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Jayadurga Shakti Peetha, Deoghar

JayadurgaThe Baba Baidyanath Dham temple compound, Jharkhand

Also known as: Vaidyanatha Peetha (Pithanirnaya); Baba Baidyanath Dham

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Jayadurga Shakti Peetha, Deoghar: The 51 Shakti Peethas 7/51, Jayadurga, The Baba Baidyanath Dham temple compound, Jharkhand
In short

The Vaidyanatha pitha of the Pithanirnaya is placed at Deoghar, Jharkhand, in the compound of Baba Baidyanath Dham. By the text Sati’s heart fell here, and the goddess is Jayadurga and the Bhairava is Vaidyanatha himself; according to the Deoghar district government website it is one of the few places where a Jyotirlinga and a Shakti Peetha stand side by side.

Deity
Jayadurga
Tradition
Shakta
List
The 51 Shakti Peethas 7/51
Place
The Baba Baidyanath Dham temple compound, Deoghar
State
Jharkhand
Country
India
Map
OpenStreetMap (24.4925, 86.7000)

The Shravani Mela

According to the Deoghar district website the Shravani Mela is held in the month of Shravana, when kanwariyas carry Ganga water from Sultanganj, walking more than a hundred kilometres, and offer it to Baba Baidyanath.

How to reach Jayadurga Shakti Peetha, Deoghar

  • According to the Deoghar district website: Deoghar Junction about 3 km, Baidyanathdham Junction about 2 km, Jasidih Junction about 7 km; Deoghar airport; Baghmara inter-state bus terminal about 10 km.

Main festivals

Shravani Mela (the month of Shravana)Maha Shivratri

Where the sources differ

  • The Deoghar district website counts it among the 51 Shakti Peethas but does not name the heart or the goddess Jayadurga; these come from the Pithanirnaya.
  • The map marks the Baidyanath temple (Wikidata); the goddess’s shrine is in the same compound.
  • The Devi Bhagavata (7.30) names the goddess at Vaidyanatha Arogya.
  • The count of pithas depends on the text: the Pithanirnaya lists 51, some Bengali lists 52, the Devi Bhagavata (7.30) gives 108 places with names of the goddess, and the early Tantras name only four (Sircar).

Frequently asked questions

Which part of Sati fell at Deoghar?

By the Pithanirnaya, the heart; the goddess is Jayadurga and the Bhairava Vaidyanatha. The Deoghar district website counts it among the 51 Shakti Peethas.

Where is Jayadurga Shakti Peetha, Deoghar?

Jayadurga Shakti Peetha, Deoghar is in The Baba Baidyanath Dham temple compound, Deoghar, Jharkhand.

Which lists of tirthas include Jayadurga Shakti Peetha, Deoghar?

The 51 Shakti Peethas (number 7 of 51 in the list).

How to reach Jayadurga Shakti Peetha, Deoghar?

According to the Deoghar district website: Deoghar Junction about 3 km, Baidyanathdham Junction about 2 km, Jasidih Junction about 7 km; Deoghar airport; Baghmara inter-state bus terminal about 10 km.

Sources

  1. D. C. Sircar, The Śākta Pīṭhas (Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal 1948; Motilal Banarsidass, 1973): table of the Pithanirnaya pp. 35-37, note on this pitha p. 45 (archive.org)
  2. Vachaspatyam (Taranatha Tarkavachaspati), "pitha": the list of pithas quoted from the Tantrachudamani (Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries, sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de)
  3. Devi Bhagavata Purana 7.30 (the list of 108 pithas), English translation by Swami Vijnanananda (wisdomlib.org)
  4. Deoghar district (deoghar.nic.in): history; Baidyanath temple; Shrawani Mela
  5. Wikidata Q1089897 (Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga, Deoghar): map coordinates

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