page_title: Shakambhari
section_title: Further reading
hierarchical_section_title: Shakambhari / Further reading
caption_attribution_description: English: Shakambari Mata Temple in Sambhar, Rajasthan
context_page_description: In Hinduism, Shakambhari is an incarnation of Goddess Parvati. She is the divine mother, called "The Bearer of the Greens". It is said that in times of famine, the Goddess Parvati comes down as Shakambhari and gives vegan food to the hungry. Shakambhari Devi is a wonderful form of Mother Adishakti Maa Parvati. They are also depicted as having octagonal arms on four sides and elsewhere. Mother is Bhuvaneshwari Parvati, the Adhishwari of the entire geosphere. This mother is called Vaishno, Chamunda, Kangra Wali, Jwala, Chintapurni, Kamakhya, Chandi, Bala Sundari, Mansa, Naina and Shatakshi. Maa Shakambhari is Rakdantika, Chinnamastika, Bhima, Bhramari and Sri Durga. There are many Siddha Peethas in the country of Mother Shri Shakambhari. In which Sakraypeeth and Sambhar Peeth are in Rajasthan and Saharanpur Peeth is in Uttar Pradesh.
  Maa Sri Shakambhari Bhagwati's very holy ancient proven Shaktipeeth is on the banks of a rainy river in the jungles of the Shivalik ranges. The description of which is found in the Puranas like Skanda Purana, Markandeya Purana, Bhagavata etc. This Shaktipeeth of Mother is the continual place of Goddess.
context_section_description: Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Traditions ISBN 81-208-0379-5 by David Kinsley
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caption: Shakambari Mata Temple in Sambhar, Rajasthan
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