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Hindu Temples :-
51 Shakti Peetha of Maa
Durga
In
Satya Yuga, Daksha
performed a yagna with a desire of taking revenge
on Lord Shiva.
Daksha was angry because his daughter Sati had married
Lord Shiva
against his wishes. Daksha invited all the deities to the yagna
except for Shiva and Sati. The fact that she was not invited did not deter
Sati from attending the yagna. But Sati, being an
uninvited guest, was not given any respect. Furthermore, Daksha
insulted Shiva. Sati was unable to bear her father’s insults toward her
husband, so she committed suicide by jumping into the pyre. When Lord Shiva
heard about her death he became furious. He went to the place where Daksha
was performing his yagna and destroyed the area. Daksha was killed by
Shiva’s ganas.
Lord
Shiva then carried Sati’s body all over the world in a state of wild grief.
At the request of all other gods,
Lord Vishnu severed
Sati’s body into 51 pieces with his Sudarshan
Chakra, so that Lord Shiva could return to his sanity and once
again take up his duties. Various parts of Sati’s body fell at different
places which became known as Shakti Peethas. At all Shakti
Peethas, the Goddess Shakti is accompanied by Lord Bhairava
(a manifestation of Lord Shiva).
List of 51 Shakti
Peetha of Goddess Durga
Sr. No. |
Place |
Organ or Ornament |
Shakti |
Bhairava |
1 |
KanchiPuram, Kamatchi temple,Kamakoti
Peetam mentioned in Lalita Sahasram,Trishati,Astothram etc. |
Ottiyana (Ornament covering stomach) |
Kamakshi |
Kala Bhairav |
2 |
Sri Lanka, in Nainativu, Jaffna |
Hand |
Indrakshi / Nagapooshani |
Rakshaseshwar / Naayanar |
3 |
Naina, 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 |
Sunanda |
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
Gujyeshwari Temple |
Both Knees |
Mahashira |
Kapali |
9 |
Manas, under Tibet at the feet of Mount
Kailash in Lake Mansarovar, a piece of Stone |
Right Hand |
Dakshayani |
Amar |
10 |
Biraja in Utkal present Orissa, India |
Navel |
Girija/Viraja/Biraja |
Jagannath |
11 |
Gandaki from 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 the 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 |
Trisrota, at Salbari village under Boda
division of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India |
Left Leg |
Bhraamari |
Ambar |
17 |
Kamgiri, Kamakhya, at the Neelachal hills near Guwahati, capital of
Assam, India |
Genital Organ |
Kamakhya |
Umanand |
18 |
yogaadya at Khirgram under Burdwan
district, West Bengal, India |
Great Toe (Right) |
Jugaadya |
Ksheer Khandak |
19 |
Kalipeeth, (Kalighat, Kolkata), India |
Right Toes |
Kalika |
Nakuleesh |
20 |
Prayag near Sangam at Allahabad, Uttar
Pradesh, India |
Finger (Hand) |
Lalita |
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
Ganga 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 towards north-west from Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. |
Two Bracelets |
Gayatri |
Sarvanand |
27 |
Shri Shail, at Jainpur village, near
Gotatikar, towards north-east 3 km from Sylhet town, Bangladesh |
Neck |
Mahalaxmi |
Sambaranand |
28 |
Kankalitala, on the banks of Kopai river
10 km towards north-east from Bolpur station of district Birbhum, Devi
locally known as KankaleshwariWest Bengal, India |
Bone |
Devgarbha |
Ruru |
29 |
Kalmadhav on the banks of Shon river in a
cave over hills near to Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India |
Buttock (Left) |
Kali |
Asitang |
30 |
Shondesh, at the source point of Narmada
river in Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India |
Buttock (Right) |
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 |
Ringlets of Hair |
Uma |
Bhutesh |
33 |
Shuchi, in a Shiva temple at Shuchitirtham
11 km on Kanyakumari Trivandrum road, Tamil Nadu, India |
Teeth (Upper Jaw) |
Narayani |
Sanhar |
34 |
Panchsagar place not known (thought to be
near Haridwar) |
Teeth (Lower Jaw) |
Varahi |
Maharudra |
35 |
Karatoyatat, at Bhabanipur village 28 km
distance from interior Sherpur. Alight at Bogra station under district
Bogra, Bangladesh |
Left Anklet (Ornament) |
Arpana |
Vaman |
36 |
Shri Parvat, near Ladak, Kashmir, India.
Another belief: at Srisailam in Shriparvat hills under Karnool 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 distance 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 |
Jansthan, at Godavari river valley near
Nasik, Maharasthra, India |
Chin (Two 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 Feet Fingers |
Ambika |
Amriteshwar |
43 |
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 boarder of India-Nepal |
Left Shoulder |
Uma |
Mahodar |
45 |
Nalhati,known as "Nalateshwari Temple"
near Nalhati station of Birbhum district by rickshaw, West Bengal, India |
Tubular Bones of the Feet |
Kalika Devi |
Yogesh |
46 |
Karnat place not known |
Both Ears |
Jayadurga |
Abhiru |
47 |
Bakreshwar, on the banks of Paaphara
river, 24 km distance from Siuri Town, district Birbhum,7km 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 Raja Pratapaditya, whose capital was Ishwaripur. |
Palms of Hands & Feet |
Jashoreshwari |
Chanda |
49 |
Attahas village of Dakshindihi in the
district of Bardhaman, near the Katwa Rail Station, in West Bengal,
India |
Lips |
Phullara |
Vishvesh |
50 |
Sainthia, locally Known as "Nandikeshwari"
temple. Earlier Nandipur/Now in Sainthia Town. only 1.5 km from 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 |
Danteshwari ( Kuldevi Of Baster State ),
Dantewada Baster 80 km's from Jagdalpur Chhattisgarh |
Daant (Teeth) |
Danteshwari |
Kapalbhairv |
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