#Shree Maa Sharada Devi

[vanitathakkar]

With Prayers ....

On the occasion of Shree Maa Sharada Devi's Birth Anniversary tomorrow ....

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चंद्र किरण सम विमल मन, दीजो भगवन् …. (Chandra Kiran Sam Vimal Mann….)

राग भूपाल तोड़ी …. Raaga Bhoopal Todi – Live ….

स्थाई

चंद्र किरण सम विमल मन

दीजो भगवन्

अंतरा

शीतल शुभ्र पावन

प्रभु स्मरण रत मन

कीजो भगवन्

राग : भूपाल तोड़ी

रचना और स्वर : वनिता ठक्कर

Lyricist, Composer and Singer : Vanita Thakkar

पूर्णिमा के चंद्र को देखकर ध्यानस्थ श्री माँ शारदा जो प्रार्थना करती थीं, उस पर एक रचना ....

This composition expresses the prayerfulness of Shree Maa Sharada Devi - wife of Thakur Shree Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Swami Vivekananda's Guruji, when she meditated on moonlit Poornima nights ....

This is the live recording of a part of my Riyaaz on 27th November, 2020 …. Background sounds were inevitable. Please use headphones for better results ….

Vanita Thakkar

Omkaar Swar Vihar

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Asta Dasha Shakti Peetas

Lord Shiva cut off the head of Daksha in the yagna organised by him and took the body of Sati in his hand and started dancing furiously. To bring down his anger, Lord Vishnu cut the body of Sati in to 18 pieces and these pieces fell down in different places of India. These places are called Shakthi Peethas.

Shri Shankari Devi Temple-Trincomalee, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Aadi Shankaracharya’s Stotram starts with Shankari Devi Shakthi Peeth. Here Devi Sati’s groin had fallen. Sati Devi is worshipped as Shankari Devi and Lord Shiva as Trikoneshwara. To read more click the below link

Shri Shankari Devi Temple

Sri Kamakshi Amman Temple - Mangadu, Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu, India

Sati’s Navel part of the body is fallen here and worshipped as Kamakshi Amman. The Image of the main Deity, Kamakshi, is seated in a majestic Padmasana, a yogic posture signifying peace and prosperity. Goddess holds a sugarcane bow and a bunch of five flowers in the lower two of her arms and has a pasha an ankushain her upper two arms. To read more click the below link

Sri Kamakshi Amman Temple

Sri Shrinkala Devi Temple-Pandua, Hooghly, West Bengal, India

Sati Devi's stomach part has fallen here and worshipped as sharinkhala Devi. Shrinkala Devi was supposed to be in West Bengal, Hooghly district. But as such, there is no temple also. A story says that Sage Rishya Shringala has brought to her to shringeri in Karnataka. To read more click the below link

Sri Shrinkala Devi Temple

Sri Chamundeshwari Temple-Chamundi Hills, Mysore, Karnataka, India

Sati Devi's head hairs have fallen here and worshipped as Chamundeswari Devi.Parvathi took birth as Chamundeshwari and killed the monster. After killing the demon, the Goddess resided atop the Chamundi Hills, where she is worshiped with reverence and devotion. The goddess is also called Mahishasura Mardini meaning She who slew Mahishasura. To read more click the below link

Sri Chamundeshwari Temple

Sri Jogulamba Devi Temple - Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwal, Telangana, India

Sati Devi's upper teeth row has fallen here and worshipped as Jogulamba Devi. This temple is located at the meeting point of the sacred rivers Tungabhadra and Krishna and is referred to as Dakshina Kashi (also Navabrahmeshwara Theertha) and the Western Gateway of Srisailam, the famous Shaivite pilgrim center ansd was mentioned in the Skanda Purana. To read more click the below link

Sri Jogulamba Devi Temple

Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple-Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Sati Devi's neck part has fallen here and worshipped as Sri shaile Bhramarambika Devi. Shiva is worshiped as Mallikarjuna and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Bhramaramba. It is one of the only three temples in India in which both Jyotirlinga and Shaktipeeth is revered. To read more click the below link

Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple

Shree Mahalaxmi Mandir- Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

Devi's eyes (three) have fallen here and revered as Kolha pure Maha Lakshmi. The murti of the crowned goddess is made of gemstone and weighs about 40 kilograms. The image of Mahalakshmi carved in black stone is 3 feet in height and a stone lion stands behind the statue. The crown contains an image of the Sheshnag, the serpent of Vishnu. To read more click the below link

Shree Mahalaxmi Mandir

Sri Eka Veerika Devi Temple-Manhur, Nanded, Maharashtra, India

Sati Devi's right shoulder has fallen here and is revered as Ekaveerika Devi. Temple is 800 years old. Here pan Patta and supari offer as prasad after grinding it as a paste. To read more click the below link

Sri Eka Veerika Devi Temple

Shree Mahakaleshwar Temple - Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India

The upper lip of goddess sati has fallen here and revered as Ujjani Maha Kali. Lord Shiva appeared from the ground and vanquished the Dushana demon. Then, upon the request of the inhabitants of Avanti, Shiva took up a permanent abode here as Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga and is believed to be deriving currents of power (Shakti) from within itself as against the other images and lingams that are ritually established and invested with mantra-shakti. To read more click the below link

Shree Mahakaleshwar Temple

Sri Kukkuteswara Swamy Temple-Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India

Sati Devi's left hand has fallen here and is revered as Peethikayam Puruhutika. The idol of Puruhuthika Devi has four hands. They contain a bag of seeds (Beeja), axe (Parashu), lotus (Kamala), and a dish (Madhu patra) from lower-right to lower-left in order. Jaganmata appeared before Lord Indra and blessed him with wealth and testes here upon his Aghora Tapasya. To read more click the below link

Sri Kukkuteswara Swamy Temple

Sri Biraja Devi Temple - Jajpur, Odisha, India

Sati Devi's navel has fallen here and is revered as Odhyane Girija Devi. The Durga idol has two hands (dwibhuja), spearing the chest of Mahishasura with one hand and pulling his tail with the other. One of her feet is on a lion, and the other is on Mahishasura's chest. Mahishasura is depicted as a water buffalo and the crown features Ganesha, a crescent moon and a lingam. To read more click the below link

Sri Biraja Devi Temple

Sri Bhimeswara Swamy Temple-Draksharamam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Sati Devi's left cheek has fallen here and is revered as Manikya Daksha vatike. Draksharama also constitutes one of the five Arama kshetras of Andhra Pradesh and tied to the five Pancharama temples dedicated to Shiva. To read more click the below link

Sri Bhimeswara Swamy Temple

Sree Kamakhya Devi Temple-Kamakhya, Guwahati, Assam, India

Sati Devi's Vulva (yoni) has fallen here and is revered as Hari kshetre Kama rupi. The sanctum sanctorum of the temple in the form of a cave, which consists of no image but a natural underground spring that flows through a yoni-shaped cleft in the bedrock. To read more click the below link

Sree Kamakhya Devi Temple

Sri Alopi Devi Temple-Prayagraj, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Sati Devi's fingers have fallen here and is revered as Prayage Madhaveshwari. This temple is peculiar in that there is no statute of any deity in this temple, rather, there is a wooden carriage or 'doli' which is worshipped. To read more click the below link

Sri Alopi Devi Temple

Sri Jwalamukhi Temple-Jawalamukhi, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India

Sati Devi's head part has fallen here and is revered as Jwalayam Vaishnavi devi. When demons lorded over the Himalaya mountains and harassed the gods. Lord Vishnu, the gods decided to destroy them. They focused their strengths and huge flames rose from the ground. From that fire, a young girl took birth here known as Adishakti-the first 'shakti'. To read more click the below link

Sri Jwalamukhi Temple

Sri Mangla Gauri Temple-Gaya, Bihar, India

Sati Devi's head Devi's breast part has fallen here and is revered as Gaya Mangalya gourika. The Mangalagauri temple has been mentioned in Padma Purana, Vayu Purana and Agni Purana and in other scriptures and tantric works. To read more click the below link

Sri Mangla Gauri Temple

Sri Vishalakshi Temple-Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Sati Devi's wrist has fallen here and is revered as Varanasyam Vishalakshi. It is also said that the Karna kundala(Ear ring) of Devi fell here and hence Devi Maa here is also known as Manikarni or Manikarnika. The Puranas say that this city exists even after the Pralaya. To read more click the below link

Sri Vishalakshi Temple

Sri Sharada Peeth-Sharda, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Sati Devi's right hand has fallen here and is revered as Kashmire tu Saraswati. Though in ruins now, the entire temple complex inspires grandeur and awe. The temple had a massive library attached to it which had priceless works and was also used by scholars from even neighbouring countries. To read more click the below link

Sri Sharada Peeth