Malwa Plateau

► River Kshipra (Shipra) Udgam → Kakri Bardi Hills, Malwa Plateau
↪ Ujjain (Mahakaleshwar) (Moksha Puri) (Jyotirlinga) (Shakti Peetha) (Place of Kumbha Mela)

► River Chambal (Charmanvati) Udgam → Janapav Hills, Malwa Plateau
↪ Janapav

► River Mahi Udgam → Sardarpur, Dhar district, Malwa Plateau

► River Kali Sindh Udgam → Bagli, Malwa Plateau

► River Parbati Udgam → Sehore district, Malwa Plateau

► River Gambhir Udgam → Malwa Plateau

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

► Ujjain (Avanti) (Moksha Puri) (Jyotirlinga) (Shakti Peetha) (Place of Kumbha Mela)
(Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh)

▬ River Kshipra (Shipra) flows → Ram Ghat (Aarti)
(Malwa Plateau)

• Shiva: Lord Shiva protected devotee brahmin Veda Priya and brahmanas from the atrocities of demon Dushana and abides as Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga.
- Mahakaleshwara Temple

• Devi: Devi abides in Ujjain as Ujjayini Shakti Peetha as well as Bhairava-Parvata Shakti Peetha.
- Devi Harsiddhi - Devi Gadh-Kalika

• Krishna: Sri Krishna and Sri Balarama studied in the gurukula of sage Sandipani in Avanti and mastered 64 arts in 64 days.
- Ankapada Sandipani Ashram

• Sages: Sages associated with Ujjain:

○ Sandipani: Sage Sandipani had his gurukula in Avanti where Sri Krishna and Sri Balarama studied.
- Ankapada Sandipani Ashram

अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची अवन्तिका ।
पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायकाः ॥
- Sapta Mokshapuri Sloka (Avanti is a Moksha Puri)

सौराष्ट्रे सोमनाथं च श्रीशैले मल्लिकार्जुनम् ।
उज्जयिन्यां महाकालं_ॐकारममलेश्वरम् ॥
- Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotra - verse 1 (Avanti has the Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga)

उज्जयिन्यां कूर्परञ्च माङ्गल्य कपिलाम्बरः
भैरवः सिद्धिदः साक्षाद्देवी मङ्गलचण्डिका ॥
- Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 16 (Avanti has the Ujjayini Shakti Peetha where the Kurpara of Devi had fallen)

उदरञ्च प्रभासे मे चन्द्रभागा यशस्विनी ।
वक्रतुण्डो भैरव ऊर्ध्वोष्ठो भैरवपर्वते ॥
अवन्ती च महादेवी लम्बकर्णस्तु भैरवः ॥
- Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 43 and 44 (Avanti has the Bhairava Parvata Shakti Peetha where the Urdhva Ossttha of Devi had fallen)


(Shiva Purana)
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
(Srimad Bhagavatam)
(Skanda Purana - Avanti Kshetra Mahatmya)

▬ Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva protecting devotee Veda Priya and brahmanas from the atrocities of demon Dushana
(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.
(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.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 44)
▬ Sri Krishna becoming the disciple of Sandipani Muni in Avanti
(Srimad Bhagavatam - Skanda 10 - 45)
▬ Sri Krishna returning the dead son of Sandipani Muni in Avanti
(Srimad Bhagavatam - Skanda 10 - 45)

► Janapav (Janapav Kuti) - Where Sri Parashurama incarnated:

- Janapav
(Indore district, Madhya Pradesh)

Parashurama: Parashurama Temple
Shiva: Shiva Temple, Kalbhairav Temple

- Janapav is the place identified with the location of the puranic Jamadagni Ashrama. It is said that Sri Parashurama incarnated here.

Sages: Jamadagni

☗ Janapav Hill
▘ Parashuram Kund
- Brahmanda Purana tells about Parashurama Avatara.