Shakti Peeth in Deoghar is commonly known as Jay Durga Shakti Peeth or Hridaya Peeth. Jaydurga Shaktipeeth Temple is dedicated to Mata Sati and worshiped as Goddess Durga.
Jay Durga Shakti Peeth Deoghar is one of the 51 Shakti Peeth in India. This Shakti Peeth has its significance due to the co-existence of Shakti Peeth and Jyotirlinga in the same complex. Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple, which is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga in India, and Jay Durga Shakti Peeth Temple, which is one of the 51 Shakti Peeth in India are located on the same premises exactly opposite to each other and connected with red-colored threads on their temple top.
Jay Durga Shakti Peeth Deoghar
The Legend behind Jaya Durga Shakti Peeth is that the heart (Hridaya) of Mata Sati has fallen here and for this reason, it is also known as HridayPeeth (हृदय पीठ) or Hridaya Peeth.
The temple top of Jaya Durga / Parvati and Biadyanath temple top is tied with a red silk ribbon known as gathbandhan, which represents the holy knot tied to couples during Saptpadi in marriage. There is a belief that the couple who binds these two temple tops with the red ribbon will have a happy married life with the blessings of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. The idols of Goddess Durga and Goddess Parvati are present in the sanctum sanctorum of the same temple.
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Story Of The Shakti Peethas
Shakti Peethas are shrines or divine places of the Mother Goddess. Most Shakti peethas are temples of Kali, Durga or Gowri, the three main forms of the goddess. Mahakali is the destroyer of all evil. Durga is the divine mother who stands for the protection of the world and Gowri shows Shakti in a loving demeanor. Shakti Peethas are not just Goddess Durga or Kali temples but there is a story that makes these Shakti Peethas special.
Based on religious literature and Purans its historical notion is related to Daksha Yagya. The daughter of King Daksha, Princess Sati was devoted to the ascetic God Shiva and did severe penance to have him as her husband.
Later Sati married Shiva against Daksha’s will but still craved for her father’s acceptance of their marriage. Around this, Daksha organized a massive yagna and invited all Gods. He purposely did not invite Shiva and Sati. But Sati insisted on going to the yagna against Shiva’s consent. She believed that no formal invitation was needed for her to go to her father’s house.
When Sati arrived at her father’s palace, she was treated like an uninvited guest. Moreover, Daksha even committed the sin of insulting Lord Shiva in Sati’s presence. Pained by her father’s ignorance and arrogance, Sati jumped into the hawan-kund, a fire set up for the yagna. When the news reached Shiva, he went wild with rage. He picked up Sati’s dead body on his shoulders and started performing tandava, the dance of destruction. The stability of the Universe was threatened by Shiva’s dance, and to protect the human world, Lord Vishnu cut up Sati’s body with his Sudarshan chakra.
Shiva’s anger was eventually cooled but Sati’s body was cut up into 51 pieces and all the pieces fell to different places. These places of holy land are called the Shakti Peethas.
Hridaya Peeth | Chita Bhumi
When Lord Vishnu started cutting the body parts of Sati, the heart (Hridaya) was fallen at Baidyanath Dham Deoghar, therefore it is also known as Hridaya Peeth or Hardapeetha.
After Shiva’s anger was cooled, he performed the cremation of Sati’s heart and the rest of the body in Baidyanath Dham. Hence, this place is also called Chita Bhumi. In chapter 38 of Shiva Purana about the Dwadash Jyotirlinga, there is also a mention of Baidyanatham Chitabhumou (बैद्यनाथं चिताभूमौ).
This Shakti Peeth has been mentioned in Tantric texts for Shakti Sadhana. The importance of Kali (Shakti) and Mahakal (Bhairav) in Deoghar has also been mentioned in Patalkhand of Padma Purana.
Jay Durga Shakti Peeth Temple Contact Information
Jayadurga Shakti Peeth temple is located in the same complex of Baidyanath (Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga) temple along with other 20 temples.
Address– Shivganga Muhalla, Baidyanath Gali, Dist.- Deoghar, Jharkhand, PIN – 814112
Contact Numbers– +91-9430322655, 06432-232680
Email Id– contact@babadham.org
Official Website– https://babadham.org
Temple Timings: 4 AM – 3:30 PM and 6 PM – 9 PM. But the timing can be extended on special religious occasions.
FAQs Related to Jay Durga Shakti Peeth
1. How Many Shakti Peethas Are There?
According to Shiva Charita, the number of Shakti Peethas is 51. Devi Bhagavat Puran says that the number of Shakti Peethas is 108. This number is 26 according to Kalika Puran. This number is 52 according to Durga Saptashati and Tantra Chudamani. 18 of these are known as Maha Shakti Peethas.
2. Where is Jaya Durga Shakti Peetha located?
Jaya Durga Shakti Peeth is located in Baidyanath Dham Deoghar. This is also known as Hridaya Peeth.
3. What is Shakti Peethas?
The 51 pieces of Sati’s body and jewellery fell to the Earth. The places where the body and Jewellery of Sati’s body fell on Earth become Shakti Peeths.
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