Sri Tripuramalini Shakti Peeth temple, Punjab

Address

Sri Tripuramalini Shakti Peeth temple, Tanda Rd, Shiv Nagar, Industrial Area, Jalandhar, Punjab 144004

Diety

Shakti: Tripurmalini, Bhairava: Bhutesh, Body part or ornament: Left Breast

Introduction

Tripurmalini Shaktipeeth Temple in Jalandhar, Punjab is one of the 51 Shakti Peeths of India. This spot is where the chest part of Mata Sati fell when Her body was cut into 51 parts by Lord Vishnu’s Sudarshan Chakra. Shakti Peeths in India are considered primeval store-houses and sources of Divine Energy. These temples have the greatest significance for devotees. Here Sati is called Tripurmalini and Lord Shiva is called Bhishan. Different sages like Vashishtha, Vyasa, Manu, Jamdagni, Parshuram etc., worshipped Adhya Shakti here, in the form of Tripura Malini. Shaktipeeth is worshipped for the blessings of son.

Puranic Significance

As we know, in Tripurmalini Shaktipeeth, the LEFT BREAST of Mata Sati fell so it is also known by the name of Stanpeeth. Additional, It is said that resemblance of Mata Vaishno Devi, Maa Lakshmi and Maa Saraswati as well, all these devi’s fulfill all desires of devotees. Just like the other Shaktipeeths, a Diya always keeps burning here as well. 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

Navaratri that falls two times in a year- one in the month of March is among the major festival celebrated here. Navaratri is celebrated for over 9 days, with some people not eating any type of food that is derived from the soil for these nine days. Special ceremonies and rituals are carried during these days. Another festival that is celebrated with great enthusiasm is the ‘Shivaratri’ and during this day, people keep fast, pour milk on the Shiv Lingam and offers ‘Bail’ (A type of fruit) to the god idol.