MAHAKUMBABHISHEKHEM 51 SAKTHI PEETAM _ AMBAJI

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" Shakthi " refers to the Goddess worshipped (invaribly, in this case,

a manifestation of Dakshayani/Parvati/ Durga), the goddess of

marital felicity and longevity, and with the virgin Durga, goddess

of strength and valour.

 

Shakthi " remains as the Main Deity or Kula Devataa of most of the

Hindus. For Hindus, even our earth is considered to be manifestation

of Goddess and called as Boo Devi.

 

The Shakthi Peethas (places of strength) are places of worship

consecrated to the goddess 'Shakthi'. There is a legend behind the

birth of Shakthi Peethas. According to legend, at some time in the

Satya Yuga, Daksha performed a yagna (named Vrihaspati) with a

desire of taking revenge on Lord Shiva. Daksha was angry because his

daughter Sati had married the 'yogi'God Shiva against his wishes.

 

Daksha invited all the deities to the yagna except for Shiva and

Sati. The fact that she was not invited did not deter Sati from

attending the yagna. She had expressed her desire to attend to Shiva

who had tried his best to dissuade her from going. Shiva eventually

allowed her to go escorted by his ganas (followers).

 

But Sati, being an uninvited guest, was not given any respect.

Furthermore, Daksha insulted Shiva. Sati was unable to bear her

father's insults towards her husband, so she committed suicide by

jumping into the pyre.

 

When Lord Shiva heard about her death he became furious. He went to

the place where Daksha was performing his yagna and destroyed the

area. Daksha was killed by Shiva's ganas.

 

Lord Shiva then carried Sati's body all over the world in a state of

wild grief. At the request of all other gods, Lord Vishnu severed

Sati's body into 51 pieces with his Sudarshan Chakram, 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 Shakthi Peethas.

 

These Shakthi Peethas are spread over not only in India, but also in

Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Srilanka which were part of our Bharath

once.

 

Devotees of Goddess Sakthi undertake pilgrimage tour to visit all

these temples in their life time. As every one cannot visit all

these temples, our Paramacharyar Sri Sri Chandrasekarendra

Saraswathi Swamigal advised to construct a temple with all 51 Devis

at one place. " Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Seva Trust " was formed to fulfill

the wishes of our Paramacharyar. Accordingly the temple was

constructed and Maha Kumbabishekam was performed in 1987 by Kanchi

Kamkoti Peetathipathi Shri Jeyendra Saraswathi Swamigal after

installing 51 Devis and the Main Deity as Kamakshi at the center of

the temple.

 

This Trust for the 25 years, with the blessing of H.H. acharyas, has

been rendering valuable services in various Charitable and Religious

activities. As the temple do not have a Rajagopuram so far and also

requires maintenance to some extent, the Trust undertook the

construction of Rajagopuram and to perform maintenance wherever

required at an estimated cost of Rs.60 lakhs. The Trust also plans

to start a Vedha Patasala along with this Project. The Trust expects

to perform Maha Kumbabishekam after completing all the work by

November 2007.

 

The temple is situated in Koteshwar Road, Ambaji, Gujarat, near

Mount Abu. From Ahmedabad it is 180 KMs. Bus services are there from

Ahmedabad to Ambaji. From Ambaji, we can take Auto rickshaws to go

to Kamakshi Mandir, nearly 3 KMs. From Chennai we can reach

Ahmedabad by Navajeevan Express. Alternatively, from Chennai, we can

go to Mount Abu Road by Jothpur Express and from Mt. Abu Road, it is

22 Kms. Plenty of Bus services are there to go to Ambaji.

 

All devotees are requested to take part in the auspicious work by

contributing their might and to receive the blessing of Sri Kamakshi

Devi. Donations by way of cash, cheque, DD, Money Order are

gracefully accepted. Cheques / DDs may be drawn in favour of

" SHREE KANCHI KAMAKOTI SEVA TRUST, A/C. RAJAGOPURAM " payable at any

bank in INDIA and sent to :

 

Shri V. Ramamurthy, 4/18, Third Main Road, Kasturibai Nagar, Adayar,

Chennai 600 020. INDIA, Phone: (044) 24902344 Mobile: 94441 45922

Or

Shri R. Viswam, 7/64, Shraddhadeep Complex, Ankur Road, Naranpura,

Ahmedabad 380063. INDIA, Phone: (079) 27474079 Mobile: 98254 57990

 

SARVAM SAKTHI MAYAM

N. BALASUBRAMANIAN

 

Book titled " Sri Sakthi Prabhavam " in Thamizh language is available

with Shri. V. Ramamurthy, 4/18, Third Main Road, Kasturibai Nagar,

Adayar, Chennai 600020. TEL: 044-24902344, MObile: 9444145922. This

book contains all information of 51 Sakthi Peetams. The cost is

Rs.75/-. The sale proceeds are going to be utilised for the

KUMBABHISHEKHEM of this temple.

 

The book is also available with Pusthak Bharathi, Sanadhi Street,

Mylapore, Chennai 600004. (Next to RAASI SILKS)

 

(If you can, kindly spread the message to all concerned)