List of Ashtadasa Shakti Peethas: In this article, the complete list of Ashtadasa Shakti Peethas is available.
Ashtadasa Shakti Peethas History:
A great king called Daksha Prajapathi, who is the son of Lord Brahma had 27 daughters and Sati Devi is one among them. Lord Shiva married Sati Devi. When Daksha Prajapathi entered the Yaga area, which was performed by Agni, as a mark of respect everyone stood up, except Lord Shiva. Hence, Daksha felt insulted and when Daksha conducted a Yaga himself, he did not invite his daughter and son-in-law. Sati felt bad because of no invitation and wanted to attend the Yaga against Lord Shiva’s wish. Sati attended the Yaga and no one cared for her and felt bad. When Daksha started abusing Lord Shiva, she was not able to control her feelings and sacrificed herself with the creation of Agni from Earth with her foot right thumb. Knowing this, Lord Shiva removed Jhatha’s bunch from his head and hit it on the earth. Lord Veerabhadra has born from that and rushed to Yaga’s spot and killed Daksha. Then Lord Shiva went and took the Sati’s body from the fire and started dancing with it. The whole world is terrified of this Tandava Nritya and to stop this Nritya, Lord Vishnu used his Sudarshan Chakra and cut the Sati Devi’s body into pieces. These parts have fallen at different places in India and Sri Lanka. The places, where ever these body parts have fallen are called Shaktipeethas. 18 such places are there and they are called Ashta (8) Dasa (10) Shaktipeethas.
Must-Visit 18 ShaktiPeethas
ShaktiPeethas are listed in Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya’s Astadasha Shakti Peetha Stotram. We are presenting the 18 Shakti Peethas list with body parts:
Trincomalee in Sri Lanka
Shakti Name – Shankari Devi, Koneswaram Temple
Fallen Body Part – Groin
Praddyumnam in West Bengal
Name of the Shakti – Sri Srunkala Devi
Fallen Body Part – Stomach
Kanchi in Tamil Nadu
Name of the Shakti – Goddess Kamakshi, Kamakshi Amman Temple
Fallen Body Part – Navel
Alampur in Telangana
Shakti Name – Sri Jogulamba Devi
Fallen Body Part – Upper Teeth
Mysore in Karnataka
Name of the Shakti – Sri Chamudeswhwari Devi, Chamudeshwari Temple
Fallen Body Part – Hair
Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh
Shakti Name – Bhramaramba Devi, Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple
Fallen Body Part – Neck
Nanded in Maharastra
Shakti Name – Eka Veerika Devi or Ekavenika Devi, Mahur Renuka Devi Temple
Fallen Body Part – Back
Kolhapur Maharastra
Name of the Shakti – Mahalakshmi Devi, Mahalakshmi Devi Temple
Fallen Body Part – Left Eye
Pithapuram in Andhra Pradesh
Shakti Name – Puruhutika Devi, Kukkuteswara Swamy Temple
Fallen Body Part – Left Hand
Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh
Shakti Name – Mahakali Devi, Ujjain Mahakali Temple
Fallen Body Part – Elbow
Jajpur in Odisha / Orissa
Name of the Shakti – Girija Devi or Biraja Devi, Biraja Temple
Fallen Body Part – Naval (Navi)
Draksharamam in Andhra Pradesh
Shakti Name – Manikyamba Devi, Kumararama Bhimeswara Temple
Fallen Body Part – Left Cheek
Guwahati in Assam
Shakti Name – Kamarupa Devi, Kamakhya Temple
Fallen Body Part – Yoni
Jwala in Himachal Pradesh
Shakti Name – Jwalamukhi, Jwalamukhi Devi Temple
Fallen Body Part – Mouth
Prayaga in Uttar Pradesh
Shakti Name – Madhaveswari Devi, Alopi Devi Temple.
Fallen Body Part – Fingers
Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh
Shakti Name – Kasi Vishalakshi Devi
Fallen Body Part – Earrings/Third Eye/Throat/Face (Disputed)
Gaya in Bihar
Shakti Name – Sarvamangala Devi, Mangla Gauri Temple
Fallen Body Part – Breast
Kashmir
Name of the Shakti – Saraswathi Devi
Fallen Body Part – Right Hand
Among these Shakti Peethas, the Kamakhya, Ujjain, and Gaya are considered the most sacred ones. Because they symbolize the mother goddess with three most important aspects:
Creation – Kamarupa Devi
Annihilation – Mahakali Devi
Food – Sarvamangala Devi / Mangalagauri
If we carefully observed, we can see a perfectly straight line from Kamakhya to Ujjain via Gaya, which symbolizes that the creation will be destroyed without fail, one day.
