Bakreshwar Mahishamardini - Vakreshwara Shakti Peetha

• Greatness:

► Bakreshwar Mahishamardini (Shakti Peetha)
(Birbhum district, West Bengal)

- The temple can be visited from Suri (20 km), Birbhum (35 km), Tarapith (65 km) and Rampurhat (68 km).

▬ River Bakreshwar flows
◼ Agni Kunda
◼ Bhairav Kunda
◼ Khar Kunda
◼ Surya Kunda
(Rarh Uplands)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

• Devi: Devi abides in Bakreshwar as Vakreshwara Shakti Peetha (identified with Bakreshwar Mahishamardini).
- Bakreshwar Mahishamardini Temple

वक्रेश्वरे मनःपातो वक्रनाथस्तु भैरवः ।
नदी पापहरा तत्र देवी महिषमर्दिनी ॥
- Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 50 (Bakreshwar has the Vakreshwara Shakti Peetha where the Manas of Devi had fallen)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

▬ Vakreshwara Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Vakreshwara Shakti Peetha where the Manas (Mind) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Mahishamardini and the Bhairava is called Vakranatha.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 50)

• Temples and Places:

Presence of Devi in Bakreshwar:
• Vakreshwara Shakti Peetha: The Manas (Mind) of Devi had fallen here. The Devi is known as Mahishamardini and the Bhairava is called Vakranatha. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
► Bakreshwar - Devi Mahishamardini Temple (Birbhum district, West Bengal) Bakreshwar Devi Mahishamardini Temple is identified with the Vakreshwara Shakti Peetha mentioned in the Peetha Nirnaya Tantra.

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