Shikarpur Ugratara - Sugandha Shakti Peetha

• Meditation:

करवीरे त्रिनेत्रं मे देवी महिषमर्दिनी । क्रोधीशो भैरवस्तत्र सुगन्धायाञ्च नासिका ॥
देवस्त्र्यम्बकनामा च सुनन्दा तत्र देवता ॥
- Shakti Peetha Stotram - verses 5 and 6 (Shikarpur has the Sugandha Shakti Peetha where the Nashika of Devi had fallen)

Devi Ugratara temple, Shikarpur, Barishal district, Bangladesh

► Devi: I meditate on Devi Ugratara abiding in Shikarpur as the Sugandha Shakti Peetha.

• Stotra: Shakti Peetha Stotram (Shikarpur has the Sugandha Shakti Peetha where the Nashika of Devi had fallen)
(Barishal district, Bangladesh)

• Greatness:

• Shikarpur is primarily a Devi Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Devi):
- Devi abides in Shikarpur as a Shakti Peetha (Seat of Shakti) [Sugandha Shakti Peetha] (Devi Ugratara).

• Sacred Geography:

▬ River Sugandha flows

• Puranic Events:

1. Presence of Devi in Shikarpur: (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
• Shikarpur Ugratara is identified with the Sugandha Shakti Peetha. Where the Nasika (Nose) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Sunanda and the Bhairava is called Tryambaka.

• Temples (Summary):

• Devi:
- Devi Ugratara

• Places to See (Puranic Places mapping):

Presence of Devi in Shikarpur:
• Sugandha Shakti Peetha: The Nasika (Nose) of Devi had fallen here. The Devi is known as Sunanda and the Bhairava is called Tryambaka. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
► Shikarpur - Devi Ugratara Temple (Barishal district, Bangladesh) Shikarpur Ugratara Temple is identified with the Sugandha Shakti Peetha mentioned in the Peetha Nirnaya Tantra.

• Puranic References:

• Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 5

• Location:

Shikarpur Devi Ugratara Temple is located in the Barishal district of Bangladesh.

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