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The 51 Shakti Peethas 13/51

Ujjayini Shakti Peetha

MangalachandiDisputed: Ujani in the Burdwan area, West Bengal or Madhya Pradesh

Also known as: Ujani (Mangalachandi)

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Ujjayini Shakti Peetha: The 51 Shakti Peethas 13/51, Mangalachandi, Disputed: Ujani in the Burdwan area, West Bengal or Madhya Pradesh
In short

Ujjayini is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas of the Pithanirnaya; by the text Sati’s elbow fell here, and the goddess is Mangalachandi and the Bhairava Kapilambara. Bharatchandra’s Bengali Annadamangal takes it as Ujani (Kogram) in the Burdwan area, while the Ujjayini of the older lists is Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh (the historian D. C. Sircar).

Deity
Mangalachandi
Tradition
Shakta
List
The 51 Shakti Peethas 13/51
Place
Disputed: Ujani (Kogram) in the Burdwan area, or Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh
State
West Bengal or Madhya Pradesh
Country
India

The Harsiddhi temple at Ujjain

The official website of the Shri Mahakaleshwar temple (Ujjain) calls the Harsiddhi temple, between Mahakal and Ramghat, the 13th of the 51 Shakti Peethas of Sati, says the goddess was the deity of King Vikramaditya and gives her ancient name as Mangalchandika. In the Pithanirnaya too Ujjayini is the 13th pitha and its goddess Mangalachandi.

We found the Mangalchandi temple of Ujani (Kogram) of the Bengali tradition on no government page. Because there are two claims, no map is given here.

Where the sources differ

  • The Devi Bhagavata (7.30) names the goddess at Mahakala (Ujjain) Maheshvari.
  • The Mahakaleshwar temple website names no limb for Harsiddhi; the elbow comes from the Pithanirnaya.
  • 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

Is the Ujjayini Shakti Peetha in Ujjain or in Bengal?

This is disputed. The goddess of the Pithanirnaya is Mangalachandi, and the Bengali tradition (the Annadamangal) takes the pitha as Ujani (Kogram) in the Burdwan area; the Ujjayini of the older lists is Ujjain.

Where is Ujjayini Shakti Peetha?

Ujjayini Shakti Peetha is in Disputed: Ujani (Kogram) in the Burdwan area, or Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal or Madhya Pradesh.

Which lists of tirthas include Ujjayini Shakti Peetha?

The 51 Shakti Peethas (number 13 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. 46 (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. Shri Mahakaleshwar temple, Ujjain, official website (shrimahakaleshwar.mp.gov.in): home page and "About Ujjain"

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