Kathmandu Guhyeshwari Kshetra - Nepala Shakti Peetha - Shleshmantaka Forest

• Meditation:

हार्दपीठं वैद्यनाथे वैद्यनाथस्तु भैरवः । देवता जयदुर्गाख्या नेपाले जानु मे शिव ॥
कपाली भैरवः श्रीमान् महामाया च देवता ॥
- Shakti Peetha Stotram - verses 10 and 11 (Guhyeshwari Kshetra has the Nepala Shakti Peetha where the Janu of Devi had fallen)

► Devi: I meditate on Devi Guhyeshwari abiding in the Shleshmantaka Forest as the Nepala Shakti Peetha (located on the bank of river Bagmati).

• Stotra: Shakti Peetha Stotram (Guhyeshwari Kshetra has the Nepala Shakti Peetha where the Janu of Devi had fallen)
(Kathmandu district, Nepal)

• Greatness:

Devi Guhyeshwari Temple, Kathmandu district, Nepal

• Guhyeshwari Kshetra (Shleshmantaka Forest) is a Devi Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Devi):
- Devi abides in Guhyeshwari Kshetra (Shleshmantaka Forest) as a Shakti Peetha (Seat of Shakti) [Nepala Shakti Peetha] (Devi Guhyeshwari).
- In ancient times Lord Shiva roamed as a deer and Devi Parvati as a doe in the Shleshmantaka Forest.

• Guhyeshwari Kshetra (Shleshmantaka Forest) is the place where the sacred river Bagmati flows and Bagmati Aarti is held on its bank. (Pashupatinath Mandir Ghat)

• Sacred Geography:

River Bagmati near Pashupatinath Temple — River Bagmati flows

▬ River Bagmati flows (Aarti)

• River Bagmati Ghats:
- Pashupatinath Mandir Ghat (Bagmati Aarti)

• Puranic Events:

1. Presence of Devi in Guhyeshwari Kshetra (Shleshmantaka Forest): (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

• Guhyeshwari Kshetra is identified with the Nepala Shakti Peetha. Where the Janu (Knee) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Mahamaya and the Bhairava is called Kapali.

• Guhyeshwari Kshetra is the ancient Shleshmantaka Forest where Lord Shiva roamed as a deer and Devi Parvati as a doe (Pashupatinath Kshetra).

• Temples (Summary):

• Devi:
- Devi Guhyeshwari

• Places to See (Puranic Places mapping):

Presence of Devi in Guhyeshwari Kshetra:
• Nepala Shakti Peetha: The Janu (Knee) of Devi had fallen here. The Devi is known as Mahamaya and the Bhairava is called Kapali. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra) • Guhyeshwari Kshetra is also the ancient Shleshmantaka Forest (on the bank of river Vagmati) where Lord Shiva roamed as a deer and Devi Parvati as a doe. (Nepala Mahatmya)
► Kathamandu - Devi Guhyeshwari Temple (Kathmandu district, Nepal) - Kathmandu Devi Guhyeshwari Temple is identified with the Nepala Shakti Peetha mentioned in the Peetha Nirnaya Tantra. - Guhyeshwari Kshetra is also the ancient Shleshmantaka Forest where Lord Shiva roamed as a deer and Devi Parvati as a doe.

• Puranic References:

• Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 10 (About Nepala Shakti Peetha)

• Nepala Mahatmya (About Devi in Shleshmantaka Forest)

• Location:

Kathmandu Devi Guhyeshwari Temple is located in the Kathmandu district of Nepal. The temple can be visited from Kathmandu (4 km).

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