In short
Manivedika is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas of the Pithanirnaya, where by the text Sati’s wrists (manibandha) fell; its goddess is Gayatri and its Bhairava Sarvananda. Its place is not known: according to the historian D. C. Sircar "Manibandha" is not the name of a place but one born of a corrupted text.
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- Deity
- Gayatri
- Tradition
- Shakta
- Place
- Unknown
- State
- Unknown
- Country
- India
Where the sources differ
- The text quoted in the Vachaspatyam says "the Manivedika country" and in the same line names the manibandha (wrist); Sircar takes the text at this point to be confused.
- Some popular lists today link this pitha with a temple, but we found no official or scholarly source for it; so no temple and no map are given here.
- 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
Where is the Manivedika Shakti Peetha?
The Pithanirnaya gives its name but not its place, and D. C. Sircar gives no identification either. By the text Sati’s wrists fell here and the goddess is Gayatri.
Which lists of tirthas include Manivedika Shakti Peetha?
The 51 Shakti Peethas (number 26 of 51 in the list).
Sources
- 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 pp. 37, 51 (archive.org)
- Vachaspatyam (Taranatha Tarkavachaspati), "pitha": the list of pithas quoted from the Tantrachudamani (Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries, sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de)
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