51 Sakthi Sthalam/Shakthi Peedam !! Sri Bhramarambika Devi Temple !!

Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jai Ambey Ma !!
 
 
 
Sri Bhramarambika Devi Temple is one of the 51 Sakthi Sthalam/Shakthi Peedam located in Andhra Pradesh. There are several legends associated with Goddess Sri Bhramarambika. The demon Arunasura underwent severe austerities and worshipped Lord Brahma. Lord Brahma was pleased at the devotion of Arunasura and blessed him with extra ordinary boons including a peculiar boon that he would not be able to kill by living beings of two legged or four legged. After obtaining several boons Arunasura started to harass the life of deities and sages. All the deities appealed to Goddess Sri Adi Shakthi to save from the atrocities of the demon. Goddess Sri Adi Shakthi transformed into Goddess Sri Bhramarambika and released numerous honey bees to annihilate the demon Arunasura.


Presiding deity– Sri Bhramarambika with her consort Lord Mallikarjuna Swamy 
 

 
Worshipped by – Lord Nandikeshwara, Sage Bringhi, Sri Adi Shankara worshipped Lord Mallikarjuna & Goddess Bhramarambika in this temple and composed one of the famous verses ‘Shivananda Lahari’.

 

Sannidhis – Lord Rama, Pancha Pandavas, Lord Nandikeshwara, Lord Ganesha, Sahasralinga, Lord Nataraja, Lord Uma Maheswara

 

Festivals – Navaratri, Maha Shivaratri, Ugadi,

 

Theertham – Krishna River/Pathal Ganga

The legend has that there was a time the Mount Himalaya and its surroundings were under the abstract control of the demons. They harassed the life of deities and sages, they all appealed to Lord Vishnu. As instructed by Lord Vishnu, all the spiritual energies of the deities turned into a flame and as desired by the deities and Sages Goddess Sri Sati was rose from the flame and she was brought up by Daksha Prajapathi. Later, she married was to Lord Shiva against the will of her father.


A Grand Yagna was conducted by Dakshaprajapathi ended in disaster, his own daughter Goddess Sri Sati had to sacrifice her life in the sacrificial fire. This catastrophic incident brought trepidation amongst the deities. Inconsolable Lord Shiva carried the lifeless body of Goddess Sri Sati and wandered on the Earth for several years. The functions of Trinities to protect the Universe were shattered. All the deities were frightened about the terrible consequences and appealed to Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu’ dice chopped off the lifeless body of Goddess Sri Sati into several parts to diffuse the grief of Lord Shiva and each part fell into the different parts of the Earth. The places where the body parts of Goddess Sri Sati fallen on the Earth were turned into‘Shakthi Sthal/Shakthi Peedam’. Sri Bhramarambika temple is the place where the neck part of Goddess Sri Sati fallen on the Earth.
 
 
 
This temple remains open from 6.00AM to 3.30PM in the morning and 6.00 PM to 10.00PM in the evenings.
 
 
Jai Ambey Ma !!

 
Jai Sriman Narayana !!

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