Ashta
Dasa Shakthi Peetha stotram(Devi stotra.72)
https://youtu.be/a3d7ka90Rr0
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By
Adhi
Shankara Bhagwad Pada
Translated
by
P.R.Ramachander
There was a great king called Daksha Prajapati who was the
son of Lord Brahma, He had 27 daughters. Sati devi was one of them. Daksha gave
his daughter Sati in marriage to Lord Shiva, During the conduct of a fire
sacrifice, when Daksha entered the arena, every one except Lord Shiva stood up
to respect him. Daksha felt very insulted by Lord Shiva’s behaviour. So when he
conducted a yaga again, he did not invite his daughter Sati and his son in law
Lord Shiva. Sati felt sad because of this and went to the Yaga against the
wishes of Lord Shiva. She was badly insulted by her father Daksha and jumped in
to the sacrificial fire. Shiva hearing this rushed to the place but could not
save Parvathi. He cut off the head of Daksha and took the body of Sati in his
hand and started dancing furiously. To bring down his anger, Lord Vishnu cut
the body of Sati in to 18 pieces and these pieces fell down in different places
of India. These places are called Shakthi Peethas. Some people are of the
opinion that there are 51 Shakthi Peethas and yet others of the opinion that
there are 108 Shakthi Peethas. This stotra written by Adhi Shankara names the
places of Shakthi Peethas and the name of the Goddess in temples there. http://srisailam.co.in/shaktipeethas.html
gives the following list of the Shakthi Peethas:-
Part of the body
fallen
|
Place
|
Name of Shakthi
|
1.Groin
|
Trimkomali(Srilanka)
|
Sankari devi
|
2.Back Part
|
Kanchi(Tamilnadu)
|
Kamakshi devi
|
3.Stomach part
|
Praddyumnam(Gujarat)
|
Sri srunkala devi
|
4.Head hairs
|
Mysore(Karnataka)
|
Chamundeswari devi
|
5.Upper teeth rows
|
Alampur(Andhra Pradesh)
|
Jogulamba devi
|
6.Neck part
|
Srisailam(Andhra Pradesh)
|
Bhramramba devi
|
7.Eyes
|
sholapur(Maharastra)
|
Mahalakmi devi
|
8.Right hand
|
Nanded(Maharastra)
|
Ekavenika devi
|
9.Upper lip
|
Ujjain(Madya pradesh)
|
Mahakalai devi
|
10.Left hand
|
Pithapuram(Andhra Pradesh)
|
Puruhutika devi
|
11.Navel
|
Cuutack(Orissa)
|
Girija devi
|
12.Left cheek
|
Draksharamam(A.P)
|
Manikyamba devi
|
13.Vulva
|
Gauhathi(Assam)
|
Kamarupa devi
|
14.Fingers(hand)
|
Prayaga(Uttar Pradesh)
|
Madhaveswari devi
|
15.Head part
|
Jwala(Himaclapradesh)
|
Vaishnavi devi
|
16.Breast part
|
Gaya(Bihar)
|
Sarvamangala devi
|
17.Wrist
|
Varanasi(Uttar Pradesh)
|
Visalaksi devi
|
18.Right Hand
|
Kashmir
|
Saraswathi devi
|
Lankayam Shankari devi, Kamakshi Kanchika pure /
Pradyumne Shrinkhala devi, Chamunda Krouncha pattane //
Goddess Shankari in Sri lanka, Kamakshi in Kanchipuram,
Goddess Shrinkhala in
Pradyumna and Chamunda in Mysore
Alampure Jogulamba, Sri shaile Bhramarambika /
Kolha pure Maha lakshmi, Mahurye Ekaveerika //
Kolha pure Maha lakshmi, Mahurye Ekaveerika //
Goddess Jogulamba in
Alampur, Goddess Brhamarabika in Sri Shailam,
Goddess Maha Lakshmi
in Kolhapur and Goddess Eka veera in Mahur
Ujjainyam Maha kali, Peethikayam Puruhutika /
Odhyane Girija devi, Manikya Daksha vatike //
Goddess Maha Kali in Ujjain Purhuthika in Peethika,
Goddess Girija in
Odhyana and goddess Manikya in the house of Daksha,
Hari kshetre Kama rupi, Prayage Madhaveshwari /
Jwalayam Vishnavi devi, Gaya Mangalya gourika //
Goddess Kama rupi in
the temple of Vishnu, Goddess Madhevaswari in Allahabad,
The flame gving
Goddess in Jwala muki and Mangala Gouri in Gaya.
Varanasyam Vishalakshi, Kashmire tu Saraswati /
Ashtadasha Shakti peethani, Yoginamapi durlabham //
Goddess Visalakshi in Varanasi, Goddess Saraswathi in Kashmir,
Are the 18 houses of Shakthi , which are rare even to
devas.
Sayamkale pathennityam, Sarva shatri vinashanam /
Sarva roga haram divyam, Sarva sampatkaram shubham //
If read in the
evening daily , it leads to killing of all enemies,
And also curing of
all diseases and getting of all types of wealth.
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The details of all the 18
Shaktipeethas are given below as per the order of the above shloka. For
more details about each shaktipeetha visit the respective blogs.
In the shaktipeethas, body parts only to be worshipped but in due course idols/ statues of Devi are installed. Even today in Gaya and Prayaga we find no idols.
In the shaktipeethas, body parts only to be worshipped but in due course idols/ statues of Devi are installed. Even today in Gaya and Prayaga we find no idols.
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