Guest guest Posted June 26, 2000 Report Share Posted June 26, 2000 namaste , i am sending a list of shakti peetams as described in the Devi giita. any corrections and clarifications are welcome. In the Devi giita . while mentioning the qualities of her devotees Devi speaks to himaavaan as follows "matsthaana darshane shraddhaa madbhakta darshane tathaa macchaastra shravane shraddhaa mantratantradishhu prabho " shlokaa 19 in 6 th chapter a rough translation goes like this Taking delight or showing interest in having darshan of Devi at various shakti peethaas, being interested in hearing various literature related to shrii maata, and showing interest in various mantras and tantras related to ambaal are also described as some qualities of devi bhaktaas along with many other qualities which were described in preceding and succeeding shlokaas. In next chapter SHE gives the details of her various places of manifestation as given below 1) Kolhapuri - lakshmi sthaanaM 2) maatru puram -- where the presiding deity is renuka sakti 3) tulijaapuram -- which is the place of hingulaa devi 4) sapta sR^i~Nga mahaa kshetram -- jvaalaamukhii devi 5) shaakambarii devi sthaanam 6) bhraamarii devi sthaanam --- may be shriishailam 7) raktadantikaa devi sthaanam 8) durgaamabaa devi sthaanam 9) vindhyaachala sthaanam ---this sthaanam is described as sarvottamottamam(best of the best) 10) annapuurNaa mahaa sthaanam --- kaanchipuram 11) bhiimaa devi sthaanam 12) vimalaadevi sthaanam 13) shrii chandralaa devi mahaa kshetram ---- karnataka 14) koushikii devi sthaanam 15) niilaambaa sthaanam -- on the top of niila parvata 16) jambhuunadesvarii sthaanam -- shrii nagaram 17) guhyakaali devi sthaanam -- nepal 18) miinaakshhii devi sthaanam (or ) haalaasya kshetram -- chidambaram kshetram 19) vedaaraNyam -- where sundari devi resides 20) ekaambara sthaanam ( it is near a place called purushhottama kshetra with deity as shrii bhuvaneshvari) also (it means that paraashakti bhuvaneshvari herself did the pratishhTa and she herself resides there) 21) mahaalasaa devi sthaanam --- a place called mallaari sthaanam in south 22) yogiishvarii sthaanam -- in p(v)araaTa desa 23) niila sarasvati sthaanam -- in chiina desa (may be china) 24) bagaala devi sthaanam --in vaidyannath 25) maNi dviipam -- as bhuvaneshvari sthaanam 26) tripura bhairavii sthaanam -- in kaamaakhyaa it is said that that the whole land in this place itself is devi svaroopam. she also says that there is no greater place than this.also shreshhTa(uttama) devataas live around the sorrounding mountains . 27) gaayatrii sthaanam -- pushkara kshetram 28) chanDikaa devi --- in amaresha kshetram 29) pushhkarekshaNii devi -- in prabhhasa kshetram 30) lingadhaariNii -- in naimishaaraNyaa 31) puruhuutaa devi -- in pushhkaraaksha kshetram ----another version says "piiThikaayaam puruhuutikaa " which means she is puruhuutikaa in piiThikaapuram (may be present day piThaapuram 15 km from kakinada(A.P) 32) ratii devi -- in aashhaDa kshetram 33) danDiNii parameshvarii devi --in chanDamunDii mahaasthaanam 34) bhuuti devi --in bhaavabhuuti kshetram 35) nakuleshvarii -- in naakula kshetram 36) chandrikaa devi -- harishchandra kshetram 37) shaankarii devi -- in shrii giri kshetram 38) trishuulaa devi ---in japyeshvara kshetram 39) suukshmaa devi --in aamraatakeshvara sthaanam 40) shaankarii -- in ujjainii some versions read mahakaali instead 41) sharvaaNii -- in madhyameshvara sthaanam 42) maarga daayinii -- in kedaareshvara mahaa kshetram 43) bhairavii -- in bhairava sthaanam 44) mangalaa devi -- in gayaa 45) sthaaNupriyaa--in kurukshetram 46) svaayambhuvii -- in nakula kshetram 47) ugraa devi -- in kanakhala kshetram 48) vishveshaa devi -- in vimaleshvara kshetram 49) mahaanandaa devi -- in aTTahaasa kshetram 50) mahaantakaa devi -- in mahendra parvatam 51) bhiimeshvarii -- in bhiimasthaanam 52) bhavaani shaankari devi -- in vastraapada kshetram 53) rudraaNi -- in arthakoTi sthaanam 54) vishaalaakshi --in kaashii 55) mahaabhaagaa -- in mahaalaya tiirtham 56) bhadra karNii -- in gokarNa kshetram 57) bhadraa devi -- in bhadrakarNa sthaanam 58) utpalaakshi--in suvarNaakhyaa sthaanam 59) sthaaNviishaa devi --in sthaaNu tiirtham 60) kamalaa devi -- in kamalaalaya sthaanam 61) prachanDaa devi -- in chhalaganDa sthaanam(it is somewhere on the sea coast in south india) 62) trisandhyaa devi --in kuranDala kshetram 63) makuTeshvarii devi --in maakoTa sthaanam 64) shaanDakii devii --- in manDalesha sthaanam 65) kaali devi -- in kaalanjara kshetram 66) dhvani devi -- in shanku karNa tiirtham 67) sthuulaa devi --- in stuulakeshvara sthaanam the final and intersting sthaanam is " praaNa shakti devi with the naama hR^illekhaa devi --in the lotus hearts(hR^idayaabhoje) of GYaaniis" The above was just a translation of the meaning given in my text(telugu) . But i see a little confusion in the description of devataas and locations. in the yaamala tantra in bhuvaneshvarii rahasyaa the meaning of hR^illekha is given as follows. "hR^idilekheva jaagarti praaNashaktiriyam paraa hR^illekhaakathyate tasmaat.h" I request some learned member of our group to explain its meaning. I also want to know if these places are held by shaaktaas in the same position as sri vaishnavaas do their divya desams Send FREE Greetings for Father's Day--or any day! http://www.whowhere.lycos.com/redirects/fathers_day.rdct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2000 Report Share Posted August 13, 2000 Harih Om, I'm sorry for this extemely delayed reference. I had this posting lying with me and overseen it. It has finally found its way to the Ambaal site now, and I have an answer to a question by Satish here. He wanted to know the meaning of this: "hR^idilekheva jaagarti praaNashaktiriyam paraa hR^illekhaakathyate tasmaat.h" hR^illekhaa refers to the biija mantra hriim. The above is an explanation, saying, since She is the praaNashati that rises in a line from the heart Paraa, the Supreme, is called hR^illekhaa. the final piiTham on the list of Devi Gita is thus the heart lotus of the Gyani, in which She resides as praaNashakti, which is hriim. In fact She resides in all hearts as the Life of our life. Om Om Om Vishvarupa Ps: Satish, I have added your posting on Saptashati to the page on answers to common questions. Kindly have a look whether the presentation suits you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2000 Report Share Posted August 13, 2000 aum. shrii vishvaruupaa ji namaste , thank you very much about the explanation of hrilleka and clarifying my doubts. the presentation of the question and answers is very nice. thank you for making it into webpage for the benefit of all. with regards satish please dont worry about the delay. -- On Sun, 13 Aug 2000 11:55:57 Lotus wrote: >Harih Om, > >I'm sorry for this extemely delayed reference. I had this posting lying with >me and overseen it. It has finally found its way to the Ambaal site now, and >I have an answer to a question by Satish here. He wanted to know the meaning >of this: > >"hR^idilekheva jaagarti praaNashaktiriyam paraa hR^illekhaakathyate >tasmaat.h" > >hR^illekhaa refers to the biija mantra hriim. The above is an explanation, >saying, since She is the praaNashati that rises in a line from the heart >Paraa, the Supreme, is called hR^illekhaa. >the final piiTham on the list of Devi Gita is thus the heart lotus of the >Gyani, in which She resides as praaNashakti, which is hriim. >In fact She resides in all hearts as the Life of our life. > >Om Om Om >Vishvarupa > >Ps: Satish, I have added your posting on Saptashati to the page on answers >to common questions. Kindly have a look whether the presentation suits you. > > Send your favorite photo with any online greeting! http://www.whowhere.lycos.com/redirects/americangreetings.rdct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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