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The 51 Shakti Peethas 31/51

Ramagiri Shakti Peetha

ShivaniDisputed: Ramtek near Nagpur, Maharashtra or Uttar Pradesh

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Ramagiri Shakti Peetha: The 51 Shakti Peethas 31/51, Shivani, Disputed: Ramtek near Nagpur, Maharashtra or Uttar Pradesh
In short

Ramagiri is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas of the Pithanirnaya; by the text Sati’s breast fell here (some readings: the nose, or "nala"), and the goddess is Shivani and the Bhairava Chanda. The historian D. C. Sircar identifies Ramagiri with Ramtek near Nagpur, while one tradition places it at Chitrakuta in Bundelkhand.

Deity
Shivani
Tradition
Shakta
List
The 51 Shakti Peethas 31/51
Place
Disputed: Ramtek near Nagpur, or by one tradition Chitrakuta
State
Maharashtra or Uttar Pradesh
Country
India

Where the sources differ

  • The text quoted in the Vachaspatyam gives the limb here as "nala".
  • The Devi Bhagavata (7.30) names the goddess at Chitrakuta Sita.
  • Uttar Pradesh Tourism’s "Shakti Peeth circuit" names Shivani Devi of Chitrakoot, but the page gives no details; because the identification is disputed, no map is 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 Ramagiri Shakti Peetha?

This is disputed: D. C. Sircar takes it as Ramtek near Nagpur (Maharashtra), one tradition as Chitrakuta (Uttar Pradesh). By the text the goddess here is Shivani and the Bhairava Chanda.

Which lists of tirthas include Ramagiri Shakti Peetha?

The 51 Shakti Peethas (number 31 of 51 in the list).

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. 53 and index (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. Uttar Pradesh Tourism (uptourism.gov.in): Shakti Peeth Circuit; Shivani Devi, Chitrakoot

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