Devikoop Shakti Peeth
Devikoop Shakti Peeth is considered one of the 51 ShaktiPeeths famous in Hinduism. This Shakti Peeth is situated at Dwaipayan Sarovar, near Kurukshetra Junction in the state of Haryana, this Shakti Peeth is also known as Shri Devikoop Bhadrakali Peeth.
According to the Puranas in Hinduism, wherever the body parts or ornaments of the goddess Sati fell, there they became Shakti Peeth. These Shakti Peeths are called very holy shrines, that are spread all over the Indian subcontinent. These Shakti Peeths are essential from a religious point of view. The Devipuran describes 51 Shakti Peeths.
Significance of Devikoop Shakti Peeth
The "heel" (ankle bone) of Mother Sati fell in the Shakti Peeth Devikoop. Here Mata Sati is named ‘Savitri’ and Lord Shiva as ‘Sthanu’.
• On the south side of the temple are ‘Dwaipayan Sarovar’ and on the north-western side ‘Surya Yantra’ and ‘Temple of Daksheshwar Mahadev’.
• In Navratras and on every Saturday, a large number of devotees come here for group worship.
• Religion room is also present in the temple premises for the travelers to stay.
• Kurukshetra station on the Delhi-Amritsar railroad is 55 km from Delhi. The temple is 9 km from Delhi-Ambala Road (GT Road) Priyali bus stand by road.
Devikoop Shakti Peeth Mythology
Devikoop Shakti Peeth is one of the 51 Shakti peeths. According to religious texts, parts of Goddess Sati fell at all these places. According to the legend, a yajna was organized by King Daksha, father-in-law of Lord Shiva, during which King Daksha didn't send invitations to Lord Shiva and Mother Sati as a result of King Daksha didn't consider Lord Shiva as his equal. There was a variety of insult to Lord Shiva on the place of sacrifice, which Mata Sati could not bear and she fell into the Havan Kund there.
Lord Shankar came to find out about this, after which he reached there and took out the body of Mata Sati from Havan Kund and began doing Tandava, which caused upheaval in the entire universe. To save the entire universe from this crisis, Lord Vishnu divided the body of Mata Sati into 51 parts from his Sudarshan Chakra, the limb where it fell became the Shakti peeth.
The "heel" (ankle bone) of Mother Sati fell in the Shakti Peeth Devikoop. Here Mata Sati is named ‘Savitri’ and Lord Shiva as ‘Sthanu’.
