River Kshipra (Shipra)

River Kshipra (Shipra) (195 km) (A tributary of river Chambal)

(Madhya Pradesh)
1. Kshipra (Shipra) Udgam: Kakri Bardi Hills (Dhar district) -- Around 11 km from Ujjain
2. Kshipra (Shipra) flows: Ujjain (Ujjain district) -- Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga, Sandipani Ashram
3. Kshipra (Shipra) flows: Dhulet (Ujjain district) -- Dhurjateshwar Mahadev Temple
4. Kshipra (Shipra) flows: Kila Mehidpur (Ujjain district) -- Shatrunjay Adinath Tirthdham

(Madhya Pradesh - Rajasthan border)
5. Kshipra (Shipra) - Chambal Sangam: Sipavara (Mandsaur district) -- Dipeshwar Mahadev Temple; associated with sage Pulastya

1. Avanti Kshetra - Moksha Puri, Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga, Ujjayini Shakti Peetha, Bhairava Parvata Shakti Peetha and Sandipani Ashrama:

- Ujjain (Avanti) (Moksha Puri) (Jyotirlinga) (Shakti Peetha) (Kumbha Mela)
(Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh)

Shiva: Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga
Devi: Devi Harsiddhi, Devi Gadh-Kalika
Krishna: Sandipani Ashram (Ankapada)

- Avanti (Ujjain) is the place where Lord Shiva abides as Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga.
- Avanti (Ujjain) is the place where Devi abides as Ujjayini Shakti Peetha and Bhairava Parvata Shakti Peetha.
- Avanti (Ujjain) is the place where Sri Krishna studied in the gurukula of sage Sandipani.

Devotees: Veda Priya (Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga)
Sages: Sandipani (Ankapada Sandipani Ashram)

- Avanti (Ujjain) is the place where Lord Shiva protected devotee brahmin Veda Priya and brahmanas from the atrocities of demon Dushana (Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga).
- Avanti (Ujjain) is the place where Sri Krishna studied in the gurukula of sage Sandipani.

▬ River Kshipra (Shipra) flows → Ram Ghat (Aarti)
(Shiva Purana) (Skanda Purana - Avanti Khanda)
• Sapta Mokshapuri Sloka
• Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva protecting devotee Veda Priya and brahmanas from the atrocities of demon Dushana (Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga)
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 16 to 17)
• Ujjayini Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Ujjayini Shakti Peetha where the Kurpara (Elbow) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Mangala Chandika and the Bhairava is called Kapilambara. (Devi Harsiddhi)
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 16)
• Bhairava Parvata Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Bhairava Parvata Shakti Peetha where the Ossttha (Upper Lip) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Avanti and the Bhairava is called Lambakarna. (Devi Gadh-Kalika)
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 44)
• Sri Krishna becoming the disciple of Sandipani Muni in Avanti (Sandipani Ashram (Ankapada))
(Srimad Bhagavatam - Skanda 10 - 45)