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Vishnu cut her body into 51 body parts, using his Sudarshana Chakra, which fell on earth to become sacred sites where all the people can pay homage to the goddess. To complete this task, Shiva took the form of Bhairava. Shri Hinglaj Mata temple Shakta pitha is the largest Hindu pilgrimage centre in Pakistan. The annual Hinglaj Yatra is attended ...
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Finally, Vishnu dismembered her body into 51 parts, each of which fell on different places on the earth, each creating a Shakta pitha. [7] The list of Shakta pithas differ in various religious texts. Many mention Vimala or Jagannath temple complex as a Shakta pitha, and calls the location by various names.
These four temples are also interpreted to represent the four parts of holy AUM, A kara, U kara, Ma kara and Mmm kara (Ardha matra). Though which of these is a ardha-peetha (a half Shakta pitha, considered lower in importance to a complete Shakta pitha) is disputed, Saptashrungi is generally regarded to be a half Shakta pitha.
Agni Sūktam; Devī Sūktam; Hiranyagarbha Sūktam; Manyu Sūktam; Medha Sūktam; Narasimha Nakha Stuti; Nārāyaṇa Sūktam; Nasadiya Sūktam; Puruṣa Sūktam [1]; Śrī Sūktam
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In this version, Kali is described as a Matrika, who sucked all the blood of the demon Raktabīja and killed him completely there on. Kali is given the name Chamunda in the text. When demons Shumbha and Nishumbha challenge Parvati as Durga to a single combat, she absorbs the Matrikas in herself and says that they are her different forms and ...
It is believed that the Shakti Pithas are the locations where the body parts of Maa Sati fell, after being cut by Sudarshan chakra of Lord Vishnu during the events of the Daksha yajna. [3] It is said that Tara Tarini Mandir is located where Maa Sati's breasts fell.