Goddess Sharada of Kashmir
Devī Śāradā or Vidyāvāgeśvarī Kālī Introduction:- [[ Kashmir Sharada Picture]] The region Kashmir (Kāśmīra) is remembered as a place of studying Śāstra from ancient times. There are many Śākta pilgrimage sites or Śaktipīṭhas in Kashmir as it is one of the main region of Śaktism. The Nipātina Saṃhitā describes 22 Śaktipīṭhas of Kashmir. Śāradā Pīṭha is one of the most famous Satī Pīṭha among them. The residing goddess of the Śāradā Pīṭha is Devī Śāradā or Vāgavādinīkālī. That sacred Pīṭha is situated at neelum vally near Neelam river in Kashmir. The goddess Śāradā is a most important deity in the Uttarāmnāya or Kāśmīra Kālīkula. According to the Niruttara Tantra, she is a Mahāvidyā, काली नीला महादुर्गा त्वरिता छिन्नमस्तका वाग्वादिनी चान्नपूर्णा तथा प्रत्यङ्गिरा पुनः । कामाख्यावासिनी बाला मातङ्गी शैलवासिनी इत्याद्याद्या सकला देव्यः कलौ पूर्णफलप्रदाः ॥ Here Vāgavādinī is none other than Kāśmīra Śāradā. Thereafter it states about the Mahāvidyās of Kālīku...