Bhabanipur Aparna - Karatoya Shakti Peetha

• Meditation:

करतोयातटे कर्णे वामे वामनभैरवः ।
अपर्णा देवता यत्र ब्रह्मरूपाकरोद्भवा ॥
- Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 40 (Bhabanipur has the Karatoya Shakti Peetha where the Vama Karna of Devi had fallen)

Devi Aparna temple, Bhabanipur, Bogra district, Bangladesh

► Devi: I meditate on Devi Aparna abiding in Bhabanipur as the Karatoya Shakti Peetha.

• Stotra: Shakti Peetha Stotram (Bhabanipur has the Karatoya Shakti Peetha where the Vama Karna of Devi had fallen)
(Bogra district, Bangladesh)

• Greatness:

• Bhabanipur is primarily a Devi Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Devi):
- Devi abides in Bhabanipur as a Shakti Peetha (Seat of Shakti) [Karatoya Shakti Peetha] (Devi Aparna).

• Sacred Geography:

▬ River Karatoya flows

• Puranic Events:

1. Presence of Devi in Bhabanipur: (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
• Bhabanipur Aparna is identified with the Karatoya Shakti Peetha. Where the Vama Karna (Left Ear) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Aparna and the Bhairava is called Vamana.

• Temples (Summary):

• Devi:
- Devi Aparna

• Places to See (Puranic Places mapping):

Presence of Devi in Bhabanipur:
• Karatoya Shakti Peetha: The Vama Karna (Left Ear) of Devi had fallen here. The Devi is known as Aparna and the Bhairava is called Vamana. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
► Bhabanipur - Devi Aparna Temple (Bogra district, Bangladesh) Bhabanipur Aparna Temple is identified with the Karatoya Shakti Peetha mentioned in the Peetha Nirnaya Tantra.

• Puranic References:

• Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 40 (About Karatoya Shakti Peetha)

• Location:

Bhabanipur Devi Aparna Temple is located in the Bogra district of Bangladesh. It is in Bhabanipur village.

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