Shakti Peethas

In Satya Yuga, Daksha performed a Yajña with a desire of taking revenge on Shiva. Daksha was angry because his daughter Sati had married Shiva against his wishes. Daksha invited all the deities to the Yajña except for Shiva and Sati. The fact that she was not invited did not deter Sati from attending the Yajña. But Sati, being an uninvited guest, was not given any respect. Furthermore, Daksha insulted Shiva. Sati was unable to bear her father’s insults toward her husband, so she committed suicide by jumping into the pyre. When Shiva heard about her death he became furious. He went to the place where Daksha was performing his Yajña and destroyed the area. Daksha was killed by Shiva’s ganas.

Shiva then carried Sati’s body all over the world in a state of wild grief. At the request of all other gods, Vishnu severed Sati’s body into 52 pieces with his Sudarshan Chakra, so that Lord Shiva could return to his sanity and once again take up his duties.

Various parts of Sati’s body fell at different places which became known as Shakti Peethas. At all Shakti Peethas, the Goddess Shakti is accompanied by Bhairava (a manifestation of Shiva).

	Shakti	Bhairava	Place	Organ or Ornament
1	Kamakshi	Kala Bhairav	KanchiPuram, Kamatchi temple, Kamakoti Peetham mentioned in Lalita Sahasram, Trishati, Astothram etc.	Ottiyana (Ornament covering stomach)
2	Indrakshi / Nagapooshani	Rakshaseshwar / Naayanar	Sri Lanka, in Nainativu, Jaffna.	Hand
3	Mahishmardini	Krodhish	Naina, a little distance from Sukkur Station - Karachi, Pakistan.	Eyes
4	Sunanda	Trayambak	Sugandha, situated in Shikarpur, Gournadi, about 20 km from Barisal town, Bangladesh, on the banks of Sonda river.	Nose
5	Mahamaya	Trisandhyeshwar	Amarnath in Kashmir, India - from Srinagar through Pahalgam 94 km by Bus, Chandanwari 16 km by walk.	Throat
6	Siddhida (Ambika)	Unmatta Bhairav	Jwalamukhi, Kangra HP,India - from Pathankot alight at Jwalamukhi Road Station from there 20 km.	Tongue
7	Ambaji		Ambaji, at Anart, Gujarat, India.	Heart
8	Mahashira	Kapali	Nepal, near Pashupatinath Temple at Gujyeshwari Temple.	Both Knees
9	Dakshayani	Amar	Manas, under Tibet at the feet of Mount Kailash in Lake Mansarovar, a piece of Stone.	Right Hand
10	Girija/Viraja/Biraja	Jagannath	Biraja in Utkal present Orissa, India.	Navel
11	Gandaki Chandi	Chakrapani	Gandaki from Pokhara, Nepal - about 125 km on the banks of Gandaki river where Muktinath temple is situated.	Temple
12	Goddess Bahula	Bhiruk	Bahula, on the banks of Ajay river, at Ketugram 8 km from Katwa, Burdwan, West Bengal, India.	Left Arm
13	Mangal Chandika	Kapilambar	Ujaani, 16 km from Guskara Station under Burdwan district of West Bengal, India.	Right Wrist
14	Tripura Sundari	Tripuresh	Udaipur, Tripura, at the top of the hills known as Tripura Sundari temple near Radhakishorepur village, a little distance away from Udaipur town of Tripura, India.	Right Leg
15	Bhawani	Chandrashekhar	On the Chandranath hill near Sitakunda station of Chittagong District, Bangladesh. The famous Chandranath Temple on the top of the hill is the Bhairav temple of this Shakti Peetha, not the Shakti Peeth itself.	Right Arm
16	Bhraamari	Ambar	Trisrota, at Salbari village under Boda division of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India.	Left Leg
17	Kamakhya	Umanand	Kamgiri, Kamakhya, at the Neelachal hills near Guwahati, capital of Assam, India.	Genital Organ
18	Yugaadya	Ksheer Khandak	Yugaadya at Khirgram under Burdwan district, West Bengal, India.	Great Toe (Right)
19	Kalika	Nakuleesh	Kalipeeth, (Kalighat, Kolkata), India.	Right Toes
20	Lalita	Bhava	Prayag near Sangam at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.	Finger (Hand)
21	Jayanti	Kramadishwar	Jayanti at Kalajore Baurbhag village of Falzur Pargana under Jayantia Thana of Sylhet district, Bangladesh. This Shakti Peetha is locally known as Falizur Kalibari.	Left Thigh
22	Vimla	Sanwart	Kireet at Kireetkona village, 3 km from Lalbag Court Road station under district Murshidabad, West Bengal, India.	Crown
23	Vishalakshi & Manikarni	Kalbhairav	Varanasi at Manikarnika Ghat on banks of Ganga at Kashi, Uttar Pradesh, India.	Earring
24	Sarvani	Nimish	Kanyashram, Kanyakumari the Bhadrakali temple within the precincts of Kumari temple, Tamil Nadu, India (also thought to be situated in Chittagong, Bangladesh).	Back
25	Savitri	Sthanu	Present day Kurukshetra town or Thanesar ancient Sthaneshwar, at Haryana, India.	Ankle Bone
26	Gayatri	Sarvanand	Manibandh, at Gayatri hills near Pushkar 11 km towards north-west from Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.	Two Bracelets
27	Mahalaxmi	Sambaranand	Shri Shail, at Jainpur village, near Gotatikar, towards north-east 3 km from Sylhet town, Bangladesh.	Neck
28	Devgarbha	Ruru	Kankalitala, on the banks of Kopai river 10 km towards north-east from Bolpur station of district Birbhum, Devi locally known as Kankaleshwari West Bengal, India.	Bone
29	Kali	Asitang	Kalmadhav on the banks of Shon river in a cave over hills near to Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India.	Buttock (Left)
30	Narmada	Bhadrasen	Shondesh, at the source point of Narmada river in Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India.	Buttock (Right)
31	Shivani	Chanda	Ramgiri, at Chitrakuta on the Jhansi Manikpur Railway line in Uttar Pradesh, India.	Right Breast
32	Uma	Bhutesh	Vrindavan, near new bus stand on Bhuteshwar road within Bhuteshwar Mahadev Temple, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India.	Ringlets of Hair
33	Narayani	Sanhar	Shuchi, in a Shiva temple at Shuchitirtham 11 km on Kanyakumari Trivandrum road, Tamil Nadu, India.	Teeth (Upper Jaw)
34	Varahi	Maharudra	Panchsagar place not known (thought to be near Haridwar).	Teeth (Lower Jaw)
35	Arpana	Vaman	Karatoyatat, at Bhabanipur village 28 km distance from interior Sherpur. Alight at Bogra station under district Bogra, Bangladesh.	Left Anklet (Ornament)
36	Shrisundari	Sundaranand	Shri Parvat, near Ladak, Kashmir, India. Another belief: at Srisailam in Shriparvat hills under Karnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India.	Right Anklet (Ornament)
37	Kapalini (Bhimarupa)	Sarvanand	Vibhash, at Tamluk under district Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India.	Left Ankle
38	Chandrabhaga	Vakratund	Prabhas, 4 km distance from Veraval station near Somnath temple in Junagadh district of Gujarat, India.	Stomach
39	Avanti	Lambkarna	Bhairavparvat, at Bhairav hills on the banks of Shipra river a little distance from Ujjain town, Madhya Pradesh, India.	Upper Lips
40	Bhramari	Vikritaksh	Jansthan, at Godavari river valley near Nasik, Maharasthra, India.	Chin (Two Parts)
41	Rakini or Vishweshwari	Vatsnabh or Dandpani	Sarvashail or Godavaritir, at Kotilingeswar temple on the banks of Godavari river near Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh, India.	Cheeks
42	Ambika	Amriteshwar	Birat, near Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.	Left Feet Fingers
43	Kumari	Shiva	Ratnavali, on the banks of Ratnakar river at Khanakul-Krishnanagar, district Hooghly, West Bengal, India.	Right Shoulder
44	Uma	Mahodar	Mithila, near Janakpur Railway station on the boarder of India-Nepal.	Left Shoulder
45	Kalika Devi	Yogesh	Nalhati,known as "Nalateshwari Temple" near Nalhati station of Birbhum district by rickshaw, West Bengal, India.	Tubular Bones of the Feet
46	Jayadurga	Abhiru	Karnat place not known.	Both Ears
47	Mahishmardini	Vakranath	Bakreshwar, on the banks of Paaphara river, 24 km distance from Siuri Town, district Birbhum,7km from Dubrajpur Rly. Station West Bengal, India.	Portion between the eyebrows
48	Jashoreshwari	Chanda	Jessoreswari, situated at Ishwaripur, Shyamnagar, district Satkhira, Bangladesh. The temple complex was built by Raja Pratapaditya, whose capital was Ishwaripur.	Palms of Hands & Feet
49	Phullara	Vishvesh	Attahas village of Dakshindihi in the district of Bardhaman, near the Katwa Rail Station, in West Bengal, India.	Lips
50	Nandini	Nandikeshwar	Sainthia, locally Known as "Nandikeshwari" temple. Earlier Nandipur/Now in Sainthia Town. Only 1.5 km from Railway Station under a banyan tree within a boundary wall, Birbhum district, West Bengal, India.	Necklace
51	Kottari	Bhimlochan	Hinglaj (Or Hingula), southern Baluchistan a few hours North-east of Gawadar and about 125 km towards North-west from Karachi, Pakistan.	Bramharandhra (Part of the head)
52	Danteshwari	Kapalbhairv	Danteshwari ( Kuldevi Of Baster State ), Dantewada Baster 80 km from Jagdalpur Chhattisgarh.	Daant (Teeth)