Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jai Ambey Ma !!
Namasthey
Sharada Devi Kashmira Puravasini
Thwam
Aham Prarthaye Nithyam Vidhya Danam Cha Dehimey
Sri
Saraswathy Temple at Kashmir is one of the 51 Shakthi Sthalam of Goddess Sri
Parvati located on the Kishan Ganga Valley at the confluence of River Kishan
Ganga and Jhelum in Kashmir.
Presiding
deity – Goddess Sri Sarada Devi
Worshipped
by – Sage Sandalya, Jagadguru Sri Adi
Sankara,
Significance
– Sri Adi Sankara was honored with the title ‘Sarvajya’ (Knower of ALL) by
Goddess Sri Sarada and ascended the ‘Sarvajya Peedam’ in this temple.
Sage
Sandalya, son of Sage Matanga underwent severe austerities and worshipped
Goddess Sri Sarada in this sacred land.
Goddess Sri Sarada was pleased at the devotion of Sage Sandalya and
appeared before him. The ruin of this
temple and the remains of its architectural structures reveal the glorious
Hindu myths.
Theertham
– Madhumathi Theertham – Sage Sandalya performed austerities and attained the
blessings of Goddess Sri Sarada.
The Pitrus were enlightened and
appealed to Sage Sandalya to perform
last rites for them to attain Salvation.
While Sage Sandalya carried the water from this sacred river to perform
homage to his ancestors, half of the water turned into honey. Hence, this river has got its name
Madhumathi. Performance of homage to
ancestors at the convergent point of River Sindhu and Madhumathi provides
abundance of merits.
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. The child was brought up by Daksha
Prajapathi. Later, she married 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 Peeam’. Sri
Sharada Peedam is the place where the right hand of Goddess Sri Sati had fallen
on the Earth.
Jai Ambey Ma !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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