Godavari Koti Teertha - Godavari Tir Shakti Peetha

► Godavari Tir (Shakti Peetha)
(East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh)

- The place can be visited from Rajahmundry (6 km).

▬ Koti Teertha of river Godavari
(Andhra Pradesh Coastal Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

• Devi: Devi abides in Godavari Tir as Godavari Tir Shakti Peetha (identified with Koti Teertha near Rajamundry).
- Koti Teertha near Rajamundry

चिवुके भ्रामरी देवी विकृताक्षो जनस्थाने । गण्डो गोदावरीतीरे विश्वेशी विश्वमातृका ॥
दण्डपाणिभैरवस्तु वामगण्डे तु राकिणी । भैरवो वत्सनाभस्तु तत्र सिद्धिर्न संशयः ॥
- Shakti Peetha Stotram - verses 45 and 46 (Godavari Koti Teertha has the Godavari Tir Shakti Peetha where the Ganda of Devi had fallen)

सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गाल्ये ब्राह्मि माहेश्वरि शुभे ।
वैष्णवि त्र्यम्बके देवि गोदावरि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
- Godavari Stuti - verse 1 (River Godavari flows through Godavari Koti Teertha)


(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

▬ Godavari Tir Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Godavari Tir Shakti Peetha where the Ganda (Cheek) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Vishweshi and the Bhairava is called Dandapani. The Devi is also known as Rakini and the Bhairava is also called Vatsanabha.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 45 to 46)