Talk:Shakta pithas

Merge

The merger is a must and this should be done at the earliest. --Bhadani 17:08, 17 January 2006 (UTC) Jay Hind — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2405:201:6800:B0E7:FDCE:529C:B715:1F5F (talk) 19:56, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

Merged

The article has been merged with Shakti Peeth. However, a lot of work is to be done to wikify the article properly.Each of the peethas should be clearly stated in terms of the present geographical location, at least intra-wiki links should link to proper geographical locations.--Dwaipayanc 10:07, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Need reviewing

Please note that "shakumbhari devi" is not a shakti pita. instead "Hinglaj" situated in Baluchistan in Pakistan is a shakti pith and the head or bramharandha fell there. this must be corrected. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.110.243.21 (talk • contribs) of 09.05.2006

Geo-locations with intra-wiki links

Today I have tried to provide the exact geo-locations with intra-wiki links as far as possible for the first 10 items. I propose to do the rest in phases. VMO 09:41, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Items 11 to 30 updated. I am working on the rest 11 items. VMO 03:33, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Items 31 to 51 updated. VMO 14:36, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

List is wrong

No where Tulja Bhavani (From Tuljapur of Maharashtra)is mentioned, As I read through a old book of shaktipitha wel published from haridwar in 1970s. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.80.57.2 (talk) 10:56, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

The list of shaktipeeths is completely wrong. It does not mention Vaishno Devi in Jammu, Mansa Devi and Chandi Devi in Haridwar and Naina Devi in Uttaranchal. There are many others which are not mentioned, but are commonly accepted as Shaktipeeths. I will assign a dubious assertion tag on the list in a few days, if a reputable ref. is not added.nids(♂) 19:29, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Well, nor can any list be completely right! By custom, usage and tradition many places of Shakti worship are called shakti peethas irrespective of the fact whether such places are mentioned in some grantha like Pithanirnaya tantra. Another tantra book the Shivacharita goes a step further to say that there are even 26 upa-peethas! In common parlance however any shakti worship-place — if energized by elevated sadhaka, for instance Dakshineswar Kali Temple due to Ramakrishna has become so popular — that people consider such places also as shakti sites. So, the list enumerated here is not exact and exhaustive but definitely not dubious and at the same time only what is normally accepted and given in the Vishuddha Siddhanta Panjika, a Bengali almanac published since 1890. You may add other sites also if you hold any better reference. That’s the beauty of wikipedia! VMO 09:42, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

i fully accept your argument that no list can be perfectly accurate. But there are temples which are undisputedly accepted as shakti peethas, like the Vaishno Devi. I am trying to get a better list. This list is too bengal-centric, (I am sorry but this is true). Moreover, I feel that it deserves a tag that this list is not accurate (and perhaps cant be).nids(♂) 09:51, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

I also do consider with great veneration that Vaishno Devi is a shaktipith. But without going into any controversy as to why and how, the given list is nothing but a list of places where Sati's limbs or ornaments fell on the earth. The sthalapurana of Vaishno Devi does not speak of any such incident and the Page in wikipedia is also silent. That's why perhaps, it was not included in the traditional list! And for being Bengal-centric, I am afraid that the list includes outside countries too. VMO 10:27, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Why are you afraid. The list only includes places of Ancient India.nids(♂) 10:36, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Its only Bengal centric because Banglapedia has the most reputable source cited on this page.Bakaman _Bakatalk 16:30, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

I am afraid that the list includes outside countries too. What's exactly the problem here? The borders of the countries are modern creations, the peethas have been there for hundreds or thousands of years. And Baka is correct to point out why the list sees to be Bengal-centric. Banglapedia IS the most reputable source quoted here (it is a huge print enyclopedia, published by Asiatic Society). --Ragib 16:36, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

:::::Check out the second reference, no.39. It is not mentioned in the main article. I think that web list is much better than relying solely on banglapedia. Though, i am trying to get a better list.nids(♂) 16:48, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

nids may please note that the phrase I am afraid is not used in the sense of fear. It indicates the concernon bringing the question of Bengal-centric in this discussion. The present day boundaries have no relevance as rightly pointed out by Ragib VMO 17:24, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Hello friends, right now I am holding an annual number of the Kalyan, Shakti Upasana Ank, published in 1987 and dedicated to the worship of mother goddess in her aspect as shakti. The issue consists of more than 500 pages of roughly A4 size, and the issue has several related lists and information. I do agree with Ragib that the boundaries are of very recent creation, and everyone knows that tradition of worshipping mother goddess and Shaktis are thousands of years old. Swamijee's (VMO) comments are surely pertinent and relevant. The issue (the Kalyan) also talks about Vaishno Devi and all other places mentioned by nids. However, I think a real wikipedian does not end his work by pointing out mistakes or inconsistencies, but does real work by value addition, and I am sure that nids' shall add value to the page by adding appropraite contents. Regards to all. --Bhadani 16:18, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

I am sorry if my comments looked like criticism. I pointed out that the list is wrong becuase i felt so. I am not bumping my workload to others. I will try to find out a better source, but I thought it will be better if I make a comment on the talk page too, so that it comes in the attention of other wikipedians. I also think that we can assign a tag to the list, which will state that the list is not perrfectly accurate. I assume that it can never be because there are multiple place which claim the same ornament of Sati. Like for eyes, there is a temple mentioned in the current list, and there is one in Uttaranchal called Naina Devi. I also think (Personally) that this list varies from one region to other.nids(♂) 18:32, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Oh, your comments were all right, and the list surely varies from place to place. All interested editors should contribute to make the contents more useful. I also congratulate you on your interest in the matter. I did not mean any offence to you or to any other - we all are friends with a common goal. Regards. --Bhadani 18:55, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

My hearty thanks to Bhadani for tying up the loose ends amicably. Yes, with his keen interest in maintaining wikipedia spirit, he has transformed many issues of thorns into flowers. VMO 03:27, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Missing Shakti Peeth

Hi to all, I'm new to wikipedia and not much aware of its internals, but as today I went through this article, I found that KangdaDevi temple called 'Vajreshwari Devi temple' near Nagarkot / Pathankot is not listed here and is surely is an undisputed ShaktiPeeth, as per the legend the left breast of sati fell over there and is clearly mentioned in the temple itself and many other sources. Sharma-Shashank (talk) 07:05, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Pithapuram Sri Kukkuteswara Swamy temple is an ancient Siva Khetra in Godavari District. It acquired importance of Buddhists, Jains and Vishnava also. It was the capital of many local dynasties from about 4th or 5th century AD.

Once upon a time Gayasura a powerful a powerful demon was acquired puruhutikashakti which is one among the Asthadasapithas through is great devotion, with that might power he oftenly used to disturb the Yagas of Brahmanas. PithapuramTo over come this trouble the devatas with the help of Trimurthis conceived a plan to kill the Gayasura. According to the plan the devats decided to perform the Yaga on the chest of the Demon, they performed the Yagna with great devotion day and night. On the seventh day of the Yaga, Maheswara himself took the form of Kukkuta ( cook ) and voice, the Gayasura was disturbed from this sleep and immediately the Yaga disturbed. Then the angry Devatas gave a curse to the Demon as the yagna spoiled, his body would also be broken into pieces, the head fell in Gayakshetra, the chest in Jajipuram and the feet in front of Kukkuteswara Swamy temple. The demon Gayasura spread his entire body from Gaya to Pithapuram Kshetra, his feet stretched upto Pithapuram. It became a Padagaya Kshetr SurendrakumarTolem (talk) 15:16, 6 October 2019 (UTC)

Kunjapuri is a temple of Goddess Durga, as it is one of the thirteen Shakti Peethas (Shakti Kendras) in the Himalayan Shivalik range and one of the three Shakti Peethas in Tehri Garhwal district, restored by Jagadguru Shankaracharya. The other two Shakti Peeths in the district are Surkanda Devi and Chandrabadni. Kunjapuri, with these two peeths form a sacred triangle. Shakti Peethas are the places where the body parts of Goddess Sati (an incarnation of Goddess Parvati before her birth as Parvati) took place, when Lord Shiva was carrying her dead body in his arms and the body parts of Sati were found in Bharatvarsha. In the Himalaya ranges, he fell at different places in the world, the places where the parts of Maa Sati fell are called places Shaktipeeths. She gave up her body in the fire of Yagya at Haridwar Kankhal when her father Daksha said something about her husband. Derogatory remarks made. Thousands of devotees visit the Durga temple in Kunjapuri throughout the year, but during Navratras there is a huge crowd of devotees. 108 in Devi Bhagwat Purana, 26 in Kalika Purana, 51 in Shivcharitra, 52 in Durga Saptashati and Tantra Chudamani. Generally 51 Shaktipeeths are considered. Asemwal (talk) 15:10, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

Reference text needed

What this article needs is relevant text quoted, if possible from Brahmanda Purana, which the article suggests contains the complete listings, all subsequent listing can be verified from Puranic texts, otherwise, there are no many more shrines, on the verge of claiming Shakti Peetha status, and with growing popularity many more will.--Ekabhishek (talk) 14:49, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

List Updation required

The list of shaktipeeths does not include the "Ratanpur – Shri Aadishakti Maa Mahamaya Devi ‘Shaktipeet'" that shall be updated. reference http://www.mysterindia.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=1575 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.242.70.185 (talk) 17:39, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

Where is "Tarapith" in the list of the "Shakti Peethas"?

"Tarapith" of Birbhum district of West Bengal is missing in the list of the Shakti Peethas. 180.211.187.134 (talk) 06:22, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

Four Adi Shakti Pithas

I could not find any references saying that the four mentioned are Adi Shakti Pithas. Kalika Purana lists 4 Pithas (see Vimala_Temple#In_Shakti_Pitha_lists): Vimala Puri, Kamakhya, Jalandhara and Purneshwar. But no proof they are called Adi Shakti Pithas. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 05:20, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

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Attahas is not situated in Birbhum district.

There is a mistake.Attahas is not situated in Birbhum District .It is situated in BURDWAN,NOW PURBA BARDHAMAN.Attahas Temple is situated near ISHANI RIVER . Skmodak (talk) 00:08, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

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In Ashta Dasa Shakti Pitha Stotram

List of 18 Maha Shakti Pitha in Ashta Dasa Shakti Pitha Stotram (Aṣṭhādaśa Śakti Pīṭha Stotram)

Sanskrit	IAST	Translation
लङ्कायाम् शांकरीदेवी कामाक्षी काञ्चिकापुरे। प्रद्युम्ने शृङ्खला देवी चामुण्डा क्रौञ्चपट्टणे॥	laṅkāyām śāṃkarīdevī kāmākṣī kāñcikāpure। pradyumne śṛṅkhalā devī cāmuṇdā krauñcapaṭṭaṇe॥	Goddess Shankari in Sri Lanka, Kamakshi in Kanchipuram Goddess Shrinkhala in Pradyumna and Chamunda in Mysore
अलम्पुरे जोगुलाम्ब श्रीशैले भ्रमराम्बिक। कोल्हापुरमहलक्ष्मी माहुर्यमेकवीरिका॥	alampure jogulāmba śrīśaile bhramarāmbika। kolhāpuramahalakṣmī māhuryamekavīrikā॥	Goddess Jogulamba in Alampur, Goddess Bhramarambika in Shrisailam Goddess Maha Lakshmi in Kolhapur and Goddess Ekaveeraa in Mahur
उज्जयिन्याम् महाकाळी पीठिकायाम् पुरुहुतिका। ओड्ढ्यायाम् गिरिजादेवी माणिक्या दक्षवाटिके॥	ujjayinyām mahākāḻī pīṭhikāyām puruhutikā। oḍḍhyāyām girijādevī māṇikyā dakṣavāṭike॥	Goddess Maha Kali in Ujjain, Purhuthika in Peethika Goddess Girija in Odhyana and Manikya in the house of Daksha
हरिक्षेत्रे कामरूपी प्रयागे माधवेश्वरी। ज्वालायाम् वैष्णवीदेवी गयामाङ्गल्यगौरिके॥	harikṣetre kāmarūpī prayāge mādhaveśvarī। jvālāyām vaiṣṇavīdevī gayāmāṅgalyagaurike॥	Goddess Kama Rupi in the temple of Vishnu, Madhaveshwari in Prayagraj Goddess giving flame in Jwala Mukhi and Mangala Gowri in Gaya
वारणास्याम् विशालाक्षी काश्मीरेतु सरस्वती। अष्ठादशैवपीठानि योनिनामप दुर्लभानिच॥	vāraṇāsyām viśālākṣī kāśmīretu sarasvatī। aṣṭhādaśaivapīṭhāni yonināmapa durlabhānica॥	Goddess Vishalakshi in Varanasi, Saraswati in Kashmir These are the 18 houses of Shakti, which are rare even to the Devas
सायंकालं पठेन्नित्यम् सर्वरोगनिवारणम्। सर्वपापहरम् दिव्यम् सर्वसम्पत्करम् शुभम्॥	sāyaṃkālaṃ paṭhennityam sarvaroganivāraṇam। sarvapāpaharam divyam sarvasampatkaram śubham॥	When chanted every evening, all the enemies would get destroyed all the diseases would vanish, and prosperity would be showered.

DTM (talk) 13:30, 28 December 2021 (UTC)

18 Astadasha Maha

So, which would these be? And are they all still existent? Stjohn1970 (talk) 15:27, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

Wrong use of word

Inplace of लाशें, there is should be place word पिंड (parts of body)

देवी सती is honourable for all hindus, sanatan Kmverma2012 (talk) 04:03, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

The word लाशें does not appear in the article. —CX Zoom[he/him] ^{(let's talk • {C•X})} 13:24, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

Requesting protection

Please protect the article from vandalism Kanishka Sajwan (talk) 11:09, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Requested move 5 July 2024

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The result of the move request was: moved. Uncontested RM (closed by non-admin page mover) ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 06:36, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

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Shakti pitha → Shakta pithas – Not really a very strong support from my end, but regardless, I thought this might merit a discussion among the WP community for the record. While contemporary usage among the vast Hindi-speaking population in India seems to prefer "Shakti pithas", references to the subject in traditional Hindu religious literature is unanimously as "Shakta pithas", so no wonder that every major scholar on Shaktism or Tantra has used that term. The only book on this topic even to this day is by the noted historian Dineshchandra Sircar. Other academic sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Also important to note here that the present scholarly consensus is that this very concept took shape in Bengal, so the fact that even historian Sachidananda Sarkar refers to the topic as "Shakta pithas" in his Bengali book মহাতীর্থ একান্নপীঠের সন্ধানে might be relevant to consider. Thanks. _Jovian ^Eclipse 13:13, 5 July 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 19:39, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Note: WikiProject Hinduism/Shaktism, Hinduism-related topics notice board, and WikiProject Nepal have been notified of this discussion. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 19:39, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Note: Also notified WikiProject India. _Jovian ^Eclipse 06:10, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Comment:I see that the opinions of David Kinsley and Tracy Pintchman were given due weight at Talk:Mahadevi#Requested move 19 June 2021. Here is Kinsley using the proposed term in his famous book and Phyllis Herman writing the same in a chapter from a book edited by Pintchman. Citing Jacob Kinnard as well. _Jovian ^Eclipse 07:34, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

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