Sri Shivani Chitrakoot Shakthi Peeth Temple, Madhya Pradesh

Address

Sri Shivani Chitrakoot Shakthi peeth, Kamad Giri Rd, Laxman Bhiar Colony, Sitapur, Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh 485334.

Diety

Shakti: Shivani Bhairava: Chanda Body part or ornament: Right breast

Introduction

Shivani Chitrakoot Shakthi Peeth is one of the legendary 51 Shakti peethas from India. It is located at Ramgiri, Chitrakoot village, Uttar Pradesh…

Puranic Significance

According to the Hindu mythology, Daksha yagna and Sati self-immolation, it is the holy place where maa “RIGHT BREAST” fell down. Local people call the deity with the name Maa Shivani/ Gayatri Shakti peeth and her concert, Bhairava form of Lord Shiva is worshiped with the name Chanda. 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.

Beliefs

People believe that devotees who visit this temple will gain Knowledge, free from salvation, attain wealth, get relief from diseases and can get the capability to purchase vehicles.