Bhabanipur Aparna - Karatoya Shakti Peetha

• Greatness:

► Bhabanipur Aparna (Shakti Peetha)
(Bogra district, Bangladesh)

- The Temple is located in Bhabanipur village.

☗ Chandranath Hill
(Lower Ganga Plain)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

• Devi: Devi abides in Bhabanipur as Karatoya Shakti Peetha (identified with Bhabanipur Aparna).
- Bhabanipur Aparna Temple

करतोयातटे कर्णे वामे वामनभैरवः ।
अपर्णा देवता यत्र ब्रह्मरूपाकरोद्भवा ॥
- Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 40 (Bhabanipur has the Karatoya Shakti Peetha where the Vama Karna of Devi had fallen)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

▬ Karatoya Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Karatoya Shakti Peetha where the Vama Karna (Left Ear) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Aparna and the Bhairava is called Vamana.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 40)

• Temples and Places:

Presence of Devi in Bhabanipur:
• Karatoya Shakti Peetha: The Vama Karna (Left Ear) of Devi had fallen here. The Devi is known as Aparna and the Bhairava is called Vamana. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
► Bhabanipur - Devi Aparna Temple (Bogra district, Bangladesh) Bhabanipur Aparna Temple is identified with the Karatoya Shakti Peetha mentioned in the Peetha Nirnaya Tantra.

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