Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jai Ambey Ma !!
Sri
Vishalakshy Temple at Varanasi is one of the 51 Shakthi Sthalam/Shakthi Peetam of Goddess Sri
Parvati located on the river banks of Ganga in the District of Uttar
Pradesh. This is one of the prominent places
of pilgrim positioned at Meer Ghat just behind the main shrine of Lord
Vishwanatha.
Presiding
deity – Goddess Sri Vishalakshy/Manikarnika / Sri Vishalakshy Gauri and Lord
Shiva as Kala Bhairava
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 to
Lord Shiva against the will of her father.
A grand Yagna 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 and each part fell
into the different parts of the Earth.
The places where the body parts of Goddess Sri Sati fallen were turned
into ‘Shakthi Sthal/Shakthi Peeam’. This
is the sacred place where Goddess Sri Sati’s earring fallen on the Earth, hence
this place has got its name ‘Manikarnika’ Ghat.
There is another saying that this is the place where Goddess Sri Sati’s
eye fallen on the Earth. Goddess Sri
Vishalakshy symbolizes who has got wide-eyes to protect the whole Universe.
This
temple remains open from 4.00 AM to 11.30AM in the morning and 5.00PM to
10.00PM in the evenings.
Jai Ambey Ma !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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