Shiva-Parvati Kathmandu Guhyeshwari River Bagmati
• Devi: Devi abides in Kathmandu as Nepala Shakti Peetha (identified with Devi Guhyeshwari).
- In ancient times Lord Shiva roamed as a deer and Devi Parvati as a doe in the Shleshmantaka Forest.
- Kathmandu Guhyeshwari Temple
हार्दपीठं वैद्यनाथे वैद्यनाथस्तु भैरवः । देवता जयदुर्गाख्या नेपाले जानु मे शिव ॥ कपाली भैरवः श्रीमान् महामाया च देवता ॥
- Shakti Peetha Stotram - verses 10 and 11 (Guhyeshwari Kshetra has the Nepala Shakti Peetha where the Janu of Devi had fallen)
▬ Nepala Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Nepala Shakti Peetha where the Janu (Knee) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Mahamaya and the Bhairava is called Kapali. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 10)
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Presence of Devi in Guhyeshwari Kshetra:
• Nepala Shakti Peetha: The Janu (Knee) of Devi had fallen here. The Devi is known as Mahamaya and the Bhairava is called Kapali.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
• Guhyeshwari Kshetra is also the ancient Shleshmantaka Forest (on the bank of river Vagmati) where Lord Shiva roamed as a deer and Devi Parvati as a doe.
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• Nepala Shakti Peetha: The Janu (Knee) of Devi had fallen here. The Devi is known as Mahamaya and the Bhairava is called Kapali.