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।

ପୌରାଣିକ

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 ।

ଶକ୍ତି ପୀଠ

କ୍ର. ସଂ.	Place (ସ୍ଥାନ)	Body Part or Ornament (ପତିତ ଅଙ୍ଗ)	Shakti (ଶକ୍ତି)	Bhairava (ଭୈରବ)
1	Kanchipuram, Kamakshi temple, Kamakoti Peetam mentioned in Lalita Sahasram, Trishati, Astothram etc.	Ottiyana (Ornament covering stomach)	Kamakshi	Kaal Bhairav
2	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. 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)
3	Shivaharkaray, a little distance from Sukkur Station from Karachi, Pakistan	Eyes	Mahishmardini	Krodhish
4	Sugandha, situated in Shikarpur, Gournadi, about 20 km from Barisal town, Bangladesh, on the banks of Sonda river.	Nose	Sugandha	Trayambak
5	Amarnath in Kashmir, India from Srinagar through Pahalgam 94 km by Bus, Chandanwari 16 km by walk	Throat	Mahamaya	Trisandhyeshwar
6	Jwalaji, Kangra, India from Pathankot alight at Jwalamukhi Road Station from there 20 km	Tongue	Siddhida (Ambika)	Unmatta Bhairav
7	Ambaji, at Anart, Gujarat, India	Heart	Ambaji	Batuk Bhairav
8	Nepal, near Pashupatinath Temple at Guhyeshwari Temple	Both knees	Mahashira	Kapali
9	Manas, under Tibet at the foot of Mount Kailash in Lake Mansarovar, a piece of Stone	Right hand	Dakshayani	Amar
10	Bardhaman in West Bengal, India	Navel	Mata Sarbamangala Devi	Bhagwan Shiv/Mahadev
11	Gandaki in Pokhara, Nepal about 125 km on the banks of Gandaki river where Muktinath temple is situated	Temple	Gandaki Chandi	Chakrapani
12	Bahula, on the banks of Ajay river at Ketugram, 8 km from Katwa, Burdwan, West Bengal, India	Left arm	Goddess Bahula	Bhiruk
13	Ujaani, 16 km from Guskara station under Burdwan district of West Bengal, India	Right wrist	Mangal Chandika	Kapilambar
14	Udaipur, 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 leg	Tripura Sundari	Tripuresh
15	On 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 arm	Bhawani	Chandrashekhar
16	Locally known as Bhramari Devi. Behind a rice mill, near Jalpesh Temple in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India.	Left leg	Bhraamari	Ambar
17	Kamgiri, Kamakhya, in the Neelachal hills near Guwahati, capital of Assam, India	Genitals	Kamakhya	Umanand
18	yoga adya at Khirgram under Burdwan district, West Bengal, India	Big Toe (Right)	Jugaadya	Ksheer Khandak
19	Kalipeeth, (Kalighat, Kolkata), India	Right Toes	Kalika	Nakuleshwar
20	Prayag near Sangam at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India	Finger	Alopi Devi Mandir or Madhaveswari	Bhava
21	Jayanti at Nartiang village in the Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya state, India. This Shakti Peetha is locally known as the Nartiang Durga Temple.	Left thigh	Jayanti	Kramadishwar
22	Kireet at Kireetkona village, 3 km from Lalbag Court Road station under district Murshidabad, West Bengal, India	Crown	Vimla	Sanwart
23	Varanasi at Manikarnika Ghat on banks of the Ganges at Kashi, Uttar Pradesh, India	Earring	Vishalakshi & Manikarni	Kalbhairav
24	Kanyashram, Kanyakumari the Bhadrakali temple within the precincts of Kumari temple, Tamil Nadu, India (also thought to be situated in Chittagong, Bangladesh)	Back	Sarvani	Nimish
25	Present day Kurukshetra town or Thanesar ancient Sthaneshwar, at Haryana, India	Ankle bone	Savitri/BhadraKali	Sthanu
26	Manibandh, at Gayatri hills near Pushkar 11 km north-west of Ajmer, Rajasthan, India	Two Bracelets	Gayatri	Sarvanand
27	Shri Shail, at Joinpur village, Dakshin Surma, near Gotatikar, 3 km north-east of Sylhet town, Bangladesh	Neck	Mahalaxmi	Sambaranand
28	Kankalitala, on the banks of Kopai River 10 km north-east of Bolpur station in Birbhum district, Devi locally known as Kankaleshwari West Bengal, India	Bone	Devgarbha	Ruru
29	Kalmadhav on the banks of Shon river in a cave over hills near to Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India	Left buttock	Kali	Asitang
30	Shondesh, at the source point of Narmada River in Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India	Right buttock	Narmada	Bhadrasen
31	Ramgiri, at Chitrakuta on the Jhansi Manikpur railway line in Uttar Pradesh, India	Right breast	Shivani	Chanda
32	Vrindavan, near new bus stand on Bhuteshwar road within Bhuteshwar Mahadev Temple, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India	Ringlets of hair	Uma	Bhutesh
33	Shuchi, in a Shiva temple at Suchindrum 11 km on Kanyakumari Trivandrum road, Tamil Nadu, India	Upper teeth	Narayani	Sanhar
34	Panchsagar exact location not known (thought to be near Haridwar)	Bottom teeth	Varahi	Maharudra
35	Bhavanipur union, at Karatoyatat, 28 km distance from interior Sherpur upazila, Bogra District, Bangladesh	Left anklet (ornament)	Arpana	Vaman
36	Shri Parvat, near Ladak, Kashmir, India. Another belief: at Srisailam in Shriparvat hills under Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India	Right anklet (ornament)	Shrisundari	Sundaranand
37	Vibhash, at Tamluk under district Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India	Left ankle	Kapalini (Bhimarupa)	Sarvanand
38	Prabhas, 4 km from Veraval station near Somnath temple in Junagadh district of Gujarat, India	Stomach	Chandrabhaga	Vakratund
39	Bhairavparvat, at Bhairav hills on the banks of Shipra river a little distance from Ujjaini town, Madhya Pradesh, India	Upper lips	Avanti	Lambkarna
40	Goddess Saptashrungi (Goddess with 18 arms)]], at Vani in Nasik, Maharashtra, India	Chin (2 parts)	Bhramari	Vikritaksh
41	Sarvashail or Godavaritir, at Kotilingeswar temple on the banks of Godavari river near Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh, India	Cheeks	Rakini or Vishweshwari	Vatsnabh or Dandpani
42	Virat, near Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India	Left toes	Ambika	Amriteshwar
43	Locally known as Anandamayee Temple. Ratnavali, on the banks of Ratnakar river at Khanakul-Krishnanagar, district Hooghly, West Bengal, India	Right Shoulder	Kumari	Shiva
44	Mithila, near Janakpur railway station on the border of India and Nepal	Left shoulder	Uma	Mahodar
45	Nalhati, known as "Nalateshwari Temple" near Nalhati station of Birbhum district, West Bengal, India	Vocal chord with part of the tracheae	Kalika Devi	Yogesh
46	Karnat, Kangra, himachalpradesh.	Both ears	Jayadurga	Abhiru
47	Bakreshwar, 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 eyebrows	Mahishmardini	Vakranath
48	Jessoreswari, 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 feet	Jashoreshwari	Chanda
49	Attahas village of Dakshindihi in the district of Bardhaman, near the Katwa railway station, in West Bengal, India	Lips	Phullara	Vishvesh
50	Sainthia, 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	Necklace	Nandini	Nandikeshwar
51	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)	Kottari	Bhimlochan
52	Danestwari (Kuldevi Of Bastar state ), Dantewada 80 km from Jagdalpur Tehsil, Chhattisgarh	Daant (teeth)	Danteshwari	Kapalbhairv
53	Vajreshwari, Kangra 18 km from Dharamshala Tehsil, Kangra	left Breast (teeth)	Vajreshwari	Kalbhairv
53	[Padmavati Devi] (Padmavatipuri Dham), Panns 80 km from Satna Madhya Pradesh	Padm	Padmavati Devi	Kapalbhairav
54	Tarapith, on the banks of Dwarka river, about 6 km from Rampurhat sub-division, Birbhum district, West Bengal, India	Third eye or spiritual eye (Tara)	Tara
55	Chandika Sthan or chandisthan, at Munger temple on the banks of Ganges near Ganga Darshan, Bihar, India	Left eye	Chandika or Chandi devi	Bholeshankar
56	Patan Devi, at PATNA, BIHAR, India	left shoulder with cloths	Badi Patan Devi/chhoti Patan Devi	Bhairav
57	Arbuda Devi, at Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India	Adhar	Arbuda Devi or Adhar Devi	Bhairav

ବାହାର ତଥ୍ୟ

• Shaktipeeth - Website on Shakti peethas Archived 2008-11-13 at the Wayback Machine.
• 52 shakti peethas map Archived 2008-11-13 at the Wayback Machine.
• 51 Shakti Peethas of Ma Durga Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine.
• 18 shakti peethas map Archived 2008-11-13 at the Wayback Machine.
• Sri Swamiji visits Sri Lanka for Shankari Temple Darshan
• Comprehensive guide on 51 Shakti Peethas
• Daksha Yagna - The story of Daksha's sacrifice and the origin of the Shakti Pithas
• Gayatri Shaktipeeth, Vatika: An Introduction