SHAKTIPEETHA KAMAKHYA TEMPLE NEAR GUWAHATI
The most revered Shaktipeetha in all of India is the Kamakhya Temple, located atop Nilanchal Hill. We are aware that there are numerous Shaktipeethas dispersed throughout Bharat, the area between the Himalayas and the three oceans.
Shaktipeetha Kamakhya
Shaktipeethas returns us to the tale of Sati, the wife of Shiva and the daughter of Daksha Prajapati. She committed suicide during the yagna that her father had planned at Kankhal because she could not tolerate her husband’s insult. Shiva carried Sati’s body on his shoulders as he shattered the yagna in a fit of rage. Vishnu used his Chakra to cut her body in order to calm him down and prevent the end of the world.
Everywhere a piece of her body fell, it became a Shaktipeetha since Shakti had a home there. The Shaktipeethas are listed in a variety of scriptures. They can range in size from 4 to 108. 18 of them are mentioned in a stotra written by Adi Shankracharya. Regardless of the list you use, Kamakhya is always included.
The Yoni or Vagina of Sati fell at this location. We are aware that this is an organ of reproduction, or the area that can give birth to a new life. This makes it the most potent and revered location of all since it symbolises the creative power of Shakti. It seems sense since it has a strong connection to Tantra and fertility.
