Kashmir Himalayas

☗ Neelum Valley
↪ Kashmir Sharada Peeth

☗ Amarnath (3882 m)
↪ Amarnath (Shakti Peetha)

☗ Hari Parbat
↪ Srinagar Sharika Devi

► ► Amarnath - The cave is reached by undertaking a trek from Pahalgam or Baltal (Amarnath Yatra). (Shakti Peetha)
(Anantanag district, Jammu and Kashmir)

☗ Amaranth Cave
▬ River Lidder flows (Lidder Valley)
(Kashmir Himalayas)

(Bhringeesha Samhita - Amaranatha Mahatmyam)
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

• Shiva: Lord Shiva told the Amar Katha to Devi Parvati within the Amarnath Cave.
- Amarnath Cave

• Devi: Devi abides in Amarnath as Kashmira Shakti Peetha (identified with the Amarnath Cave).
- Amarnath Cave


• Saints: Saints associated with Amarnath:

○ Swami Vivekananda (1863 - 1902 CE): Swami Vivekananda had a spiritual experience in Amarnath.
- Amarnath


काश्मीरे कण्ठदेशञ्च त्रिसन्ध्येश्वरभैरवः ।
महामाया भगवती गुणातीता वरप्रदा ॥
- Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 7 (Amarnath has the Kashmira Shakti Peetha where the Kanthadesha of Devi had fallen)


(Bhringeesha Samhita - Amaranatha Mahatmyam)
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

▬ Kashmira Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Kashmira Shakti Peetha where the Kanthadesha (Region of the Neck) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Mahamaya and the Bhairava is called Trisandheyeshwara.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 7)

► ► Kashmir Sharada Peeth
(PoK region, Jammu and Kashmir)

☗ Neelum Valley
(Kashmir Himalayas)

(Sharada Mahatmya)

• 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

• Sages: Sages associated with Kashmir Sharada Peeth:

○ Shandilya: Sage Shandilya performed penance at Sharada Vana (in the upper Kishenganga valley of north Kashmir) and got the darshan of Devi Sharada.
- Kashmir Sharada Peeth

• Saints: Saints associated with Kashmir Sharada Peeth:

○ Adi Shankaracharya (788 - 820 CE?): Sri Adi Shankaracharya ascended the Sarvajna Peetham (Throne of Wisdom) in Kashmir Sharada Peeth.
- Kashmir Sharada Peeth


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


(Sharada Mahatmya)

► Kheer Bhawani - A famous temple of Devi:

- Kheer Bhawani
(Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir)
Devi: Ragnya Devi

► Sharika Devi - A famous temple of Devi:

- Sharika Devi
(Srinagar district, Jammu and Kashmir)
Devi: Sharika Devi
☗ Hari Parbat

► Srinagar Shankaracharya Temple - A famous temple associated with Adi Shankaracharya:

- Srinagar Shankaracharya Temple
(Srinagar district, Jammu and Kashmir)
Saints: Adi Shankaracharya
☗ Shankaracharya Hill