Sharada Peeth – Religious
Significance
Sakthi Peeth:
The mythology of Daksha Yaga and
Sati's self-immolation is the main theme in the origin of Shakti Peethas. Shakti
Peethas are divine temples of Adi Parashakti. The cause of the
presence of Devi's
presence is due to the falling of body parts of the corpse of Sati Devi.
The right hand of Sati Devi's body is believed to have fallen here. There are
51 Shakti Peeth linking to the 51 alphabets in Sanskrit. Sharada Peeth is one
of 18 Maha Shakti Peethas, or "Grand Shakti
Peethas" – highly revered temples throughout South
Asia that commemorate the location of fallen body parts of the
Hindu deity Goddess Sati.
Trinity of Goddess:
Kashmiri
Pandits believe that Sharada in Kashmir is a tripartite
embodiment of the goddess Shakti: Sharada (goddess of learning), Saraswathi
(goddess of knowledge), and Vagdevi (goddess of speech, which articulates
power).
Pilgrimage:
Bathing in the confluence of the
Krishanganga River and Madhumati stream is said to cleanse the pilgrim of their
sins.
Sharada Script:
It has been suggested that
although the Sharada script did not originate in
Kashmir, it was used extensively in Kashmir, and acquired its name both through
Kashmiri veneration of the goddess Sharada and
through its extensive academic use in Sharada Peeth. This has fed the
popular belief that Sharada was developed in Kashmir.
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