The Shakti Peethas are places of worship dedicated to the goddess ‘Shakti’, the main deity of the Shakta sect. They are scattered throughout the Indian subcontinent. This goddess is often associated both with Gowri / Parvati, the benevolent goddess of harmony, marital happiness and longevity, with Durga, goddess of strength and courage, and Mahakali, goddess of the destruction of evil. Sri Aadi Shankaracharya wrote this Ashtadasa Shakthi Peetha Stotram.
॥ Ashtadasa Shaktipeeth Stotram Kannada Lyrics ॥
ಲಂಕಾಯಾಂ ಶಾಂಕರೀದೇವೀ ಕಾಮಾಕ್ಷೀ ಕಾಂಚಿಕಾಪುರೇ ।
ಪ್ರದ್ಯುಮ್ನೇ ಶೃಂಖಳಾದೇವೀ ಚಾಮುಂಡೀ ಕ್ರೌಂಚಪಟ್ಟಣೇ ॥ 1 ॥
ಅಲಂಪುರೇ ಜೋಗುಳಾಂಬಾ ಶ್ರೀಶೈಲೇ ಭ್ರಮರಾಂಬಿಕಾ ।
ಕೊಲ್ಹಾಪುರೇ ಮಹಾಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ಮುಹುರ್ಯೇ ಏಕವೀರಾ ॥ 2 ॥
ಉಜ್ಜಯಿನ್ಯಾಂ ಮಹಾಕಾಳೀ ಪೀಠಿಕಾಯಾಂ ಪುರುಹೂತಿಕಾ ।
ಓಢ್ಯಾಯಾಂ ಗಿರಿಜಾದೇವೀ ಮಾಣಿಕ್ಯಾ ದಕ್ಷವಾಟಿಕೇ ॥ 3 ॥
ಹರಿಕ್ಷೇತ್ರೇ ಕಾಮರೂಪೀ ಪ್ರಯಾಗೇ ಮಾಧವೇಶ್ವರೀ ।
ಜ್ವಾಲಾಯಾಂ ವೈಷ್ಣವೀದೇವೀ ಗಯಾ ಮಾಂಗಳ್ಯಗೌರಿಕಾ ॥ 4 ॥
ವಾರಣಾಶ್ಯಾಂ ವಿಶಾಲಾಕ್ಷೀ ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರೇತು ಸರಸ್ವತೀ ।
ಅಷ್ಟಾದಶ ಸುಪೀಠಾನಿ ಯೋಗಿನಾಮಪಿ ದುರ್ಲಭಮ್ ॥ 5 ॥
ಸಾಯಂಕಾಲೇ ಪಠೇನ್ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಸರ್ವಶತ್ರುವಿನಾಶನಮ್ ।
ಸರ್ವರೋಗಹರಂ ದಿವ್ಯಂ ಸರ್ವಸಂಪತ್ಕರಂ ಶುಭಮ್ ॥ 6 ॥
॥ Ashtadasa Shaktipeeth Stotram Meaning
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Goddess Shankari in Sri Lanka, Kamakshi in Kanchipuram
Goddess Shrinkhala in Pradymna and Chamunda in Mysore
Goddess Jogulamba in Alampur, Goddess Brhamarambika in Sri Shailam
Goddess Maha lakshmi in Kolhapur and Goddess Eka Veera in Mahur
Goddess Maha Kali in Ujjain, Purhuthika in Peethika
Goddess Girija in Odhyana and Manikya in the house of Daksha
Goddess kama rupi in the temple of Vishnu, Madhaveshwari in Allahabad
Goddess giving flame in Jwala Mukhi and Mangala Gowri in Gaya
Goddess Vishalakshi in Varanasi, Saraswati in Kashmir
These are the 18 houses of Shakti, which are rare even to the Devas
When Chanted every evening, all the enemies would be destroyed and all diseases would disappear and prosperity would be shed.
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