18 SHAKTI PEETAS
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
The Shakti Peethas (holy places of cosmic power) are places of worship consecrated to the goddess 'Shakti', the female principal of Hinduism and the main deity of the Shakta sect. They are sprinkled throughout the Indian subcontinent.
This goddess is often associated both with Gowrī/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.
This list of Ashtadasa Shakti peethas ( 18 Shakti Temples / Temples of Mother Goddess). It is a clear representation of Aadi Shankaracharya’s Astadasha Shakti peeta Stotram:
Lankayam Shankari devi, Kamakshi Kanchika pure /
Pradyumne Shrinkhala devi, Chamunda Krouncha pattane //
Alampure Jogulamba, Sri shaile Bhramarambika /
Kolha pure Maha lakshmi, Mahurye Ekaveerika //
Ujjainyam Maha kali, Peethikayam Puruhutika /
Odhyane Girija devi, Manikya Daksha vatike //
Hari kshetre Kama rupi, Prayage Madhaveshwari /
Jwalayam Vishnavi devi, Gaya Mangalya gourika //
Varanasyam Vishalakshi, Kashmire tu Saraswati /
Ashtadasha Shakti peethani, Yoginamapi durlabham //
Sayamkale pathennityam, Sarva shatri vinashanam /
Sarva roga haram divyam, Sarva sampatkaram shubham //
| Sankari / Thrimkomali (Sri Lanka) | Kamakshi / Kanchi (Tamilnadu) | Shrinkhala (West Bengal) |
| Chamundeswari / Mysore (Karnataka) | Jogulamba / Alampur (Andhra Pradesh) | Bhramaramba / Srisailam (Andhara Pradesh) |
| Maha lakshmi / Ujjaini (Maharashtra) | Ekaveera / mahur (Maharashtra) | Mahakali / Kolhapur (Maharashtra) |
| Puruhutika / Pithapuram (Andhara Pradesh) | Manikyamba / Draksharamam (Andhra Pradesh) | Girija / Biraja (Orissa) |
| Kama rupini / Gauhati (Assam) | Madhaveswari / Lilita / Prayaga (Uttar Pradesh) | Vaishnavi / Jwalamukhi (Himachal Pradesh) |
| Mangala gauri / Gaya (Bihar) | Visalakshi / Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) | Saraswati / sharika (Jammu & Kashmir) |
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