ଶକ୍ତି ପୀଠ

ଦକ୍ଷ ପ୍ରଜାପତି ଙ୍କର କନ୍ୟା ସତୀ ଶିବହୀନ ଯଜ୍ଞକୁ ଅସହ୍ୟ ମଣି ଯଜ୍ଞକୁଣ୍ଡକୁ ଝାସ ଦେବାପରେ ତାଙ୍କ ଶରୀରକୁ ଶିବ କାନ୍ଧରେ ବହନ କରି କ୍ରୋଧ ଜର୍ଜରିତ ହୋଇ ଭ୍ରମଣ କରିବାରେ ଲାଗିଲେ। ତାଙ୍କ ହସ୍ତରୁ ସତୀଙ୍କର ଶରୀର ଅଂଶମାନ ବିଭିନ୍ନ ସ୍ଥାନମାନଙ୍କରେ ପଡ଼ି ତାହା ଏକ ଏକ ଶକ୍ତିପୀଠରେ ପରିଣତ ହୋଇଛି।
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ଶିବ ମହାପୁରାଣ ଅନୁସାରେ ଦେବୀ ସତୀଙ୍କ ପିତା ଦକ୍ଷ ପ୍ରଜାପତି ନିଜ ରାଜଧାନୀରେ ଏକ ମହାଯଜ୍ଞର ଆୟୋଜନ କଲେ ଏବଂ ସମସ୍ତ ଦେବଦେବୀ ଓ ମୁନୀଋଷିମାନଙ୍କୁ ନିମନ୍ତ୍ରଣ କଲେ । ଶିବଙ୍କର ଅସ୍ୱାଭାବିକ ଜୀବନ ଯାତ୍ରା, ଚାଲିଚଳନ ଓ ବେଶଭୁଷାକୁ ସେ ନାପସନ୍ଦ କରୁଥିଲେ । ଏକଦା ଦକ୍ଷ ପ୍ରଜାପତି ଏକ ସମାବେଶରେ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ହୁଅନ୍ତେ ସବୁ ଦେବତା ଓ ଋଷିମାନେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ସମ୍ମାନ ଦେଖାଇ ଠିଆହୋଇ ପଡ଼ିଲେ, କିନ୍ତୁ ଶିବ ଏକା ଅନ୍ୟମନସ୍କ ହୋଇ ବସିରହିଲେ । ତେଣୁ ଦକ୍ଷ ପ୍ରଜାପତି ଉକ୍ତଯଜ୍ଞରେ ଶିବଙ୍କୁ ଯୋଗଦେବାକୁ ନିମନ୍ତ୍ରଣ କଲେନାହିଁ । ଦେବୀ ସତୀ ଶିବଙ୍କ ବାରଣ ସତ୍ତ୍ୱେ ପିତ୍ରାଳୟକୁ ଗଲେ ଓ ଦକ୍ଷ ପ୍ରଜାପତିଙ୍କୁ ନିଜସ୍ୱାମୀଙ୍କୁ ନିମନ୍ତ୍ରଣ ନକରି ଉଚିତ କରିନାହାନ୍ତି ବୋଲି ଚେତାଇଦେଲେ । କିନ୍ତୁ ଦକ୍ଷ ପ୍ରଜାପତି ମହାଦେବଙ୍କର ଅପମାନ କଲେ । ଏହାକୁ ସହ୍ୟ କରି ନପାରି ସତୀ ମହାଯଜ୍ଞ କୁଣ୍ଡରେ ନିଜକୁ ଆତ୍ମବିସର୍ଜନ ଦେଲେ । ଯଜ୍ଞାଗ୍ନିରେ ପ୍ରାଣାହୁତି ଦେବା ମାତ୍ରେ ସତୀଙ୍କ ଶରୀରରୁ ଆଲୋକମୟ ଜ୍ୱାଳାମୁଖୀ ଉତ୍ପନ ହେଲା । ମହାଦେବ ସତୀଙ୍କୁ ଏତେ ଭଲପାଉଥିଲେ ଯେ, ସେ ଯଜ୍ଞକୁଣ୍ଡରୁ ଦଗ୍ଧ ଶରୀରକୁ ନିଜ କାନ୍ଧରେ ନେଇ ନାନା ଦେଶ ପାଗଳପ୍ରାୟ ଘୁରିବୁଲିଲେ । ଶିବଶଙ୍କରଙ୍କର ଏପରି କ୍ରୋଧାନ୍ୱିତ ଓ ବିବତ୍ସ ଅବସ୍ଥା ଦେଖି ସ୍ୱୟଂବିଷ୍ଣୁ ଧନୁଶରଦ୍ୱାରା ସତୀଙ୍କର ଶରୀରକୁ ଖଣ୍ଡବିଖଣ୍ଡିତ କରିଦେଲେ । ଯେଉଁ ଯେଉଁ ସ୍ଥାନମାନଙ୍କରେ ସତୀଙ୍କର ଦିବ୍ୟ ଅଙ୍ଗ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟଙ୍ଗ ପଡ଼ିଲା, ସେହିସବୁ ସ୍ଥାନଗୁଡ଼ିକରେ ଭିନ୍ନଭିନ୍ନ ଶକ୍ତିପୀଠମାନ ଗଢିଉଠିଲା ଓ ବିଭିନ୍ନନାମରେ, ବିଭିନ୍ନ ରୂପରେ ଦେବୀସତୀ ପୂଜା ପାଇଆସୁଛନ୍ତି । ଅନୁପମ ଭାରତ, ପୃଷ୍ଠା- ୫, ଶନିବାର ୬ ଏପ୍ରିଲ ୨୦୧୩
ଶକ୍ତି ପୀଠ

କ୍ର. ସଂ.Place (ସ୍ଥାନ)Body Part or Ornament (ପତିତ ଅଙ୍ଗ)Shakti (ଶକ୍ତି)Bhairava (ଭୈରବ)1Kanchipuram, Kamakshi temple, Kamakoti Peetam mentioned in Lalita Sahasram, Trishati, Astothram etc. Ottiyana (Ornament covering stomach) KamakshiKaal Bhairav2Nainativu (Manipallavam), Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Located 36 km from the ancient capital of the Jaffna kingdom, Nallur. The murti of the Goddess is believed to have been consecrated and worshipped by Lord Indra. The protagonist, Lord Rama and antagonist, Ravana of the Sanskrit epic Ramayana have offered obeisances to the Goddess. Nāga and Garuda of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata; resolved their longstanding feuds after worshipping this Goddess.Silambu (Anklets)Indrakshi (Nagapooshani / Bhuvaneswari)Rakshaseshwar (Nayanair)3Shivaharkaray, a little distance from Sukkur Station from Karachi, Pakistan EyesMahishmardiniKrodhish4Sugandha, situated in Shikarpur, Gournadi, about 20 km from Barisal town, Bangladesh, on the banks of Sonda river. NoseSugandhaTrayambak5Amarnath in Kashmir, India from Srinagar through Pahalgam 94 km by Bus, Chandanwari 16 km by walkThroatMahamayaTrisandhyeshwar6Jwalaji, Kangra, India from Pathankot alight at Jwalamukhi Road Station from there 20 km TongueSiddhida (Ambika) Unmatta Bhairav 7Ambaji, at Anart, Gujarat, India HeartAmbajiBatuk Bhairav8Nepal, near Pashupatinath Temple at Guhyeshwari TempleBoth kneesMahashiraKapali 9Manas, under Tibet at the foot of Mount Kailash in Lake Mansarovar, a piece of StoneRight handDakshayaniAmar 10Bardhaman in West Bengal, India NavelMata Sarbamangala DeviBhagwan Shiv/Mahadev 11Gandaki in Pokhara, Nepal about 125 km on the banks of Gandaki river where Muktinath temple is situated TempleGandaki ChandiChakrapani 12Bahula, on the banks of Ajay river at Ketugram, 8 km from Katwa, Burdwan, West Bengal, India Left armGoddess BahulaBhiruk13Ujaani, 16 km from Guskara station under Burdwan district of West Bengal, India Right wristMangal ChandikaKapilambar14Udaipur, 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 legTripura Sundari Tripuresh 15On 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 armBhawaniChandrashekhar16Locally known as Bhramari Devi. Behind a rice mill, near Jalpesh Temple in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India. Left legBhraamariAmbar 17Kamgiri, Kamakhya, in the Neelachal hills near Guwahati, capital of Assam, India Genitals KamakhyaUmanand18yoga adya at Khirgram under Burdwan district, West Bengal, India Big Toe (Right) JugaadyaKsheer Khandak 19Kalipeeth, (Kalighat, Kolkata), India Right ToesKalikaNakuleshwar20Prayag near Sangam at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India FingerAlopi Devi Mandir or MadhaveswariBhava 21Jayanti at Nartiang village in the Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya state, India. This Shakti Peetha is locally known as the Nartiang Durga Temple. Left thighJayantiKramadishwar 22Kireet at Kireetkona village, 3 km from Lalbag Court Road station under district Murshidabad, West Bengal, India CrownVimlaSanwart 23Varanasi at Manikarnika Ghat on banks of the Ganges at Kashi, Uttar Pradesh, India EarringVishalakshi & ManikarniKalbhairav 24Kanyashram, Kanyakumari the Bhadrakali temple within the precincts of Kumari temple, Tamil Nadu, India (also thought to be situated in Chittagong, Bangladesh) Back SarvaniNimish 25Present day Kurukshetra town or Thanesar ancient Sthaneshwar, at Haryana, India Ankle boneSavitri/BhadraKaliSthanu 26Manibandh, at Gayatri hills near Pushkar 11 km north-west of Ajmer, Rajasthan, India Two BraceletsGayatriSarvanand 27Shri Shail, at Joinpur village, Dakshin Surma, near Gotatikar, 3 km north-east of Sylhet town, Bangladesh NeckMahalaxmiSambaranand 28Kankalitala, on the banks of Kopai River 10 km north-east of Bolpur station in Birbhum district, Devi locally known as Kankaleshwari West Bengal, India BoneDevgarbhaRuru 29Kalmadhav on the banks of Shon river in a cave over hills near to Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India Left buttockKaliAsitang30Shondesh, at the source point of Narmada River in Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India Right buttockNarmadaBhadrasen31Ramgiri, at Chitrakuta on the Jhansi Manikpur railway line in Uttar Pradesh, India Right breastShivaniChanda32Vrindavan, near new bus stand on Bhuteshwar road within Bhuteshwar Mahadev Temple, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaRinglets of hairUmaBhutesh33Shuchi, in a Shiva temple at Suchindrum 11 km on Kanyakumari Trivandrum road, Tamil Nadu, India Upper teeth NarayaniSanhar34Panchsagar exact location not known (thought to be near Haridwar) Bottom teeth VarahiMaharudra35Bhavanipur union, at Karatoyatat, 28 km distance from interior Sherpur upazila, Bogra District, Bangladesh Left anklet (ornament) Arpana Vaman 36Shri Parvat, near Ladak, Kashmir, India. Another belief: at Srisailam in Shriparvat hills under Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India Right anklet (ornament) ShrisundariSundaranand 37Vibhash, at Tamluk under district Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India Left ankleKapalini (Bhimarupa) Sarvanand38Prabhas, 4 km from Veraval station near Somnath temple in Junagadh district of Gujarat, India StomachChandrabhaga Vakratund39Bhairavparvat, at Bhairav hills on the banks of Shipra river a little distance from Ujjaini town, Madhya Pradesh, India Upper lipsAvantiLambkarna40Goddess Saptashrungi (Goddess with 18 arms)]], at Vani in Nasik, Maharashtra, India Chin (2 parts) BhramariVikritaksh41Sarvashail or Godavaritir, at Kotilingeswar temple on the banks of Godavari river near Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh, India CheeksRakini or VishweshwariVatsnabh or Dandpani42Virat, near Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India Left toesAmbikaAmriteshwar43Locally known as Anandamayee Temple. Ratnavali, on the banks of Ratnakar river at Khanakul-Krishnanagar, district Hooghly, West Bengal, India Right ShoulderKumariShiva44Mithila, near Janakpur railway station on the border of India and Nepal Left shoulderUmaMahodar45Nalhati, known as "Nalateshwari Temple" near Nalhati station of Birbhum district, West Bengal, India Vocal chord with part of the tracheaeKalika DeviYogesh46Karnat, Kangra, himachalpradesh.Both earsJayadurgaAbhiru47Bakreshwar, 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 eyebrowsMahishmardiniVakranath48Jessoreswari, 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 feetJashoreshwariChanda49Attahas village of Dakshindihi in the district of Bardhaman, near the Katwa railway station, in West Bengal, India LipsPhullaraVishvesh50Sainthia, 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 NecklaceNandiniNandikeshwar51Hinglaj (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) KottariBhimlochan52Danestwari (Kuldevi Of Bastar state ), Dantewada 80 km from Jagdalpur Tehsil, Chhattisgarh Daant (teeth) Danteshwari Kapalbhairv53Vajreshwari, Kangra 18 km from Dharamshala Tehsil, Kangra left Breast (teeth) Vajreshwari Kalbhairv53[Padmavati Devi] (Padmavatipuri Dham), Panns 80 km from Satna Madhya Pradesh PadmPadmavati DeviKapalbhairav54Tarapith, on the banks of Dwarka river, about 6 km from Rampurhat sub-division, Birbhum district, West Bengal, IndiaThird eye or spiritual eye (Tara)Tara55Chandika Sthan or chandisthan, at Munger temple on the banks of Ganges near Ganga Darshan, Bihar, India Left eyeChandika or Chandi deviBholeshankar56Patan Devi, at PATNA, BIHAR, India left shoulder with clothsBadi Patan Devi/chhoti Patan DeviBhairav57Arbuda Devi, at Mount Abu, Rajasthan, IndiaAdharArbuda Devi or Adhar DeviBhairav

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