51 Shakti peethas
51 Shakti Peeths are very important and ancient Hindu religious pilgrims. The story of formation of these shakti peeths comes in Purans as
Devi Parvati in her last birth as the daughter of Daksha was married to Lord shiva. Once her father daksha was promoted to head of Prajapati by lord Brahaman ( his father). He got too much pride and hosted a Yagya, in which he didn’t invite his daughter Sati and Lord Shiva as he was having grievences with Lord Shiva. When Sati saw the Planes going in the sky she asked her husband Lord Shiva about the planes. Lord Shiva told her all the story.
She became very happy and sought his permission to attend the yagya. Lord shiva refused and said, “He has not invited us; so we must not go. Although we can go to our parents home with out invitation,yet if some one has rivalery or grievences with us , we must not go there.
Sati was not satisfied with all this and was adamond to go there. Seeing her so much interest Lord Shiva allowed her to go and sent her ganas with her.
When Sati reached there she saw that there is no part of lord shiva in the Yagya and she was greeted by anyone except mother. Her sisters met her very tauntingly laughing. She felt very much insulted not seeing the part of Lord shiva in the Yagya and left her Prana (died by Yoga). The ganas of Lord Shiva started destroying the yagya. The purodha of the yagya Rishi Bhirigu saved the yagya by creating Kritika, and kritika shunted out all the ganas of lord Shiva and they went to lord shiva and told him the whole story.
Lord Shiva became very violent and took his Mahakal posture. He destroyed the whole Yagya and slaughtered the head of Daksha. But his anger was not still pacified. He lifted the dead body of Devi Parvati on his shoulder and started Tandav.
The whole of the world became terrified and all the gods went to Lord Vishnu and sought his help. Vishnu went there and he was also not able to pacify Lord Shiva. He then ordered His Chakra and chakra started chopping the parts of the dead body of Sati one by one.
When nothing was left on the shoulder of Lord Shiva he was also pacified. There were 51 parts in total made of the dead body and the places where these parts of body fell are recognized as the Shakti Peeths.
- "Shakti" refers to the Goddess worshipped at each location, all being manifestations of Dakshayani, Parvati or Durga;
- "Bhairava" refers to the corresponding consort, each a manifestation of Shiva;
- "Body Part or Ornament" refers to the body part or piece of jewellery that fell to earth, at the location on which the respective temple is built.
Sr. No. | Place | Body Part or Ornament | Shakti | Bhairava |
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1 | Kanchipuram, Kamakshi temple, Kamakoti Peetam mentioned in Lalita Sahasram, Trishati, Astothram etc. | Ottiyana (Ornament covering stomach) | Kamakshi | Kaal Bhairav |
2 | Sri Lanka, in Nainativu, Jaffna | Anklets | Indrakshi (more commonly known as Nagapooshani in Tamil) | Rakshaseshwar (Nagathambiran) |
3 | Shivaharkaray, a little distance from Sukkur Station from Karachi, Pakistan | Eyes | Mahishmardini | Krodhish |
4 | Sugandha, situated in Shikarpur, Gournadi, about 20 km from Barisal town, Bangladesh, on the banks of Sonda river. | Nose | Sugandha | Trayambak |
5 | Amarnath in Kashmir, India from Srinagar through Pahalgam 94 km by Bus, Chandanwari 16 km by walk | Throat | Mahamaya | Trisandhyeshwar |
6 | Jwalamukhi, Kangra, India from Pathankot alight at Jwalamukhi Road Station from there 20 km | Tongue | Siddhida (Ambika) | Unmatta Bhairav |
7 | Ambaji, at Anart, Gujarat, India | Heart | Ambaji | |
8 | Nepal, near Pashupatinath Temple at Guhyeshwari Temple | Both knees | Mahashira | Kapali |
9 | Manas, under Tibet at the foot of Mount Kailash in Lake Mansarovar, a piece of Stone | Right hand | Dakshayani | Amar |
10 | Bardhaman in West Bengal, India | Navel | Mata Sarbamangala Devi | Bhagwan Shiv/Mahadev |
11 | Gandaki in Pokhara, Nepal about 125 km on the banks of Gandaki river where Muktinath temple is situated | Temple | Gandaki Chandi | Chakrapani |
12 | Bahula, on the banks of Ajay river at Ketugram, 8 km from Katwa, Burdwan, West Bengal, India | Left arm | Goddess Bahula | Bhiruk |
13 | Ujaani, 16 km from Guskara station under Burdwan district of West Bengal, India | Right wrist | Mangal Chandika | Kapilambar |
14 | Udaipur, Tripura, at the top of the hills known as Tripura Sundari temple near Radhakishorepur village, a little distance away from Udaipur town of Tripura, India | Right leg | Tripura Sundari | Tripuresh |
15 | On Chandranath hill near Sitakunda station of Chittagong District, Bangladesh. The famous Chandranath Temple on the top of the hill is the Bhairav temple of this Shakti Peetha, not the Shakti Peeth itself. | Right arm | Bhawani | Chandrashekhar |
16 | Locally known as Bhramari Devi. Behind a rice mill, near Jalpesh Temple in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India. | Left leg | Bhraamari | Ambar |
17 | Kamgiri, Kamakhya, in the Neelachal hills near Guwahati, capital of Assam, India | Genitals | Kamakhya | Umanand |
18 | yoga adya at Khirgram under Burdwan district, West Bengal, India | Big Toe (Right) | Jugaadya | Ksheer Khandak |
19 | Kalipeeth, (Kalighat, Kolkata), India | Right Toes | Kalika | Nakuleshwar |
20 | Prayag near Sangam at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India | Finger | Alopi Devi Mandir or Madhaveswari | Bhava |
21 | Jayanti at Kalajore Baurbhag village of Falzur Pargana under Jayantia Thana of Sylhet district, Bangladesh. This Shakti Peetha is locally known as Falizur Kalibari. | Left thigh | Jayanti | Kramadishwar |
22 | Kireet at Kireetkona village, 3 km from Lalbag Court Road station under district Murshidabad, West Bengal, India | Crown | Vimla | Sanwart |
23 | Varanasi at Manikarnika Ghat on banks of the Ganges at Kashi, Uttar Pradesh, India | Earring | Vishalakshi & Manikarni | Kalbhairav |
24 | Kanyashram, Kanyakumari the Bhadrakali temple within the precincts of Kumari temple, Tamil Nadu, India (also thought to be situated in Chittagong, Bangladesh) | Back | Sarvani | Nimish |
25 | Present day Kurukshetra town or Thanesar ancient Sthaneshwar, at Haryana, India | Ankle bone | Savitri | Sthanu |
26 | Manibandh, at Gayatri hills near Pushkar 11 km north-west of Ajmer, Rajasthan, India | Two Bracelets | Gayatri | Sarvanand |
27 | Shri Shail, at Joinpur village, Dakshin Surma, near Gotatikar, 3 km north-east of Sylhet town, Bangladesh | Neck | Mahalaxmi | Sambaranand |
28 | Kankalitala, on the banks of Kopai River 10 km north-east of Bolpur station in Birbhum district, Devi locally known as Kankaleshwari West Bengal, India | Bone | Devgarbha | Ruru |
29 | Kalmadhav on the banks of Shon river in a cave over hills near to Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India | Left buttock | Kali | Asitang |
30 | Shondesh, at the source point of Narmada River in Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India | Right buttock | Narmada | Bhadrasen |
31 | Ramgiri, at Chitrakuta on the Jhansi Manikpur railway line in Uttar Pradesh, India | Right breast | Shivani | Chanda |
32 | Vrindavan, near new bus stand on Bhuteshwar road within Bhuteshwar Mahadev Temple, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India http://www.katyayanipeeth.org.in/ | Ringlets of hair | Uma | Bhutesh |
33 | Shuchi, in a Shiva temple at Suchindrum 11 km on Kanyakumari Trivandrum road, Tamil Nadu, India | Upper teeth | Narayani | Sanhar |
34 | Panchsagar exact location not known (thought to be near Haridwar) | Bottom teeth | Varahi | Maharudra |
35 | Bhabanipur union, at Karatoyatat, 28 km distance from interior Sherpur upazila, Bogra District, Bangladesh | Left anklet (ornament) | Arpana | Vaman |
36 | Shri Parvat, near Ladak, Kashmir, India. Another belief: at Srisailam in Shriparvat hills under Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India | Right anklet (ornament) | Shrisundari | Sundaranand |
37 | Vibhash, at Tamluk under district Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India | Left ankle | Kapalini (Bhimarupa) | Sarvanand |
38 | Prabhas, 4 km from Veraval station near Somnath temple in Junagadh district of Gujarat, India | Stomach | Chandrabhaga | Vakratund |
39 | Bhairavparvat, at Bhairav hills on the banks of Shipra river a little distance from Ujjaini town, Madhya Pradesh, India | Upper lips | Avanti | Lambkarna |
40 | Goddess Saptashrungi (Goddess with seven arms), at Vani in Nasik, Maharashtra, India | Chin (2 parts) | Bhramari | Vikritaksh |
41 | Sarvashail or Godavaritir, at Kotilingeswar temple on the banks of Godavari river near Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh, India | Cheeks | Rakini or Vishweshwari | Vatsnabh or Dandpani |
42 | Birat, near Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India | Left toes | Ambika | Amriteshwar |
43 | Locally known as Anandamayee Temple. Ratnavali, on the banks of Ratnakar river at Khanakul-Krishnanagar, district Hooghly, West Bengal, India | Right Shoulder | Kumari | Shiva |
44 | Mithila, near Janakpur railway station on the border of India and Nepal | Left shoulder | Uma | Mahodar |
45 | Nalhati, known as "Nalateshwari Temple" near Nalhati station of Birbhum district, West Bengal, India | Vocal chord with part of the tracheae | Kalika Devi | Yogesh |
46 | Karnat, Kangra, himachalpradesh. | Both ears | Jayadurga | Abhiru |
47 | Bakreshwar, on the banks of Paaphara river, 24 km distance from Siuri Town, district Birbhum, 7 km from Dubrajpur Rly. Station West Bengal, India | Portion between the eyebrows | Mahishmardini | Vakranath |
48 | Jessoreswari, situated at Ishwaripur, Shyamnagar, district Satkhira, Bangladesh. The temple complex was built by Maharaja Pratapaditya, whose capital was Ishwaripur. | Palms of hands and soles of the feet | Jashoreshwari | Chanda |
49 | Attahas village of Dakshindihi in the district of Bardhaman, near the Katwa railway station, in West Bengal, India | Lips | Phullara | Vishvesh |
50 | Sainthia, locally Known as "Nandikeshwari" temple. Only 1.5 km from the railway station under a banyan tree within a boundary wall, Birbhum district, West Bengal, India | Necklace | Nandini | Nandikeshwar |
51 | Hinglaj (Or Hingula), southern Baluchistan a few hours North-east of Gawadar and about 125 km towards North-west from Karachi, Pakistan | Bramharandhra (Part of the head) | Kottari | Bhimlochan |
52 | Danestwari (Kuldevi Of Bastar state ), Dantewada 80 km from Jagdalpur Tehsil, Chhattisgarh | Daant (teeth) | Danteshwari | Kapalbhairv |
53 | Vajreshwari , Kangra 18 km from Dharamshala Tehsil, Kangra | left Breast (teeth) | Vajreshwari | Kalbhairv |
53 | [Padmavati Devi] (Padmavatipuri Dham), Panns 80 km from Satna Madhya Pradesh | Padm | Padmavati Devi | Kapalbhairv |
54 | Tarapith, on the banks of Dwarka river, about 6 km from Rampurhat sub-division, Birbhum district, West Bengal, India | Third eye or spiritual eye (Tara) |
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