The Shakti Peethas are the worshipping places where the parts of Goddess Sati Devi or Goddess Durga had fallen. The legend of Shakti Peethas is related to the story of Lord Shiva and Goddess Shakti. According to Hindu scriptures, the mythology about Shakti Pithas is that Lord Brahma needs Shakti, the Goddess of Power, for the creation of Universe. So he performed Yaga to make Lord Siva happy to sacrifice Shakti. Shakti has three different forms such as Goddess Durga (Goddess of Strength) Goddess Mahakali (Goddess of Destruction) and Goddess Gowri (Goddess of Benevolence). Lord Shiva being happy with the Yaga of Brahma gave Shakti for the creation of universe.
One day Brahma Dev decided to give back Sakthi to Lord Shiva in the form of Sati Devi as the daughter of Daksha Prajapathi. Daksha, the son of Lord Brahma performed many Yagas to get Shakti as his daughter Sati. But Daksha got angry towards Lord Mahadeva as he had once given curse to Bhramadev that he would not be worshiped and his fourth head was cut off for telling lie in front of God Siva. So he decided not to give his daughter married to Shivashankar. But Sati Devi was attracted to Lord Shiva and married him against the wish of her father.
Daksha’s hatred towards Lord Shiva increased by this action of his daughter Dakshayani. With the desire to take revenge over Lord Shiva, Daksha performed a Yaga known as Brihaspathisavanam Yaganam. As Daksha wanted to insult Lord Shiva, he invited all Hindu Gods and Goddesses except Shiva and Goddess Shakti. Sati Devi expressed her wish to take part in the Yaga performed by her father. Shiva denied her from going to the Yaga but later he allowed her to go accompanied by his followers.
Daksha not only gave any importance to Sati Devi but also insulted Lord Shiva. Due to the dishonesty by her father Sati Devi sacrificed herself in the Yagagni and immolated herself. Knowing this Lord Shiva enraged and destroyed Daksha Yaga and cut off Daksha’s head and later replaced it with a male goat due to the prayers of all other gods. Due to immense sorrow Shiva carried the burned body of Sati and wandered around the world performing Shiva Tandava. To control Shiva’s anger all Gods went to Lord Vishnu for help. Lord Vishnu with his Sudarshana Chakra cut Goddess Sati’s body into several pieces which fell in different parts of earth. The places where the parts of Sati Devi had fallen become “Shakti Pithas” – the Holy places of cosmic power.
One day Brahma Dev decided to give back Sakthi to Lord Shiva in the form of Sati Devi as the daughter of Daksha Prajapathi. Daksha, the son of Lord Brahma performed many Yagas to get Shakti as his daughter Sati. But Daksha got angry towards Lord Mahadeva as he had once given curse to Bhramadev that he would not be worshiped and his fourth head was cut off for telling lie in front of God Siva. So he decided not to give his daughter married to Shivashankar. But Sati Devi was attracted to Lord Shiva and married him against the wish of her father.
Daksha’s hatred towards Lord Shiva increased by this action of his daughter Dakshayani. With the desire to take revenge over Lord Shiva, Daksha performed a Yaga known as Brihaspathisavanam Yaganam. As Daksha wanted to insult Lord Shiva, he invited all Hindu Gods and Goddesses except Shiva and Goddess Shakti. Sati Devi expressed her wish to take part in the Yaga performed by her father. Shiva denied her from going to the Yaga but later he allowed her to go accompanied by his followers.
Daksha not only gave any importance to Sati Devi but also insulted Lord Shiva. Due to the dishonesty by her father Sati Devi sacrificed herself in the Yagagni and immolated herself. Knowing this Lord Shiva enraged and destroyed Daksha Yaga and cut off Daksha’s head and later replaced it with a male goat due to the prayers of all other gods. Due to immense sorrow Shiva carried the burned body of Sati and wandered around the world performing Shiva Tandava. To control Shiva’s anger all Gods went to Lord Vishnu for help. Lord Vishnu with his Sudarshana Chakra cut Goddess Sati’s body into several pieces which fell in different parts of earth. The places where the parts of Sati Devi had fallen become “Shakti Pithas” – the Holy places of cosmic power.
"Lord Vishnu with his Sudarshana Chakra cut Goddess Sati’s body into several pieces which fell in different parts of earth. The places where the parts of Sati Devi had fallen become “Shakti Pithas” – the Holy places of cosmic power."
ReplyDeleterespected sir pranam
tell me y lord vishnu cut mata sati body?
n wht happen after shiva?`
Its All the story of Brahma,whom you all are thinking is creator.
ReplyDeleteThis is the just assumption that creator as Brahma. No one has seen the Brahma and we have given name Brahma, its human understanding has given it and its clear assumption.
I searched anyone has told about the Brahma more and more whom we are telling him the creator of this creation. Then I got ONE REFERENCE i.e JESUS. He told about the CREATOR. THE CREATOR, he told about is seem a real creator of this UNIVERSE.
He said many things,
1.He said if you know me you will know my father who has sent me. So I tried to know HIM and what I have seen is no SIN in HIM. HE IS 100% TRUE.
2. He said if I tell you the stories of HEAVEN how you will believe me, when you don't believe the things of EARTH. Again HE is 100% true.
3. He said many things like LOVE YOUR ENEMIES, what difference you do if you love your LOVED ones and everyone do THAT.
4. He said for the rich, it is as impossilbe as CAMEL going through the NEDDLE hole, to enter into the KINGDOM of GOD(Heaven).
5.He said Love your neighbour as if you love yourself.
6. He said about many beautiful parables which tell about the real life. It provides us a very good understanding of HIS particular understanding, which are not of this GLOBE but connected to other world.
More and more he has given us assurance that He will take away all the SINS of HUMANITY.
I believe he did it as it is written in VEDAS also LAMB OF GOD will take away all the sins by washing the sins by HIS OWN BLOOD. It happened and HE DID IT 2000 years ago.
FOR all this READ BIBLE, to have UNDERSTANDING of it.
Believe me HE IS REAL and the real peace is in HIM, The REAL assurance to HUMANITY is in HIM. He is the answer to our question of DEATH today.
""""He died for all our sins and raised again on 3rd day. He went to HEAVEN giving the assurance that HE will prepare the HOME for all of us and return back.""""
THEN what is our ROLE:
"Know about HIM and try to live like HIM, he has shown us a way." As he told HE IS THE WAY, HE IS THE LIFE and HE IS THE TRUTH.
BELIEVE me ...BELIEVE me...we will meet in HEAVEN one day.