Sharada Peeth – Religious Significance

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.