Kashmir Sharada Peeth - A famous temple of Devi Saraswati

• Meditation:

1. नमस्ते शारदे देवी काश्मीरपुरवासिनि
त्वामहं प्रार्थये नित्यं विद्यादानं च देहि मे ॥
- Namaste Sharade Devi (Devi Saraswati abides in Kashmira)

► I meditate on the ancient Sharada Peeth of Kashmir where Shandilya rishi performed penance and Adi Shankara ascended the Sarvajna Peetham.

• Sloka: Namaste Sharade Devi (Devi Saraswati abides in Kashmira)
(PoK)

• Greatness:

• Kashmir Sharada Peeth is primarily a Devi Saraswati Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Devi Saraswati):
- Devi Saraswati abides in Kashmir Sharada Peeth as Devi Sharada in the Neelam Valley of Kashmir Himalayas.
- Devi Sharada who embodies learning, beauty and arts was the presiding deity of Kashmir in ancient times. That is why Kashmir was known as Sharada Desha or Sharada Peetha.

• Kashmir Sharada Peeth is also a Rishi Sthalam (Place of Rishis):
- Sage Shandilya performed penance at Sharada Vana (in the upper Kishenganga valley of north Kashmir) and got the darshan of Devi Sharada. (Sharada Mahaymya)

• Kashmir Sharada Peeth is also a Sant Sthalam (Place of Saints):
- Sri Adi Shankaracharya (788 - 820 CE?) ascended the Sarvajna Peetham (Throne of Wisdom) in Kashmir Sharada Peeth.

• Sacred Geography:

☗ Neelum Valley

• Puranic Events:

• Penance of Shandilya Rishi: According to Sharada Mahatmya, Devi Sharada gave darshan to Shandilya Rishi when he performed penance at Sharada Vana in the upper Kishenganga valley of north Kashmir.

• Temples (Summary):

• Devi:
- Devi Sharada

• Location:

• Sharada Peeth is located in the PoK region of Jammu and Kashmir.

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