Lord Shivas Shakthi Peedam

Lord Shivas     Shakthi Peedam

The origin of Sakthi Pidam :

Sati, Lord Shiva's consort in spite of her husband's objection, attended the grand 'yaga' conducted by her father. Dhaksha the father-in-law of Lord Shiva intentionally ignored Shiva and his daughter in his guest list. Sati showed up at the yaga without her consort. However, Dhaksha humiliated her and her husband in his absence in front of everyone. Sati could not bare the humiliation and jumped in to the fire. When lord Shiva learnt this, he created Veerabdhra and Maha Kali from a strand of his lock to avenge Daksha. Later, lord shiva is to hurt by the news of his wife's death that he literally carries her and dances ferociously. This type of dance is called Rudra Thandava.   Bhrama, Vishnu and the rest of gods and goddess were worried and in order to subdue Lord Shiva's anger, Lord Vishnu with his 'sudharshan chakra' slashes Sati in to 51 pieces. each piece fell in to different parts of the earth. And the places were these parts fell came to be known as Shakthi Pidam.  Shakthi means Energy, Pidam means throne.  It is believed that these places resonates strong energy and are the holiest of holy places!  Going forword, I will pen down each and every story of Shakthi Pidam. 

There are different lists of 50/51/52 Shakti peethas.
These numbers resemble the Matrikas(Letters) of Sanskrit language.
This list of Panchasat Shakti peethas is collected from Tantra Chudamani.

No:	Place:	Part of the body:	Bhirava:	Shakti:
1.	Hingula (Pakistan)	Brahma randhra (Head)	Bhima lochana	Kottari
2.	Sharkarara (Maha rashtra)	Trinetra ( eyes)	Krodheesha	Mahisha mardini
3.	Sugandha (Bangla desh)	Nasika (Nose)	Triambaka	Sunanda
4.	Kashmira (Jammu&Kashmir)	Kantha desha (throat)	Tri sandhyeshwara	Maha maya
5.	Jwala mukhi (Himachal pradesh)	Jihwa (Tongue)	Unmatta/ Vatukeshwara	Siddhida/ Ambica
6.	Jalandhara (Punjab)	Vama stana (Left Breast)	Bhishana	Tripura malini/ Tripura nashini
7.	Vidya natha (Bihar)	Hridaya (heart)	Vidya natha	Jaya durga
8.	Nepala (Nepal)	Janu dwaya (Knees)	Kapali	Maha maya
9.	Manasa (Tibet)	Dakshina hasta (Right hand/palm)	Amara/ Hara	Dakshaini
10.	Utkala/ Viraja (Orissa)	Nabhi (Navel)	Jagannatha	Vimala/ Vijaya
11.	Gandaki (Nepal)	Dakshina ganda (Right Cheek)	Chakra pani	Gandaki chandi
12.	Bahula (West bebgal)	Vama bahu (Left arm)	Bhiruka/ Tivraka	Bahula
13.	Ujjaini (Madhya pradesh)	Kurpara (Elbow)	Kapilambara	Mangala chandi
14.	Chattala (Bangla desh)	Dakshina bahu (Right Hand)	Chandra sekhara	Bhavani
15.	Tripura (Tripura)	Dakshina pada (Right Foot)	Tripuresha	Tripura
16.	Trisrota (West bengal)	Vama pada (Left Foot)	Ambara/ Eshwara	Bhramari
17.	Kama giri/ Kama rupa desha (Assam)	Maha mudra/ (Vagina) Yoni	Umananda	Kamakhya/ Dasha maha vidya
18.	Yugadya/ Ksheera grama (West bengal)	Dakshina (right foot) padangushta	Ksheera kantaka	Bhoota dhatri
19.	Kali peetha (West bengal)	Dakshina padanguli (Right Toes)	Nakuleesha	Kali
20.	Prayaga (Uttar pradesh)	Hastanguli (Fingers)	Bhava	Lalitha
21.	Jayanti (Bangladesh)	Vama jangha (Left Thigh)	Kramadeeshwara	Jayanti
22.	Kireeta/ Kireeta kona (West bengal)	Kireeta (Crown)	Samvarta/ Siddha rupa	Vimala/ Bhuvaneshi
23.	Manikarnika/ Varanasi (Uttar pradesh)	Karna kundala (earring)	Kala bhirava	Vishalakshi
24.	Kanyashrama (Bangladesh)	Prishta (Back)	Nimisha	Sharvani
25.	Kurukshetra (Haryana)	Dakshina gulpha (Right Ankle)	Sthanu	Savitri
26.	Manivedika (Rajasthan)	Mani bandha (Wrists)	Sarvananda/ Sharvananda	Gayatri
27.	Srisaila/ Sri hatta (Andhra pradesh)	Greeva (Neck)	Samvarananda/ Shambarananda	Maha lakshmi
28.	Kanchi (Tamil nadu)	Kankala ( Ottiyana (Ornament covering stomach)	Ruru	Deva garbha/ Veda garbha
29.	Kala madhava (Assam)	Vama nitamba (Left Hips/buttocks)	Asitanga	Kali
30.	Shona (Madhya pradesh)	Dakshina nitamba ( Right Hips/buttocks)	Bhadra sena	Narmada
31.	Rama giri/ Raja giri (Uttar pradesh)	Dakshina stana (right Breast)	Chanda	Shivani
32.	Brindavana (Uttar pradesh)	Kesha jala (Hair)	Bhootesha/ Krishna natha	Uma/ Katyaini
33.	Shuchi(Susindrum)/ Anala (Tamil nadu)	Oordhwa danta pankti (Upper teeth)	Samhara/ Samkrura	Narayani
34.	Pancha sagara (Maharashtra)	Adho danta pankti (base Teeth)	Maha rudra	Varahi
35.	Kara toya tata (Bangladesh)	Vama talpa (North )	Vamana	Aparna
36.	Sri parvata (Andhra pradesh)	Dakshina talpa (Right )	Sundarananda	Sundari
37.	Vibhasa (West bengal)	Vama gulpha (Left ankle)	Sarvananda	Kapali/ Bhima rupa
38.	Prabhasa (Gujarat)	Udara (Belly/stomach/abdominon)	Vakra tunda	Chandra bhaga
39.	Bhirava parvata (Madhya pradesh)	Oordhvoshta (upper lips)	Lamba karna	Avanti
40.	Jana sthana (Maharashtra)	Chibuka (Chin)	Vikritaksha	Bhramari
41.	Godavari teetra (Andhra pradesh)	Vama ganda (Left Cheek)	Danda pani/ Vatsa nabha	Vishwa matrika/ Rakini
42.	Ratnavali (West bengal)	Dakshina skandha (Right shoulder)	Shiva	Kumari
43.	Mithila (Nepal)	Vama skandha (North Shoulder)	Mahodara	Uma devi/ Maha devi
44.	Nalahati (West bengal)	Nala (Vocal chord with part of the tracheae)	Yogeeshwara	Kali
45.	Karnata (Karnataka)	Karna (ear)	Abhiru	Jaya durga
46.	Vakreshwara (West bengal)	Manas (Heart)	Vakra natha	Mahisha mardini
47.	Yashora (Bangla desh)	Vama hasta ( Left Hand)	Chanda	Yashoreshwari
48.	Attahasa (West bengal)	Adharoshta(lower lips)	Vishweshwara	Pullara
49.	Nandi pura (West bengal)	Kantha hara (Neck lace)	Nandikeshwara	Nandini
50.	Lanka (Sri lanka)	Nupura (Anklet)	Rakshaseshwara	Indrakshi
51.-	Virata (Rajasthan)	Vama padanguli (Left Toe)	Amrita	Ambika
52.?	Magadha (Bihar)	Dakshina jangha (Right Thigh)	Vyoma kesha	Sarvanandakari