The names of 51 Shakti Peeth; including four Adi Shakti Peeth and 18 Maha Shakti Peeth. Post about sacred Shakti Peeth list with body parts of Mata Sati.
Shakti Peeth in Hinduism
The Shakti Peetha are the “seat of Shakti” which are significant shrines and pilgrimage destinations in Shaktism. There are 51 or 108 Shakti peethas by various accounts, of which between 4 and 18 are named as Maha Shakti Peetha.
Most of these historic places of goddess worship are in India, but there are seven in Bangladesh, three in Pakistan, three in Nepal, and one each in Tibet and Sri Lanka.
Story of Shakti Peeth
Various legends explain how the Shakti Peetha came into existence. The most popular is based on the story of the death of the goddess Sati. Out of grief and sorrow, Shiva carried Sati’s body, reminiscing about their moments as a couple, and roamed around the universe with it.
Vishnu had cut her body into 51 body parts, using his Sudarshana Chakra, which fell on Earth to become sacred sites where all the people can pay homage to the Goddess.
Four Adi Shakti Pithas
The four major Shakti Peethas originated from the parts of the corpse of Mata Sati in the Satya Yuga are:
Bimala (Pada Khanda) (inside the Jagannath Temple of Puri, Odisha)
Tara Tarini (Sthana Khanda, Purnagiri, Breasts) (Near Berhampur, Odisha)
Kamakhya Temple (Yoni Khanda) (Near Guwahati, Assam)
Dakshina Kalika (Mukha Khanda) (Kolkata, West Bengal)
Note that “Shakthi” refers to the Goddess worshiped at each location, all being manifestations of Dakshayani (Sati), Parvati or Durga; and the “Body Part or Ornament” refers to the body part or piece of jewelry that fell to earth, at the location on which the respective temple is built.
Apart from these 4 there are 48 other famous Peethas recognized by religious texts. According to the Pithanirnaya Tantra the 51 peethas are scattered all over present day countries of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and Pakistan. The Shivacharita besides listing 51 maha-peethas, speaks about 26 more upa-peethas. The Bengali almanac, Vishuddha Siddhanta Panjika too describes the 51 peethas including the present modified addresses.
Among these, the Shakthi Peethas at Kamakhya, Gaya and Ujjain are regarded as the most sacred as they symbolise the three most important aspects of the Mother Goddess viz. Creation (Kamarupa Devi), Nourishment (Sarvamangala Devi/Mangalagauri) and Annihilation (Mahakali Devi).
List of Shakti Peeth with body parts
Sr. No. Place Part of the body Name of Shakti
1 Trincomalee (Sri lanka) Groin Shankari devi
2 Kanchi (Tamil nadu) Naval Kamakshi Devi
3 Praddyumnam (West Bengal) Stomach part Sri Srunkhala devi
4 Mysore (Karnataka) Hair Chamundeshwari devi
5 Alampur (Andhra Pradesh) Upper teeth Jogulamba devi
6 Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh) Neck part Bhramaramba devi
7 Kolhapur (Maharastra) Eyes Mahalakshmi devi
8 Nanded (Maharastra) Right hand Eka Veerika devi
9 Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) Upper lip Mahakali devi
10 Pithapuram (Andhra Pradesh) Left hand Puruhutika devi
11 Jajpur (Odisha) Navel Biraja devi
12 Draksharamam (Andhra Pradesh) Left cheek Manikyamba devi
13 Guwahati (Assam) Vulva Kamarupa devi
14 Prayaga (Uttar Pradesh) Fingers Madhaveswari devi
15 Jwala (Himachal Pradesh) Head part Vaishnavi devi
16 Gaya (Bihar) Breast part Sarvamangala devi
17 Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) Wrist Vishalakshi devi
18 Srinagar (Kashmir) Right hand Saraswathi devi
The following are the other Shakti Peethas.
1 Amarnath, from Srinagar through Pahalgam Jammu & Kashmir Throat
2 Attahas or Ashtahas village around 2 km east of Labhpur village, district of Birbhum West Bengal Lips
3 Bahula, on the banks of Ajay river at Ketugram, 8 km from Katwa, Burdwan West Bengal Left arm
4 Bakreshwar, on the banks of Paaphara river, 24 km distance from Siuri Town [a district headquarter], district Birbhum, 7 km from Dubrajpur Rly. Station West Bengal Portion between the eyebrows
5 Bhairavparvat, at Bhairav hills on the banks of Shipra river in the city of Ujjaini. These Shaktpeeth known as Harsiddi temple. Madhya Pradesh Elbow
6 Bhabanipur, located in the Upazilla of Sherpur, Bogra, Rajshahi Division. Also located at Karatoyatat, it is about 28 km distance from the town of Sherpur. Bangladesh Left anklet (ornament)
7 Chhinnamastika Shaktipeeth at Chintpurni, in Una District of Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Feet
8 Gandaki, Pokhara about 125 km on the banks of Gandaki river. Locals call as Bindyabasini Temple or Bhadrakali Temple. Nepal Temple
9 Goddess Bhadrakali on banks of Godavari in Nashik city (Saptashrungi) Maharashtra Chin (2 parts)
10 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)
11 Jayanti at Nartiang village in the Jaintia Hills district. This Shakthi Peetha is locally known as the Nartiang Durga Temple. Meghalaya Left thigh
12 Jessoreswari, situated at Ishwaripur, Shyamnagar Upazila, Khulna Division. The temple complex was built by Maharaja Pratapaditya, whose capital was Ishwaripur. Bangladesh Palms of hands and soles of the feet
13 Jwalaji, Kangra from Pathankot alight at Jwalamukhi Road Station from there 20 km Himachal Pradesh Tongue
14 Kalipeeth, (Kalighat, Kolkata) West Bengal Right Toes
15 Kalmadhav on the banks of Son River in a cave over hills near to Amarkantak Madhya Pradesh Left buttock
16 Kankalitala, on the banks of Kopai River 10 km north-east of Bolpur station in Birbhum district, Devi locally known as Kankaleshwari West Bengal Pelvis
17 Kanyashram of Balaambika – The Bhagavathy temple in Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of mainland India, Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Back
18 Karnat, Brajeshwari Devi, Kangra Himachal Pradesh Left Breast
19 Kireet at Kireetkona village, 3 km from Lalbag Court Roadstation under district Murshidabad West Bengal Crown
20 Locally known as Anandamayee Temple. Ratnavali, on the banks of Ratnakar river at Khanakul-Krishnanagar, district Hooghly West Bengal Right Shoulder
21 ‘A.Locally known as Bhramari Devi in Jalpaiguri near a small village Boda on the bank of river Teesta or Tri-shrota (combination of three flows) mentioned in Puranas
B.Ma Malai Chandi Temple at Amta, Howrah West Bengal A. Left leg
B. Part of Left Knee
22 Manas, under Tibet at the foot of Mount Kailash in Lake Manasarovar, a piece of Stone China Right hand
23 Manibandh, at Gayatri hills near Pushkar 11 km north-west of Ajmer. People know this temple as Chamunda Mata Temple. Rajasthan Wrists
24 Mithila, near Janakpur railway station on the border of India and Nepal Nepal Left shoulder
25 Nepal, near Pashupatinath Temple at Guhyeshwari Temple Nepal Both Knees
26 On Chandranath hill near Sitakunda station of Chittagong Division. The famous Chandranath Temple on the top of the hill is the Bhairav temple of this Shakthi Peetha, not the Shakthi Peeth itself. Bangladesh Right arm
27 Panchsagar Near Lohaghat (in Champawat District of Uttarakhand) nearly 100 km from nearest railway station Tanakpur. Uttarakhand Lower teeth
28 Prabhas, 4 km from Veraval station near Somnath temple in Junagadh district. Local People call this temple as Kali Mandir, It is nearby Triveni Sangam. Gujarat Stomach
29 Present day Kurukshetra town or Thanesar ancient Sthaneshwar Haryana Ankle bone
30 Sharda Peeth on top Trikoot Hill, at Maihar Madhya Pradesh Right breast
31 Nandikeshwari Temple, locally known as Nandikeshwari Tala, is situated in Sainthia (Nandipur) town of Birbhum District. West Bengal Necklace
32 Kotilingeswar Ghat temple on the banks of Godavari river near Rajamundry Andhra Pradesh Cheeks
33 Naina Devi temple in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Right Eye
34 Shondesh, at the source point of Narmada River in Amarkantak Madhya Pradesh Right buttock
35 Shri Shail, at Joinpur village, Dakshin Surma, near Gotatikar, 3 km north-east of Sylhet town Bangladesh Neck
36 Shuchi, in a Shiva temple at Suchindrum 11 km on Kanyakumari Trivandrum road Tamil Nadu Upper teeth
37 Sugandha, situated in Shikarpur, Gournadi, about 20 km from Barisal town, on the banks of Sonda river. Bangladesh Nose
38 Udaipur, Tripura, at the top of the hills known as Tripura Sundari temple near Radhakishorepur village, a little distance away from Udaipur town Tripura Right leg
39 Ujaani, at Mangalkot 16 km from Guskara station under Burdwan district West Bengal Right wrist
40 Vibhash, at Tamluk under district Purba Medinipur West Bengal Left ankle
41 virat nagar district alwar, near Bharatpur Rajasthan Left toes
42 Vrindavan, near new bus stand on Bhuteshwar road within Bhuteshwar Mahadev Temple, Katyayanipeeth. Uttar Pradesh Ringlets of hair
43 Jalandhar, from Jalandhar Cantonment Station to Devi Talab. Punjab Left Breast
44 Baidyanath Dham Jharkhand Heart
45 Jogadya (যোগাদ্যা), at Kshirgram (ক্ষীরগ্রাম) near Kaichar under Burdwan district West Bengal Great Toe
45 Ambaji Gujarat Heart
47 Jwaladevi Temple, Shaktinagar, Sonbhadra Uttar Pradesh Tongue
48 Chandika Sthan , near Munger town Bihar Left Eye
49 Danteshwari Temple, Dantewada Chhattisgarh Tooth or daant
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