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(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. 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. This stotra written by Adhi Shankara names
the places of Shakthi Peethas and the name of the Goddess in
temples there. 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
lampure Jogulamba, Sri shaile Bhramarambika /
Kolha pure Maha lakshmi, Mahurye Ekaveerika //
Goddess Jogulamba in Alampur, Goddess
Brhamarabika in Sri Shailam,
Goddess Maha Lakshmi in Kolhapur and Goddess Eka veera in Mahur
Ujjainyam Maha kali, Peethikayam Puruhutika /
Odhyane Girija devi, Manikya Daksha vatike //
Goddess Maha Kali in Ujjain Purhuthika in
Peethika,
Goddess Girija in Odhyana and goddess Manikya in the house of
Daksha,
Hari kshetre Kama rupi, Prayage Madhaveshwari
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Jwalayam Vishnavi devi, Gaya Mangalya gourika //
Goddess Kama rupi in the temple of Vishnu,
Goddess Madhevaswari in Allahabad,
The flame gving Goddess in Jwala muki and Mangala Gouri in Gaya.
Varanasyam Vishalakshi, Kashmire tu Saraswati
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Ashtadasha Shakti peethani, Yoginamapi durlabham //
Goddess Visalakshi in Varanasi, Goddess
Saraswathi in Kashmir,
Are the 18 houses of Shakthi , which are rare even to devas.
Sayamkale pathennityam, Sarva shatri
vinashanam /
Sarva roga haram divyam, Sarva sampatkaram shubham //
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.
Translated by P.R.Ramachander
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