Kanyakumari - Kanyashrama Shakti Peetha

• Meditation:

कन्याश्रमे च पृष्ठं मे निमिषो भैरवस्तथा । सर्वाणी देवता तत्र कुरुक्षेत्रे च गुल्फतः ॥
स्थाणुर्नाम्ना च सावित्री देवता मणिवेदके । मणिबन्धे च गायत्री सर्वानन्दस्तु भैरवः ॥
- Shakti Peetha Stotram - verses 31 and 32 (Kanyakumari has the Kanyashrama Shakti Peetha where the Pristha of Devi had fallen)

Devi Bhagavathy, Kanyakumari, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu

► Devi: I meditate on Devi Bhagavathy abiding in Kanyakumari as the Kanyashrama Shakti Peetha.

• Stotra: Shakti Peetha Stotram (Kanyakumari has the Kanyashrama Shakti Peetha where the Pristha of Devi had fallen)
(Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu)

• Greatness:

• Kanyakumari is primarily a Devi Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Devi):
- Devi abides in Kanyakumari as a Shakti Peetha (Seat of Shakti) [Kanyashrama Shakti Peetha] (Devi Bhagavathy).

• Sacred Geography:

☁ Sea Shore (Kanyakumari)

• Puranic Events:

1. Presence of Devi in Kanyakumari: (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
• Kanyakumari Bhagavathy is identified with the Kanyashrama Shakti Peetha. Where the Pristha (Back) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Sarvani and the Bhairava is called Nimisha.

• Temples (Summary):

• Devi:
- Devi Bhagavathy

• Places to See (Puranic Places mapping):

Presence of Devi in Kanyakumari:
• Kanyashrama Shakti Peetha: The Pristha (Back) of Devi had fallen here. The Devi is known as Sarvani and the Bhairava is called Nimisha. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
► Kanyakumari - Devi Bhagavathy Temple (Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu) Kanyakumari Devi Bhagavathy Temple is identified with the Kanyashrama Shakti Peetha mentioned in the Peetha Nirnaya Tantra.

• Puranic References:

• Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 31 (About Kanyashrama Shakti Peetha)

• Location:

Kanyakumari Devi Bhagavathy Temple is located in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. The temple can be visited from Kanyakumari (within city).

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