Ashta Dasa Shakthi Peetha Stotram

Ashta Dasa Shakthi Peetha stotram

From Chennai online (There was a great king called Daksha Prajapati who was the son of Lord Brahma, He had 27 daughters. Sati devi was one of them. Daksha gave his daughter Sati in marriage to Lord Shiva, During the conduct of a fire sacrifice, when Daksha entered the arena, every one except Lord Shiva stood up to respect him. Daksha felt very insulted by Lord Shiva’s behaviour So when he conducted a yaga again, he did not invite his daughter Sati and his son in law Lord Shiva. Sati felt sad because of this and went to the Yaga against the wishes of Lord Shiva. She was badly insulted by her father Daksha and jumped in to the sacrificial fire. Shiva hearing this rushed to the place but could not save Parvathi. He cut off the head of Daksha 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. According to this article , groin went to Trimkomali(Srilanka), Back Part went to Kanchi (Tamilnadu), Stomach Part went Praddyumnam (Gujarat), Head Hairs went to Mysore (Karnataka), Upper teeth rows went to Alampur (Andhra Pradesh), Neck Part went to Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh), Eyes went to Sholapur (Maharashtra), Right Hand went to Nanded (Maharashtra), Upper Lip went to Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), Left Hand went to Pithampuram (Andhra Pradesh), Navel went to Cuutack (Orissa), Left Cheek went to Draksharamam (Andhra Pradesh), Vulva went to Gauhati (orissa), Hand Fingers wenr ro Prayaga (Uttar Pradesh), Head Part wen to Jwala (Himaclapradesh), Breast Part went to Gaya (Bihar), Wrist went Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) and Right Hand went to Jwala Mukhi (Kashmir). These places are called Shakthi Peethas. Some people are of the opinion that there are 51 Shakthi Peethas and yet others of the opinion that there are 108 Shakthi Peethas. Please look at this wikipedia article on Shakthi Peethams. This stotra written by Adi Shankara names the places of Shakthi Peethas and the name of the Goddesses in temples there. In Itrans: laMkaayaam shaaMkarii devii kaamaakShii kaaMchikaa pure. pradyumne shR^iMkhalaa devii chaamuMDe krauMcha paTTaNe..1.. alaMpure jogulaaMbaa shriishaile bhramaraaMbikaa. kolhaapure mahaalakShmii maahurye ekaviirikaa..2.. ujjayinyaam mahaakaaLii piiThikaayaam puruhuutikaa. oDhyaaNe girijaa devii maaNikyaa dakSha vaaTike..3.. harikShetre kaamaruupii prayaage maadhaveshvarii. jvaalaayaam vaiShNavii devii gayaa maaMgalya gaurikaa..4.. vaaraNaashyaaM vishaalaakShii kaashmiiretu sarasvatii. aShTaadasha shakti piiThaani yoginaamapi durlabham..5.. saayaMkaale paThennityam sarva shatR^i vinaashanam. sarva roga haram divyam sarva saMpatkaraM shubham..6.. In Devanagiri: (Thanks to Dr. Kattamuri Ekanadham for providing Devangiri Script) लंकायाम् शांकरी देवी कामाक्षी कांचिका पुरे। प्रद्युम्ने शृंखला देवी चामुंडे क्रौंच पट्टणे॥१॥ अलंपुरे जोगुलांबा श्रीशैले भ्रमरांबिका। कोल्हापुरे महालक्ष्मी माहुर्ये एकवीरिका॥२॥ उज्जयिन्याम् महाकाळी पीठिकायाम् पुरुहूतिका। ओढ्याणे गिरिजा देवी माणिक्या दक्ष वाटिके॥३॥ हरिक्षेत्रे कामरूपी प्रयागे माधवेश्वरी। ज्वालायाम् वैष्णवी देवी गया मांगल्य गौरिका॥४॥ वारणाश्यां विशालाक्षी काश्मीरेतु सरस्वती। अष्टादश शक्ति पीठानि योगिनामपि दुर्लभम्॥५॥ सायंकाले पठेन्नित्यम् सर्व शतृ विनाशनम्। सर्व रोग हरम् दिव्यम् सर्व संपत्करं शुभम्॥६॥ English Translation by P. R. RamachanderStanza 1: लंकायाम् शांकरी देवी कामाक्षी कांचिका पुरे। प्रद्युम्ने शृंखला देवी चामुंडे क्रौंच पट्टणे॥१॥ Lankayam Shankari devi, Kamakshi Kanchika pure / Pradyumne Shrinkhala devi, Chamunda Krouncha pattane // Goddess Shankari in Sri lanka Kamakshi in Kanchipuram, Goddess Shrinkhala in Pradyumna and Chamunda in Mysore In Tamil லங்கையில் சங்கரியாகவும் காஞ்சீபுரியில் காமாக்ஷியாகவும் பிராட்டியுமில் ஸ்ரிங்கால தேவியாகவும், மைசூரில் சாமுண்டியாகவும் Stanza 2: अलंपुरे जोगुलांबा श्रीशैले भ्रमरांबिका। कोल्हापुरे महालक्ष्मी माहुर्ये एकवीरिका॥२॥ alampure Jogulamba, Sri shaile Bhramarambika / Kolha pure Maha lakshmi, Mahurye Ekaveerika // In English: Goddess Jogulamba in Alampur, Goddess Brhamarabika in Sri Shailam, Goddess Maha Lakshmi in Kolhapur and Goddess Eka veera in Mahur In Tamil ஆலம்பூரில் ஜொகுலம்பாவாகவும், ஸ்ரி சைலத்தில் ப்ராமராமப்பிகாவும் கோலாபூரில் மஹாலக்ஷ்மியாகவும், மாஹூர்யாவில் ஏக வீரிகாயாகவும் Stanza 3: उज्जयिन्याम् महाकाळी पीठिकायाम् पुरुहूतिका। ओढ्याणे गिरिजा देवी माणिक्या दक्ष वाटिके॥३॥ Ujjainyam Maha kali, Peethikayam Puruhutika / Odhyane Girija devi, Manikya Daksha vatike // In English: Goddess Maha Kali in Ujjain Purhuthika in Peethika, Goddess Girija in Odhyana and goddess Manikya in the house of Daksha, In Tamil: உஜ்ஜையினியில் மஹா காளியாகவும், பீதிகையில் புருஹிதிகாயாகவும் ஓத்யானெயில் கிரிஜா தேவியாகவும், த்க்ஷனனின் வீட்டில் மாணிக்கையாகவும் Stanza 4: हरिक्षेत्रे कामरूपी प्रयागे माधवेश्वरी। ज्वालायाम् वैष्णवी देवी गया मांगल्य गौरिका॥४॥ Hari kshetre Kama rupi, Prayage Madhaveshwari / Jwalayam Vishnavi devi, Gaya Mangalya gourika // In English: Goddess Kama rupi in the temple of Vishnu, Goddess Madhevaswari in Allahabad, The flame gving Goddess in Jwala muki and Mangala Gouri in Gaya. In Tamil: விஷ்ணுவின் வீட்டிலில் காமரூபியகவும், பிரயகில் மாதவேஸ்வரியாகவும் ஜ்வாலாமுகியில் வைஷ்ணவதேவியாகவும், கயாவில் மங்கள கௌரியாகவும் Stanza 5: वारणाश्यां विशालाक्षी काश्मीरेतु सरस्वती। अष्टादश शक्ति पीठानि योगिनामपि दुर्लभम्॥५॥ Varanasyam Vishalakshi, Kashmire tu Saraswati / Ashtadasha Shakti peethani, Yoginamapi durlabham // In English: Goddess Visalakshi in Varanasi, Goddess Saraswathi in Kashmir, Are the 18 houses of Shakthi , which are rare even to devas. In Tamil: வாரனாசியில் விசாலாக்ஷியாகவும், காஷ்மீரில் ஸரஸ்வதியாகவும் தேவர்களுக்குக்கூட இல்லாத 18 இடஙளை உடைய சக்தி தேவியே Stanza 6: सायंकाले पठेन्नित्यम् सर्व शतृ विनाशनम्। सर्व रोग हरम् दिव्यम् सर्व संपत्करं शुभम्॥६॥ Sayamkale pathennityam, Sarva shatri vinashanam / Sarva roga haram divyam, Sarva sampatkaram shubham // In English: If read in the evening daily , it leads to killing of all enemies, And also curing of all diseases and getting of all types of wealth. In Tamil: இந்த ஸ்லோகத்தை மாலையில் படித்தால், எல்லா எதிரிகலையும் வெற்றி பெறவும் எல்லா வியாதிகளிருந்தம் விடுதலையும், எல்லா இன்பங்களும் கிடைக்கும். T