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List Of Shakti Peeths ,Significance,History,Location,Story Of Goddess Sati & King Daksha,Download The List


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The Shakti Peethas (holy places of cosmic power) are places of worship consecrated to the goddess Sati, the female principal of Hinduism and the main deity of the Shakta sect. They are sprinkled throughout the Indian subcontinent.
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This goddess is often associated both with Gowri / Parvati, the benevolent goddess of harmony, marital felicity and longevity, with Durga, goddess of strength and valour, and with Mahakali, goddess of destruction of the evil.

History:

There was a king named Daksha, whose daughter was Sati. When Sati grew old she performed intense penance to attain Shivji as her husband. She married Lord Shiva against the wish of her father.

When Daksha was performing a Yagna, he invited all the deities except Shivji and Sati. Sati was very sad after not receiving an invitation for the yagna. She insisted on attending the function, despite of the disapproval of Shivji. When Sati entered the palace, king Daksha insulted her. He said that his other daughters were more distinguished and worthy of honour than Shivji and Sati.
Sati was unable to bear her father's disrespect for her husband. Then Goddess Sati approached the sadas (the area of the site of sacrifice where the main priest sits). She thundered: "My husband, the Lord of Lords has been insulted for no good reason. No fault exists in Him. It is claimed in the Scriptures that those who steal knowledge, those who betray a Teacher and those who defile the Lord are great sinners and ought to be punished".

After saying these words, Goddess threw herself in glowing sacred fire. Daksha yagna was desecrated. All the invitees were scared of being avenged, hence disappeared. When Shivji hear this he was enraged. He created a creature Veerbhadra from lock of his hair.

Veerbhadra tore off king Daksha head and tossed it in the same sacrificial fire. However it was proclaimed that the yagna should not be left incomplete, so head of goat was placed on Daksha to restore his life.

Sad Lord Shiv began to wander carrying the dead body of Sati in his arms. He started dance of destruction of universe. In order to save universe and break this attachment of Lord Shiv, Vishnu with his sudarshan chakra cut Sati's body into pieces. Sati's body pieces fell at different places and these are called Shakti Peeths.

There are 52 shakti peeths and it is believed that if you worship these places with devotion all desires are fulfilled.


A list of Shakti Peeths as taken from Tantra Chudamani is provided below:
  • Sati" 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.

No:Place:Part of the body:Bhirava:Shakti:
1.Hingula
(Pakistan)
Brahma randhraBhima lochanaKottari
2.Sharkarara
(Maha rashtra)
TrinetraKrodheeshaMahisha mardini
3.Sugandha
(Bangla desh)
NasikaTriambakaSunanda
4.Kashmira
(Jammu&Kashmir)
Kantha deshaTri sandhyeshwaraMaha maya
5.Jwala mukhi
(Himachal pradesh)
JihwaUnmatta/
Vatukeshwara
Siddhida/
Ambica
6.Jalandhara
(Punjab)
Vama stanaBhishanaTripura malini/
Tripura nashini
7.Vidya natha
(Bihar)
HridayaVidya nathaJaya durga
8.Nepala
(Nepal)
Janu dwayaKapaliMaha maya
9.Manasa
(Tibet)
Dakshina hastaAmara/
Hara
Dakshaini
10.Utkala/
Viraja
(Orissa)
NabhiJagannathaVimala/
Vijaya
11.Gandaki
(Nepal)
Dakshina gandaChakra paniGandaki chandi
12.Bahula
(West bebgal)
Vama bahuBhiruka/
Tivraka
Bahula
13.Ujjaini
(Madhya pradesh)
KurparaKapilambaraMangala chandi
14.Chattala
(Bangla desh)
Dakshina bahuChandra sekharaBhavani
15.Tripura
(Tripura)
Dakshina padaTripureshaTripura
16.Trisrota
(West bengal)
Vama padaAmbara/
Eshwara
Bhramari
17.Kama giri/
Kama rupa desha
(Assam)
Maha mudra/
Yoni
UmanandaKamakhya/
Dasha maha vidya
18.Yugadya/
Ksheera grama
(West bengal)
Dakshina
padangushta
Ksheera kantakaBhoota dhatri
19.Kali peetha
(West bengal)
Dakshina padanguliNakuleeshaKali
20.Prayaga
(Uttar pradesh)
HastanguliBhavaLalitha
21.Jayanti
(Bangladesh)
Vama janghaKramadeeshwaraJayanti
22.Kireeta/
Kireeta kona
(West bengal)
KireetaSamvarta/
Siddha rupa
Vimala/
Bhuvaneshi
23.Manikarnika/
Varanasi
(Uttar pradesh)
Karna kundalaKala bhiravaVishalakshi
24.Kanyashrama
(Tamil nadu)
PrishtaNimishaSharvani
25.Kurukshetra
(Haryana)
Dakshina gulphaSthanuSavitri
26.Manivedika
(Rajasthan)
Mani bandhaSarvananda/
Sharvananda
Gayatri
27.Srisaila/
Sri hatta
(Andhra pradesh)
GreevaSamvarananda/
Shambarananda
Maha lakshmi
28.Kanchi
(Tamil nadu)
KankalaRuruDeva garbha/
Veda garbha
29.Kala madhava
(Uttar pradesh)
Vama nitambaAsitangaKali
30.Shona
(Madhya pradesh)
Dakshina nitambaBhadra senaNarmada
31.Rama giri/
Raja giri
(Uttar pradesh)
Dakshina stanaChandaShivani
32.Brindavana
(Uttar pradesh)
Kesha jalaBhootesha/
Krishna natha
Uma/
Katyaini
33.Shuchi/
Anala
(Tamil nadu)
Oordhwa danta panktiSamhara/
Samkrura
Narayani
34.Pancha sagara
(Maharashtra)
Adho danta panktiMaha rudraVarahi
35.Kara toya tata
(Bangladesh)
Vama talpaVamanaAparna
36.Sri parvata
(Andhra pradesh)
Dakshina talpaSundaranandaSundari
37.Vibhasa
(West bengal)
Vama gulphaSarvanandaKapali/
Bhima rupa
38.Prabhasa
(Gujarat)
UdaraVakra tundaChandra bhaga
39.Bhirava parvata
(Madhya pradesh)
OordhvoshtaLamba karnaAvanti
40.Jana sthana
(Maharashtra)
ChibukaVikritakshaBhramari
41.Godavari teetra
(Andhra pradesh)
Vama gandaDanda pani/
Vatsa nabha
Vishwa matrika/
Rakini
42.Ratnavali
(West bengal)
Dakshina skandhaShivaKumari
43.Mithila
(Nepal)
Vama skandhaMahodaraUma devi/
Maha devi
44.Nalahati
(West bengal)
NalaYogeeshwaraKali
45.Karnata
(Karnataka)
KaranaAbhiruJaya durga
46.Vakreshwara
(West bengal)
ManasVakra nathaMahisha mardini
47.Yashora
(Bangla desh)
Vama hastaChandaYashoreshwari
48.Attahasa
(West bengal)
AdharoshtaVishweshwaraPullara
49.Nandi pura
(West bengal)
Kantha haraNandikeshwaraNandini
50.Lanka
(Sri lanka)
NupuraRakshaseshwaraIndrakshi
51.Virata
(Rajasthan)
Vama padanguliAmritaAmbika
52. ?Magadha
(Bihar)
Dakshina jangha




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