Shakti Peetha

The Shakti Peetha (Sanskrit: शि पीठ, Śakti Pīṭha, seat of Shakti[2]) are significant shrines and
pilgrimage destinations in Shaktism, the goddess-focused Hindu tradition. There are 51 or 108
Shakti peethas by various accounts,[3][4] of which between 4 and 18 are named as Maha (major) in
medieval Hindu texts.[3]

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.[4]

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, Shri Hinglaj Mata temple shakti
reminiscing about their moments as a couple, and roamed around the universe with it. Vishnu had peetha is the largest Hindu
pilgrimage centre in Pakistan.The
cut her body into 51 body parts, using his Sudarshana Chakra, which fell on Earth to become sacred
annual Hinglaj Yathra is attended by
sites where all the people can pay homage to the Goddess. To complete this massively long task,
more than 250,000 people.[1]
Lord Shiva took the form of Bhairava.

Contents
Legend
Sati's self-immolation
Four Adi Shakti Pithas
The List of Shakti Peethas Nartiang Durga Temple Shakti
Historical notes peetha in Meghalaya is considered
by the Hindus of Meghalaya as the
18 Maha Shakti Pithas permanent abode of Godess Durga
18 Shakthi Peetas
Aṣṭhādaśa śakti Pīṭha Stotram
Translation of the stotra
Map of Shakti Peethas
Further reading
Notes
References
See also
External links

Legend
Lord Brahma performed a yajna (Vedic ritual of fire sacrifice) to please Shakti and Shiva. Goddess
Shakti emerged, separating from Shiva and helped Brahma in the creation of the universe. Brahma
decided to give Shakti back to Shiva. Therefore, his son Daksha performed several yagnas to obtain
Shakti as his daughter in the form of Sati. It was then decided that Sati was brought into this world
with the motive of getting married to Shiva.

However, due to Lord Shiva's curse to Brahma that his fifth head was cut off due to his lie in front of
Shiva, Daksha started hating Lord Shiva and decided not to let Lord Shiva and Sati get married.

However, Sati got attracted to Shiva and finally one day Shiva and Sati got married. This marriage
only increased Daksha's hatred towards Lord Shiva.

Daksha performed a yagna with a desire to take revenge on Lord Shiva. Daksha invited all the
deities to the yajna except Lord Shiva and Sati. The fact that she was not invited did not deter Sati
from attending the yagna. She expressed her desire to attend the yagna to Shiva, who tried his best to
dissuade her from going. Shiva eventually relented and Sati went to the yagna. Sati, being an
uninvited guest, was not given any respect at the yagna. Furthermore, Daksha insulted Shiva. Sati
was unable to bear her father's insults toward her husband, so she immolated herself.
Enraged at the death and insult of his spouse, Shiva in his Virabhadra avatar destroyed Daksha's
yagna, cut off Daksha's head, but later replaced it with that of a male goat as he restored him to
life.Virabhadra didn't stop fighting; he kept raging with anger. Gods prayed to lord Vishnu. He
came there and started fighting him. Still immersed in grief, Shiva picked up the remains of Sati's
body, and performed the Tandava, the celestial dance of destruction, across all creation. The other
Gods requested Vishnu to intervene to stop this destruction, towards which Vishnu used the
Sudarshana Chakra, which cut through Sati's corpse. The various parts of the body fell at several
spots all through the Indian subcontinent and formed sites which are known as Shakti Peethas
today.[5]
Lord Shiva carrying the corpse of
At all the Shakti Peethas, the Goddess Shakti is accompanied by her consort, Lord Bhairava (a Dakshayani
manifestation of Lord Shiva). Shakti is an aspect of the Supreme Being Adi parashakti, the
mother of the trimurti, the holy trinity in Hindu religion & scriptures.

Sati's self-immolation
The history of Daksha yajna and Sati's self-immolation had immense significance in shaping the ancient Sanskrit literature and even
influenced the culture of India. It led to the development of the concept of Shakti Peethas and thereby strengthened Shaktism. Enormous
numbers of stories in the Puranas and other Hindu religious books took the Daksha yagna as the reason for their origin. It is an important
incident in Shaivism, resulting in the emergence of Parvati in the place of Sati Devi and making Shiva a grihastashrami (house holder),
leading to the origin of Ganesha and Kartikeya.[6]

Shakti Peethas are shrines or divine places of the Mother Goddess. These are places that are believed to have been blessed with the presence
of Shakti due to the falling of body parts of the corpse of Sati Devi, when Lord Shiva carried it and wandered throughout Aryavartha in
sorrow. There are 51 Shakti Peeth linking to the 51 alphabets in Sanskrit.[7] Each temple has shrines for Shakti and Kalabhairava, and most
Shakti and Kalabhairava in different Shakti Peeth have different names.

Four Adi Shakti Pithas

Some of the great religious texts like the Shiva Purana, the Devi Bhagavata, the Kalika Purana,the AstaShakti and Pithanirnaya Tantra
recognize four major Shakti Peethas (centers), like 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) and Dakshina Kalika
(Mukha Khanda) (Kolkata, West Bengal) originated from the parts of the corpse of Mata Sati in the Satya Yuga.

The Ashtashakti and Kalika Purana says (in Sanskrit):

"Bimala Pada khandancha,

Stana khandancha Tarini (Tara Tarini),
Kamakhya Yoni khandancha,
Mukha khandancha Kalika (Dakshina Kalika)
Anga pratyanga sanghena
Vishnu Chakra Kshyta nacha"

Further explaining the importance of these four Pithas, the "Brihat Samhita" also gives the location of these Pithas as (in Sanskrit)

"Rushikulya* Tatae Devi,

Tarakashya Mahagiri,
Tashya Srunga Stitha Tara
Vasishta Rajitapara" (Rushikulya is a holy river flowing on the foothill of the Tara Tarini Hill Shrine).

In the listings below:

"Shakthi" refers to the Goddess worshiped at each location, all being manifestations of Dakshayani (Sati), Parvati or Durga;
"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.
 Temple City/Town State in India/Country Body Part Image

pada
Vimala Temple Puri Odisha (feet)

stana
Taratarini Temple Berhampur Odisha (breast)

Kamakhya Temple Guwahati Assam yoni (genitals)

daahina padangushtha
Kalighat Kali Temple Kolkata West Bengal (right toe)

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. A few of the several accepted listings are given below.[8] One of the few in South India, Srisailam
in Andhra Pradesh became the site for a 2nd-century temple.[9]

The List of Shakti Peethas

In the listings[10] below:

"Shakti" refers to the Goddess worshipped at each location, all being manifestations of
Dakshayani, Sati; later known as 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.
The details of this is available in the text "TANTHRACHOODAMANI" where Parvathi tells these The Hindus of Meghalaya consider
details to her son Skanda. Nartiang Durga Temple shaktipeetha
as the Permanent abode of godess
Durga
Sr. State in Body Part or
Place Shakti Bhairava Image
No. India/Country Ornament

A.Amarnath Temple, from

Srinagar through
Pahalgam 94 km by Bus, Jammu and A. Throat
1 Mahamaya Trisandhyeshwar
Chandanwari 16 km by Kashmir B. Anklet
walk
B. Shri Parvat in Ladakh

At a village also named as

Attahas or Ashtahas
2 around 2 km east of West Bengal Lips Phullara Vishvesh
Labhpur village road in the
district of Birbhum
Bahula at Ketugram, 8 km
3 from Katwa, Purba West Bengal Left arm Goddess Bahula Bhiruk
Bardhaman
Bakreshwar, on the banks
of Paaphara river, 24 km
distance from Siuri Town Portion between
4 West Bengal Mahishmardini Vakranath
[a district headquarter], the eyebrows
district Birbhum, 7 km from
Dubrajpur Rly. Station
Bhairavparvat, at Bhairav
hills on the banks of
Madhya
5 Shipra river in the city of Elbow Avanti Lambkarna
Pradesh
Ujjaini. These Shaktpeeth
known as Harsiddi temple.
Bhabanipur, located in the
Upazila of Sherpur, Bogra,
Rajshahi Division. Also Left anklet
6 Bangladesh Aparna Vaman
located at Karatoyatat, it is (ornament)
about 28 km distance from
the town of Sherpur.
Biraja Temple at Jajpur, in
7 Odisha Navel Biraja Varaha (Baraha)
Jajpur District
Chhinnamastika
Shaktipeeth at Chintpurni, Himachal
8 Forehead Chhinnamastika Rudra Mahadev
in Una District of Himachal Pradesh
Pradesh

9 Muktinath Temple[11] Nepal Temple Gandaki Chandi Chakrapani

Goddess Bhadrakali on
10 banks of Godavari in Maharashtra Chin (2 parts) Bhramari Vikritaksh
Nashik city (Saptashrungi)
Bramharandhra
11 Hinglaj Balochistan (Part of the Kottari Bhimlochan
head)
Jayanti at Nartiang village
in the Jaintia Hills district.
12 This Shakthi Peetha is Meghalaya Left thigh Jayanti Kramadishwar
locally known as the
Nartiang Durga Temple.
Palms of hands
13 Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple Bangladesh and soles of the Jashoreshwari Chanda
feet
14 Jwalaji, Kangra from Himachal Tongue Siddhida Unmatta Bhairav
Pathankot alight at Pradesh (Ambika)
Jwalamukhi Road Station
from there 20 km
 Kalipeeth, (Kalighat,
15 West Bengal Right Toes Kalika Nakuleshwar
Kolkata)
Kalmadhav on the banks
of Son River in a cave Madhya
16 Left buttock Kali Asitang
over hills near to Pradesh
Amarkantak
Kamgiri, Kamakhya, in the
Umananda or
17 Neelachal hills in Assam Genitals Kamakhya
Bhayaanand
Guwahati
Kankalitala, on the banks
of Kopai River 10 km
north-east of Bolpur
18 West Bengal Pelvis Devgarbha Ruru
station in Birbhum district,
Devi locally known as
Kankaleshwari
Kanyashram of
Balaambika – The
Bhagavathy temple in
Kanyakumari, the
19 southernmost tip of Tamil Nadu Back Sarvani Nimish
mainland India, Tamil
Nadu (also thought to be
situated in Yunnan
province, China)
Karnat, Brajeshwari Devi, Himachal
20 left Breast Jayadurga Abhiru
Kangra Pradesh
Kiriteswari Temple at
Kiritkona village, 3 km
21 from Lalbag Court Road West Bengal Crown Vimla Sanwart
station under district
Murshidabad
Ratnavali, on the banks of
Ratnakar river at Khanakul
I Krishnanagar, district
Hooghly [from Tarakeswar
railway station by bus] [It
is easier to ask for going
to the more well known
Ghanteshwar Shiv Mandir,
22 West Bengal Right Shoulder Kumari Ghanteshwar
and the shakti peetha is
just beside it. There is a
confusion with the title of
shakti peetha with the
nearby Anandamayee
Tala. So need more
investigation and future
edit.]
'A.Locally known as
Bhramari Devi in
Jalpaiguri near a small
village Boda on the bank
A. Left leg
of river Teesta or Tri-
23 West Bengal B. Part of Left Bhraamari Ambar
shrota (combination of
Knee
three flows) mentioned in
Puranas
B.Ma Malai Chandi
Temple at Amta, Howrah
Manas, under Tibet at the
foot of Mount Kailash in
24 Tibet Right hand Dakshayani Amar
Lake Manasarovar, a
piece of Stone
Manibandh, at Gayatri hills
near Pushkar 11 km north-
25 west of Ajmer. People Rajasthan Wrists Gayatri Sarvanand
know this temple as
Chamunda Mata Temple.
26 Mithila, near Janakpur Nepal Left shoulder Uma Mahodar
 railway station on the
border of India and Nepal
Nainativu (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.
Indrakshi
The protagonist, Lord Silambu Rakshaseshwar
27 Sri Lanka (Nagapooshani /
Rama and antagonist, (Anklets) (Nayanair)
Bhuvaneswari)
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.

28 Guhyeshwari Temple Nepal Both Knees Mahashira Kapali

29 Chandranath Temple Bangladesh Right arm Bhawani Chandrashekhar

Panchsagar Near
Lohaghat (in Champawat
District of Uttarakhand)
just 12 km from nearest Lower teeth/
30 Uttarakhand Varahi Maharudra
railway station Tanakpur. Navel
पूणािगरी / DeviDhura
Champawat Varahi Devi
Prabhas, 4 km from
Veraval station near
Somnath temple in
31 Junagadh district. Local Gujarat Stomach Chandrabhaga Vakratund
People call this temple as
Kali Mandir, It is nearby
Triveni Sangam.[12]
Alopi Devi Mandir near
32 Uttar Pradesh Finger Lalita Bhava
Sangam at Prayagraj
Present day Kurukshetra
33 town or Thanesar ancient Haryana Ankle bone Savitri/BhadraKali Sthanu
Sthaneshwar
Sharda Peeth on top Madhya
34 necklace[13] Shivani Chanda
Trikoot Hill, at Maihar Pradesh

Nandikeshwari Temple is
35 West Bengal Necklace Nandini Nandikeshwar
located in Sainthia city.

Kotilingeswar Ghat temple

Andhra Rakini or Vatsnabh or
36 on the banks of Godavari Cheeks
Pradesh Vishweshwari Dandpani
river near Rajamundry
Himachal
37 Naina Devi Temple Right Eye Mahishmardini Krodhish
Pradesh
Shondesh, at the source
Madhya
38 point of Narmada River in Right buttock Narmada Bhadrasen
Pradesh
Amarkantak
Srisailam in Shriparvat Andhra Right anklet
39 Shrisundari Sundaranand
hills under Kurnool district Pradesh (ornament)
Sri Sailam, at Nallamalai Andhra
40 Neck Mahalaxmi Sambaranand
hills, Andhra Pradesh Pradesh, India
Shuchi, in a Shiva temple
at Suchindrum 11 km on
41 Tamil Nadu Upper teeth Narayani Sanhar
Kanyakumari Trivandrum
road
 42 Sugandha, situated in Bangladesh Nose Sugandha Trayambak
Shikarpur, Gournadi,
about 20 km from Barisal
town, on the banks of
Sonda river.
Udaipur, Tripura, at the top
of the hills known as
Tripura Sundari temple
43 Rajasthan Right leg Tripura Sundari Tripuresh
near Radhakishorepur
village, a little distance
away from Udaipur town
Ujaani, at Mangalkot
16 km from Guskara
44 West Bengal Right wrist Mangal Chandika Kapilambar
station in Purba
Bardhaman district
Varanasi at Manikarnika
Vishalakshi &
45 Ghat on banks of the Uttar Pradesh Face or Earring Kaal bhairav
Manikarni
Ganges at Kashi
Kapalini
Vibhash, at Tamluk under (Bhimarupa) also
46 West Bengal Left ankle Sarvanand
district Purba Medinipur known as
Bargabheema
virat nagar district alwar,
near Bharatpur, India, or
Rajasthan Or Fingers of Left
47 Virat Nagar Patiram area Ambika Amritaksha
West Bengal Leg
at Dakshin Dinajpur
district,
Vrindavan, near new bus
stand on Bhuteshwar road
within Bhuteshwar
48 Uttar Pradesh Ringlets of hair Uma Bhutesh
Mahadev Temple,
Katyayanipeeth. Vrindavan
www.katyayanipeeth.org.in
Jalandhar, from Jalandhar
49 Cantonment Station to Punjab Left Breast Tripurmalini Bhishan
Devi Talab.
50 Baidyanath Dham Jharkhand Heart Jaya Durga Baidyanath
[Adhi Kamakshi Amman
51 Temple behind Kamakshi Tamil Nadu Odyanam(Navel) Kamakshi
Amman Temple]

Jogadya ( যাগাদ া), at

Ksheer Kantak
52 Kshirgram ( ীর াম) near West Bengal Great Toe Jogadya ( যাগাদ া)
( ীর ক ক)
Kaichar under Burdwan
district
Pithapuram under Andhra
53 Hip Part Purohotika
Kakinada Port Town Pradesh
54 Ambaji at Anart Gujarat Heart Amba Batuk Bhairav
Jwaladevi Temple,
55 Uttar Pradesh Tongue Jwala Devi
Shaktinagar, Sonbhadra
Chandika Sthan, near
56 Bihar Left Eye Chandika Devi
Munger town
Danteshwari Temple,
57 Chhattisgarh Tooth or daant Danteshwari devi Kapalbhairav
Dantewada
58 Juranpur, Nadia West Bengal
Tara Tarini, Berhampur,
59 Odisha Breast/Sthan Maa Taratarini Tumbeswar
Ganjam
60 Nalhateswari, Nalhati West Bengal Stomach/Nauli Kalika Jogesh
Mankachar, 266 km from
61 Assam Little finger Devi
Guwahati

Historical notes
First relating to Brahmanda Purana, one of the major eighteen Puranas, it mentions 64 Shakthi Peetha of Goddess Parvati in the Bharat or
Greater India including present day India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, some parts of Southern Tibet and parts of southern
Pakistan. Another text which gives a listing of these shrines, is the Shakthi Peetha Stotram, written by Adi Shankara, the 9th-century Hindu
philosopher.[14]

According to the manuscript Mahapithapurana (c. 1690 – 1720 CE), there are 52 such places. Among them, 23 are located in the Bengal
region, 14 of these are located in what is now West Bengal, India, 1 in Baster (Chhattisgarh), while 7 are in what is now Bangladesh.
Rishi Markandeya composed the 'Devi Saptashati' or the seven hundred hymns extolling the virtues of the Divine Goddess at the
shaktipeetha in Nashik. The idol is also leaning a little to the left to listen to the sages composition. The Saptashati or the "Durga Stuti"
forms an integral part in the vedic form of Shakti worship.

The third eye of Mata Sati fell below a tree in a mortuary in the Ishan corner of Vakreshwar. This is on the bank of the north flowing Dwarka
river in the east of Baidyanath. Here Mata Sati is called Chandi Bhagwai Ugra Tara and Bhairav is called Chandrachur. This Shaktipeeth is
called Tarapith in Birbhum district West bengal, India.

18 Maha Shakti Pithas

The modern cities or towns that correspond to these 64 locations can be a matter of dispute, but there are a few that are totally unambiguous,
these are mentioned in the Ashta Dasa Shakthi Peetha Stotram by Manish Bhandari.[15] This list contains 18 such locations which are often
referred to as Most Popular Shakti Peeths.[16]
 Part of
Sr. State in
Temple Place Appellation the body Shakti Image
No. India/Country
fallen

Lankayam
Triconmalee,
1 Shankari Temple Triconmalee Shankari Heart Shankari
SriLanka
Peetham

Adi Kamakshi
Adhi Kamakshi Devi Temple(or
Amman Temple Kaliyambal Kamakshi
2 Kanchi Tamil Nadu Navel
behind Kamakshi Temple) behind Amman
Amman Temple Kama koti
peetam

Pradmunyee
BavTharini Maa
3 Shrinkala (Pandua) Stomach -
Peetham Shrinkala
Bengal

Chamundeshwari Krounja Maa

4 Mysuru Karnataka Hair
Temple Peetham Chamundeshwari

Alampur, Jogulamba Thalli

5 Jogulamba Devi Telangana Yogini Peetham Teeth
Gadwal district (Yogamba)

Bhramaramba Andhra Maa

6 Srisailam, Srisaila Peetham Neck
Mallikarjuna Temple Pradesh Bhramarambika

Mahalakshmi
7 Kolhapur Maharashtra Shri Peetham Eyes Aai Ambabai
Temple, Kolhapur

Mahur, Left
8 Eka Veerika Temple Maharashtra Moola Peetham Eka Veerika
Maharashtra Hand
9 Mahakaleshwar Ujjain Madhya Ujjaini Peetham Tongue Maa Kaali
Jyotirlinga Pradesh
 Kukkuteswara Andhra Pushkarini
10 Pithapuram Back Maa Puruhutika
Swamy Temple Pradesh Peetham

Oddyana
11 Biraja Temple Jajpur Odisha Navel Maa Biraja
Peetham

part of
Kumararama Andhra Draksharama left Maa
12 Draksharamam
Bhimeswara Pradesh Peetham cheek Manikyamba
Temple
Kamarupa
13 Kamakhya Temple Guwahati Assam Genitals Devi Kamakhya
Peetham
Prayaga Maa
14 Alopi Devi Mandir Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh Fingers
Peetham Madhaveswari

Himachal Jwalamukhi
15. Jwalamukhi Temple Kangra Head Maa Jwalamukhi
Pradesh Peetham

Mangla Gauri Maa

16. Gaya Bihar Gaya Peetham Breast
Temple Sarvamangala
Varanasi
17. Vishalakshi Temple Varanasi Uttar Pradesh Noses Maa Vishalakshi
Peetham

Sharda, Sharada Right Maa Sharada

18. Sharada Peeth Kashmir
Kashmir Peetham Hand Devi

[*]Sharada Peeth: This temple is currently non-existent*.[17] Only ruins are found in these places. Its ruins are near the Line of Control
(LOC)[18] between the Indian and Pakistani-controlled portions of the former princely state of Kashmir and Jammu. Instead, Sringeri
Sharada Peetham, Sringeri in Karnataka even though not a Shakthi Peetha, is this aspect of the goddess. Requests have been made by the
Hindu community in Pakistan to the Pakistani government to renovate the temple, the issue being raised by former Indian Home minister L.
K. Advani to the Pakistan authorities[19] as a confidence-building measure, by increasing the people to people cross-border interaction.[18]
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).

18 Shakthi Peetas
As per Sankara Samhita of Sri Skanda Purana,[20]

1. Sri Sankari Peetam (at Lanka)

2. Sri Simhika Peetam (at Simhala)
3. Sri Manika Peetam (at Dakshavati)
4. Sri Sudkala Peetam (At Petapur)
5. Sri Bhramaramba Peetam (Srisailam)
6. Sri Vijaya Peetam (Vijayapura)
7. Sri Mahalakshmi Peetam (Kolhapuri)
8. Sri Kamakshi Peetam ( Kanchipuram)
9. Sri Kuchananda Peetam (Salagrama)
10. Sri Viraja Peetam (Odyana, Jajpur)
11. Sri Bhadreswari Peetam (Harmyagiri)
12. Sri Mahakali Peetam (Ujjayini)
13. Sri Vindhyavasini Peetam (The Vindhya mountains)
14. Sri Mahayogi Peetam (Ahicchatra)
15. Sri Kanyaka Peetam (Kanya Kubja)
16. Sri Visalakshi Peetam ( Kashi)
17. Sri Saraswati Peetam (Kashmira)
18. Sri AbhirAmA Peetam (Padmagiri, Dindigul)

Aṣṭhādaśa śakti Pīṭha Stotram

Devanāgarī :
ल ायाम् शांकरीदेवी कामा ी काि चकापुरे।
ु ने ला दे वी चामु दा ौ चप णे ॥
अल पुरे जोगुला ब ीशैले मराि बक।
को हापुरमहल मी माहुयमे कवी रका॥
उ जिय याम् महाकाळ पीिठकायाम् पु हितका।
ओ यायाम् िग रजादे वी मािण या द वा टके॥
ह र े े काम पी यागे माधवे र ।
वालायाम् वै णवीदे वी गयामा यगौ रके॥
वारणा याम् िवशाला ी का मीरेतु सर वती।
अ ठादशै वपीठािन योिननामप दुलभािनच॥
सायंकालं पठे ि यम् सवरोगिनवारणम्।
सवपापहरम् िद यम् सवस प रम् शुभम्॥

IAST:

laṅkāyām śāṃkarīdevī kāmākṣī kāñcikāpure।

pradyumne śṛṅkhalā devī cāmuṇdā krauñcapaṭṭaṇe॥
alampure jogulāmba śrīśaile bhramarāmbika।
kolhāpuramahalakṣmī māhuryamekavīrikā॥
ujjayinyām mahākāḻī pīṭhikāyām puruhutikā।
oḍḍhyāyām girijādevī māṇikyā dakṣavāṭike॥
harikṣetre kāmarūpī prayāge mādhaveśvarī।
jvālāyām vaiṣṇavīdevī gayāmāṅgalyagaurike॥
vāraṇāsyām viśālākṣī kāśmīretu sarasvatī।
aṣṭhādaśaivapīṭhāni yonināmapa durlabhānica॥
sāyaṃkālaṃ paṭhennityam sarvaroganivāraṇam।
sarvapāpaharam divyam sarvasampatkaram śubham॥

Translation of the stotra

Goddess Shankari in Sri Lanka, Kamakshi in Kanchipuram Goddess Shrinkhala in Pradymna and Chamunda in Mysore
Goddess Jogulamba in Alampur, Goddess Brhamarambika in Sri Shailam Goddess Maha Lakshmi in Kolhapur and Goddess Eka Veera in
Mahur

Goddess Maha Kali in Ujjain, Purhuthika in Peethika Goddess Girija in Odhyana and Manikya in the house of Daksha

Goddess Kama Rupi in the temple of Vishnu, Madhaveshwari in Prayagraj Goddess giving flame in Jwala Mukhi and Mangala Gowri in
Gaya

Goddess Vishalakshi in Varanasi, Saraswati in Kashmir These are the 18 houses of Shakthi, which are rare even to the Devas

When chanted every evening, all the enemies would get destroyed all the diseases would vanish, and prosperity would be showered.

Map of Shakti Peethas

 Sharada Mahamaya

Vaishnodevi

Jwalamukhi
Chinnamasta
Shyamala
Tripuramalini
Naina Devi
Devi
Dakshayani
Bhadrakali
Varahi

Gandaki
Chandi
Katyayani
Mahashira
Ambika

Uma Kamakhya
Kamarupini
Vishalakshi Chandika
Jayanti
Hinglaj Mata Madhaveswari/Lalita
Mahishasuramardini Aparna
Sarvamangala Mahishmardini
Amba Shivani Jaya Durga Nandini Dhakeshwari
Devgarbha
Mahakali Phullora Tripura
Avanti Shrinkala Sundari
Shaila/Shona Devi Sugandha
Bhawani
Jeshoreshwari
Kalika
Chandrabhaga Biraja Devi

Saptashrungi Ekavirika
Devi
Vimala
Danteshwari Taratarini

Bhadrakali
Puruhutika
Rakini/Visveshwari
Ambabai
Bhramarambha Manikyamba

Jogulamba

Kamakshi
Chamundeshwari

Sari

Meenakshi
Nagapooshani

Narayani Kanya Shankari

Kumari

Shakti names at locations of Shakti Peethas

Adi Shakti Peethas – Blue Astadasha Maha Shakti Peethas – Red

Daksha yagna site – Yellow

Further reading
Dineschandra Sircar (1998). The Śākta Pīṭhas (https://books.google.com/books?id=I969qn5fpvcC). Motilal Banarsidass
Publ. ISBN 978-81-208-0879-9.

Notes
1. https://tribune.com.pk/story/1088366/mata-hinglaj-yatra-to-hingol-a-pilgrimage-to-reincarnation/?amp=1
2. Fuller, Christopher John (2004). The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India (https://books.google.com/boo
ks?id=To6XSeBUW3oC&pg=PA44). Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-691-12048-5.
 3. Vanamali (2008). Shakti: Realm of the Divine Mother (https://books.google.com/books?id=N5Ju3nWR52UC). Inner
Traditions. pp. 83–84, 143–144. ISBN 978-1-59477-785-1.
4. Kunal Chakrabarti; Shubhra Chakrabarti (2013). Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis (https://books.google.com/books?id=Q
VOFAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA430). Scarecrow. p. 430. ISBN 978-0-8108-8024-5.
5. "Introduction and Preface" (http://www.sacred-texts.com/tantra/maha/maha00.htm). www.sacred-texts.com.
6. "Kottiyoor Devaswam Temple Administration Portal" (http://kottiyoordevaswom.com/). kottiyoordevaswom.com/. Kottiyoor
Devaswam. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
7. RAGHUBIR LAL ANAND (February 2014). IS God DEAD????? (https://books.google.com/books?id=nQniAgAAQBAJ&pg=
PP1). Partridge Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-4828-1823-9.
8. 51 Pithas of Parvati (http://www.hindunet.org/saraswati/resources/pithas.htm) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/200609
27033603/http://www.hindunet.org/saraswati/resources/pithas.htm) 2006-09-27 at the Wayback Machine – From Hindunet
9. "Srisailam" (http://www.sacredsites.com/asia/india/srisailam_shakti_pitha.html).
10. "Archived copy" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210250/http://zeenews.india.com/navratra2012/Shaktipeeth.html).
Archived from the original (http://zeenews.india.com/navratra2012/Shaktipeeth.html) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
11. Author, Unknown. Tantra Chudamani (http://www.shaktipeethas.org/panchasat/topic196.html). pp. Lines 13–14.
12. Chandrabhaga Shakti Peeth https://www.bhaktibharat.com/mandir/chandrabhaga-shakti-peeth
13. https://www.maihartemple.com/about-maihar-temple/
14. Shakthi Peetha Stotram (http://www.celextel.org/adisankara/shaktipeethastotram.html) Vedanta Spiritual Library
15. Ashta Dasa Shakthi Peetha Stotram (http://www.hindupedia.com/en/Ashta_Dasa_Shakthi_Peetha_Stotram) From
Hindupedia
16. Most Popular Shakti Peeths (https://www.visitstart.com/most-popular-shakti-peeth-of-nepal/){{|date=January 2020
|bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} From srisailam.co.in
17. Pollock, Sheldon (2006). Language of the Gods in the World of Men. University of California Press.
18. "Pandits denied entry into temple in Pakistan Administered Kashmir" (http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200710030
341.htm). The Hindu. 3 October 2007.
19. "Pak should renovate Sharada Temple in Pakistan Administered Kashmir: Advani" (http://zeenews.india.com/news/states/pa
k-should-renovate-sharada-temple-in-pok-advani_369152.html). zeenews.india. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
20. https://archive.org/details/AbiramiammanSthalaPuranam
https://www.blindaim.com/2018/11/kamakhya-temple.html

References
Phyllis K. Herman, California State University, Northridge (USA), "Siting the Power of the Goddess: Sita Rasoi Shrines in
Modern India (https://web.archive.org/web/20070303013726/http://www.ramayanainstitute.org/archives/NIU_2001_Confere
nce___Fair/Papers/papers.html)", International Ramayana Conference Held at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL USA,
21–23 September 2001.
Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Traditions (ISBN 81-208-0379-5) by David Kinsley
com/navratra/Shaktipeeth.html 51 Nav Durga Shaktipeeths- Legend and listing (https://web.archive.org/web/201307131156
30/http://zeenews/) Zee News
[1] (http://educationguru4u.com/chandi_asthan.aspx)

See also
Hindu pilgrimage sites
List of Shakti peeth in Bengal

External links
52 shakti peethas map (http://www.shaktipeethas.org/51-shakti-peethas-map-t11.html)
51 Shakti Peethas of Ma Durga (https://web.archive.org/web/20120422030654/http://www.yatra2yatra.com/hinduism/shaktip
eeth)
18 shakti peethas map (http://www.shaktipeethas.org/18-shakti-peethas-map-t12.html)
Sri Swamiji visits Sri Lanka for Shankari Temple Darshan (http://www.dattapeetham.com/india/tours/2005/srilanka/srilanka.h
tml)
Comprehensive guide on 51 Shakti Peethas (http://www.vedarahasya.net/shakti.htm)
Daksha Yagna – The story of Daksha's sacrifice and the origin of the Shakti Pithas (http://www.indiantemples.com/beliefs/da
ksha.htm)

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