuradev. Maa Shri Shakambhari Devi Ji is Sakshat Lakshmi Swaroopa. Shakambhari Devi appeared in a self-proclaimed form on the divine hills of Shivalik at the behest of Lord Vishnu.
A detailed description of the form of Mata Shakambhari is found in the Murti Rahasya chapter of Durga Saptashati. The ancient temple of the goddess Shakambari is situated at Sakarai about 15 km (9.3 mi) from Udaipur Wati, which is about 29 km (18 mi) from Sikar(Rajasthan). There is also one same sakambhari mata temple at Pakaur (Jharkhand) as same in sakarai Rajasthan 150 km (93 mi) from Kolkata Two JAGRAN Night one in chaitra saptami night and one in durga puja saptami night every year, Also there are three temples of Mata Shakambari in Kolkata.
Since tears rolled out from the eyes of the goddess continuously for nine days and nights the biggest worship practice is the celebration of Navratra Mahotasav, held in the months of Chaitra and Aasoj for nine days each. Two more Navratras are also celebrated but they are known as "Gupt Navratras."
Every year in Vijayawada Durga Temple they celebrate Shakambari Utsavs for three days. On these days the goddess is decorated with vegetables and fruits.
Shakambhari Devi is also depicted as having four arms and eight arms at some places. Maa Shakambhari is called Raktdantika, Chinnamastika, Bhimadevi, Bhramari and Sri Kanakadurga.