In short
Yugadya is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas of the Pithanirnaya, which the historian D. C. Sircar places at Khirgram (Kshirgram) near Katwa in West Bengal. By the text the big toe of Sati’s right foot fell here; the goddess is Yugadya (Bhutadhatri, Mahamaya) and the Bhairava Kshirakantaka.
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- Tradition
- Shakta
- Place
- Kshirgram (Khirgram) near Katwa, Purba Bardhaman district
- State
- West Bengal
- Country
- India
Where the sources differ
- We found no government page on the temple, and Wikidata has only the village’s coordinates, so 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
Which limb of Sati fell at the Yugadya (Kshirgram) Shakti Peetha?
By the Pithanirnaya, the big toe of the right foot; the goddess is Yugadya (Bhutadhatri) and the Bhairava Kshirakantaka.
Where is Yugadya, Kshirgram Shakti Peetha?
Yugadya, Kshirgram Shakti Peetha is in Kshirgram (Khirgram) near Katwa, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal.
Which lists of tirthas include Yugadya, Kshirgram?
The 51 Shakti Peethas (number 18 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 p. 49 (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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