Indrakshi Shakti Peeth, Sri Lanka: According to the beliefs of Hinduism, wherever the body parts of Goddess Sati fell, Shakti Peeths were established there. Devi Purana mentions a total of 51 Shakti Peeths, but there are more than 51 Shakti Peeths all over the world. These Shakti Peeths present all over the world have their own importance and belief, due to which the faith of the people in that temple increases even more. There is one such temple about which it is said that the anklet of Maa Sati fell here, apart from this, Lord Rama also worshipped here. After this, he fought and won against Ravana.

Where is this Shaktipeeth?

This Shakti Peeth of Maa Sati is in Sri Lanka. It is believed that this temple located in Nallur of Jaffna was the place where the anklet of Maa Sati fell, hence this temple is known as Indrakshi Shakti Peeth.

Lord Ram and Ravana did the worship.

Lord Rama and Devraj Indra also worshipped the Goddess in this temple. It is believed that Ravana was a great worshipper of Shiva and Shakti and he also worshipped Shakti here before the war.

Apart from Sri Lanka, there is Shakti Peeth here too.

Shaktipeeths of Mata Sati are not only present in Sri Lanka but also in these countries, out of which there are two Shaktipeeths in Nepal, the first one is Guhyeshwari Shaktipeeth and the second one is Dantkali Shaktipeeth. There is one Hinglaj Shaktipeeth in Pakistan. There are four Shaktipeeths in Bangladesh. Sugandha Shaktipeeth, Kartoyaghat Shaktipeeth, Chattal Shaktipeeth, Yashor Shaktipeeth.

What is the story of the formation of Shaktipeeth?

There is a mythological story behind the Devi becoming a Shaktipeeth according to which Mata Sati's father Daksha Prajapati performed a great yagya at a place called Kankhal which is known as Haridwar. All the gods and goddesses including Brahma, Vishnu, and Indra were invited to that yagya but Lord Shiva was not invited. Mata Sati came to know about this. She went to her father Daksha to know the answer for not inviting her husband to the yagya. When Mata Sati asked this question to her father, he used abusive words for Lord Shiva. He insulted him. Mata Sati, enraged by the insult, sacrificed her life in the fire pit of the same yagya.

Lord Shiva became angry about getting this information and his third eye opened. He picked up the body of Mata Sati and placed it on his shoulder. Lord Shiva's Tandava continued. He headed towards Kailash. Seeing the danger of increasing destruction on the earth, Lord Vishnu started breaking the body of Mata Sati into pieces with his Sudarshan Chakra. In this way, different parts of her body fell at different places. This happened 51 times, in this way 51 Shaktipeeths were established.