Sri Sugandha Shakthi Peeth Temple, Bangladesh.

Address

Sri Sugandha Shakthi Peeth, Shikarpur Village, Sunanda, Barisal District, Bangladesh.

Diety

Shakti: Sugandha Bhairava: Trayambak, Body part or ornament: Nose

Introduction

Sugandha Shaktipeeth is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Goddess Sunanda, located in the village of Shikarpur Barisal District in Bangladesh. This Sakthi Peeth is situated on the banks of Sunanda River. This Temple is considered as one of the Sakthi Peethas. Being one of the Shakti Peethas of Hindu Mythology, this temple is one of the holiest sites for devotees of the Shakti sect of Hinduism. This Temple was famously called as Shikarpur Tarabari by locals.

Puranic Significance

According to the mythology Daksha yagna and Sati self-immolation, it is the holy place where “NOSE” of goddess Sati fell down. ANOTHER STORY OF SATI: In Hindu mythology, the son of Brahma, King Prajapati Daksha had a daughter named Sati. Princess Sati grew up adoring the legends and tales of Shiva, and when finally her age of getting married came, she knew it was only the ascetic Lord Shiva of Kailash where her heart and soul resided. Soon enough, Daksha’s daughter left her father’s luxuries and palace and began her meditation to win Shiva’s heart. She performed intense penance in dense forests and renounced food completely. When she finally pleased Shiva through her austerities, the lord of Kailash appeared in front of her and agreed to marry her. The legend goes that Sati and Shiva were happy in their marital bliss, but their marriage had not gone down too well with King Daksha, who considered ascetic Shiva nothing short of an uncouth lad who lives a hermit’s life not worthy of his daughter. So when Daksha organized a great yajna, he invited all the deities, gods and sages–but consciously excluded his son-in-law Shiva to insult him. Hurt by her father’s decision, Sati decided to visit her father and demand the reason for not inviting them. When she entered Daksha’s palace, she was bombarded with insults directed towards the Shiva. Haughty and proud King Prajapati Daksha called him all sorts of names right from a dishevelled god who hung out in graveyard to the supposed ‘lord of the beasts’. Unable to bear anything against her husband, a devastated Goddess Sati threw herself in the glowing scared fire of yajna. When Shiva’s attendants informed him about the demise of his wife, he grew enraged and created Veerbhadra from a lock of his hair. Veerbhadra created havoc in Daksha’s palace and killed him. Meanwhile, mourning his beloved soulmate’s death, Shiva tenderly held Sati’s body and started his dance of destruction (taandav). To save the universe and bring back Shiva’s sanity, Lord Vishnu cut Sati’s lifeless body using Sudharshan Chakra into 51 pieces.

Festivals

One festival that is celebrated with great enthusiasm and devotion at Sugandha shakti peeth is the ‘Shiva Chaturdashi’ and this is celebrated in the month of March. The whole ambiance of temple during this festival is mesmerizing and people from all over the country come here to celebrate this auspicious occasion. Apart from this festival, Navratri is also celebrated with same energy and devotion. Special ceremonies and rituals are carried during these days.