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Sharda Peeth Corridor : Location, history, religious importance, list of

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Sharda Peeth Corridor : Location, history, religious importance, list of shakti peeths

Sharda Peeth, located in the territory along the Line of Control (LoC) between Pakistan and
India, was once considered a prominent center of learning and knowledge in ancient Vedic
time. However, since the partition in 1947, it has become an abandoned site.

Location
Sharda Peeth is located in Neelum Valley in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) across
Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, along the Line of Control (LoC). It is about ~150kms
from Muzzafarabad in Pakistan and around ~130kms from Srinagar in India. You can see the
exact location in the map below.
Exact location of Sharda Peeth

History
Sharda Peeth is believed to be more than 5000 years old. As you may know, the history of
the Hindu community is considered the most ancient, and there is no second opinion on
this. Hinduism is considered even older than the Vedic era because the timescale of Vedic
era and the timescale of the composition of the Vedas are two different things. Hinduism is
a word that was later used when other religions came into existence. Otherwise, in ancient
time, Hinduism was known as Sanatan Dharma.

Currently, if you visit the location, it doesn’t have a temple, but there are ancient rock pillars
& stones that have managed to survive over time.
Ancient remains of Sharda Peeth
Story behind Sharda Peeth & other 51 Shakti Peethas in the entire
Indian Subcontinent
It is believed that, when Lord Shiva was carrying his deceased wife Devi Sati’s body across
Aryavrath (bharat), parts of her body fell in different places of the Indian Subcontinent,
creating divine spots called 51 Shakti Peethas all over.

Devi Sati was the first wife of Lord Shiva and the daughter of Prajapati Daksha. Although she
was destined to marry Shiva, Daksha disliked Lord Shiva’s appearance. Eventually, Sati
married Lord Shiva and was enchanted by the beauty of their new home in Mount Kailash.

One day, Daksha performed a Yagna and invited all devas except Lord Shiva. Sati went to
meet her father and pleaded with him to show respect to her husband Lord Shiva, but
Daksha refused and insulted Sati in front of his guests. Enraged, Sati cursed her father and
his Yagna ritual and set herself on fire, burning to death.

Story of Lord Shiva and Sati

Lord Shiva, grief-stricken by the death of his wife, carried her body on his shoulders and
roamed the Aryavrath Indian Subcontinent. The gods eventually asked Lord Vishnu to help
restore normalcy to Lord Shiva. Lord Vishnu dismembered Sati’s lifeless body with his
Sudarshan Chakra, causing her 51 pieces to fall on Earth. The places where her body parts
and jewelry fell became the Shakti Peethas. Lord Shiva stayed in isolation until Devi Sati
reincarnated as Devi Parvati.

List of Shakti Peeths

Shakti Peeth refers to a sacred place of eternal power and is considered significant in
Hinduism / Sanatan Dharma. It is believed to be the place where a part of Devi Sati’s body or
her jewelry fell on the earth. There are a total of 51 Shakti Peeths, out of which 18 are
considered as Maha Shakti Peeths. Majority of these peeths are located in India, with a few
in neighboring countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.

Lets look at the complete list of all 51 Shakti Peeths along with their locations and the body
parts associated with them. If you are a devotee and follower of Hinduism / Sanatan
Dharma, this information would be of great importance to you.

18 Maha Shakti Peeth

Adi Shankaracharya’s Ashta Dasa Shakti Peeth Stotram identifies 18 major Shakti Peeths
located at different places in India, among which the Peeths at Kamakhya, Gaya, and Ujjain
are regarded as the most significant ones.
S.n Part of the body
Place Name of Sakthi
o fallen

1 Groin Trimkomali (Srilanka) Sankari devi

2 Back Part Kanchi (Tamil Nadu) Kamakshi devi

Praddyumnam (West
3 Stomach part Sri srunkhala devi
Bengal)

Chamundeshwari
4 Head hair Mysore (Karnataka)
devi

Alampur
5 Upper teeth rows Jogulamba devi
(Andhra Pradesh)

Srisailam
6 Neck part Bhramramba devi
(Andhra Pradesh)

Kolhapur
7 Eyes Mahalakshmi devi
(Maharashtra)

8 Right hand Nanded (Maharashtra) Eka Veerika devi

Ujjain (Madhya
9 Upper lip Mahakali devi
Pradesh)

10 Left hand Pithapuram Puruhutika devi

 (Andhra Pradesh)

11 Navel Cuttack (Odisha) Biraja devi

12 Left cheek Draksharamam (A.P) Manikyamba devi

Kamarupa Kamakhya
13 Vulva Guwahati (Assam)
devi

Prayagraj (Uttar
14 Fingers(hand) Madhaveshwari devi
Pradesh)

Jwala (Himachal
15 Head part Vaishnavi devi
Pradesh)

16 Breast part Gaya (Bihar) Sarvamangala devi

Varanasi (Uttar
17 Wrist Vishalakshi devi
Pradesh)

18 Right Hand Kashmir Saraswathi devi

18 Maha Shakti Peeths in India

There are 51 Shakti Peeths in Devi Purana.

Shakti Peeth Location

Mahamaya Shakti Peeth, Amarnath, Jammu Amarnath, Jammu and

and Kashmir Kashmir

Fullara Devi Shaktipeeth, in Attahasa, West

West Bengal
Bengal

Bahula Shakti Peetha, Bardhaman, West

West Bengal
Bengal

Mahishmardini Shaktipeeth, Bakreshwar, Siuri

Bakreshwar, Siuri town
town

Avanti, Bhairav Parvat Shakti Peeth, Ujjain, Bairavparvat Ujjain,

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh

Shri Aparna, Bhabanipur Shaktipith,

Bhavanipur, Bangladesh
Bangladesh

Gandaki Chandi Shakti Peeth, Chandi River Chandi River

Maa Bhramari, Janasthan Panchavati Nasik

Janasthaan
Shakti Peeth

Kottari, Hinglaj Mata mandir, Karachi Hinglaj, Karachi

Jayanti Shaktipeeth Temple, Bourbhag Village,

Bangladesh
Bangladesh

Yogeshwari, Khulna district Khulna district in

 Bangladesh

Jwala or Shakti Siddhida, Kangra, Himachal

Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
Pradesh

Kalika, Kalighat, West Bengal West Bengal

Kali in Kalmadhav, Amarkantak, Madhya Amarkantak, Madhya

Pradesh Pradesh

Khamakya, Guwahati, Assam Guwahati, Assam

Devgarbha/Kankleshwari, Birbhum, West

Birbhum, West Bengal
Bengal

Sravani, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu

Chamudeshwari/Jaya Durga, Chamundi Hills,

Chamundi Hills, Mysore
Mysore

Vimla, Murshidabad, West Bengal West Bengal

Kumara Shakti at Anandamayee Temple of

West Bengal
West Bengal

Shakti Bhraamari, Ratnavali, West Bengal West Bengal

Shakti Dakshayani, Manasarovar Manasarovar

Gayatri Manibandh, Pushkar, Rajasthan Pushkar, Rajasthan

Uma at Mithila, border of Nepal and India border of Nepal and India

Indraksh, Nainativu, Manipallavam Manipallavam

Mahashira, Guhyeshwari near Pashupatinath

Pashupatinath Temple
Temple

Bhawani at Chandranath Hills, Bangladesh Bangladesh

Varahi, Panch Sagar, Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh

Chandrabhaga, Junagarh, Gujarat Junagarh, Gujarat

Lalita of Prayag

Savitri/Bhadra Kali, Kurukshetra, Haryana Kurukshetra, Haryana

Maihar/Shivani, Satna, Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh

Nandini or Nandikeshwari, Birbhum, West

West Bengal
Bengal
Sarvashail/Rakini on Godavari river banks at
Kotilingeswar Temple
Kotilingeswar Temple

Mahish Mardini at Shivaharkaray near Karachi

Karachi of Pakistan
of Pakistan

The Narmada Shondesh, Amarkantak, Madhya

Madhya Pradesh
Pradesh

Sundari at Sri Sailam (currently in Bangladesh) Bangladesh

Maha Lakshmi at Sri Shail (currently in

Bangladesh
Bangladesh)

Devi Narayani, Suchindram, Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu

Suganda of Shikarpur (currently in Bangladesh) Bangladesh

Tripura Sundari, Udaipur in Tripura Tripura

Mangal Chandika at Ujjain Ujjain

Vishalakshi, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh

Kapalini of Vibash, Medinipur, West Bengal West Bengal

Ambika, Bharatpur, Rajasthan Rajasthan

 Uma at Vrindavan/Bhooteswar Temple of Uttar
Uttar Pradesh
Pradesh

Tripurmalini, Jalandhar, Punjab Punjab

Amba at Ambaji, Gujarat Gujarat

Jai Durga, Deogarh, Jharkhand Jharkhand

Danteshwari, Chattisgarh Chattisgarh

Nabi Gaya, Biraj, Jaipur Jaipur

51 Shakti Peeths
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