Oḍiyāna Mahāpīṭha 4 Ādi Śaktipīṭhas Introduction:- According to many Śākta Texts, 4 places are considered to be the origins of Śaktism. They are called as "Caturādiśaktipīṭha" . They are the main scared seats where Kula, Krama and kaula systems, Āgamas were arised. Kubjikāmata Tantra, Jayadratha Yāmala Tantra, Umā Yāmala Tantra, Manthan Bhairava Tantra, Ambāmata Saṃhitā, Āmnāya Mañjarī etc many ancient Śākta Āgamas mentioned and described these Pīṭhas. These seats are also mentioned in the lists of the Pīṭhas of Mahāpurāṇas and Upapurāṇas (Brahmāṇḍa, Brahmavaivarta, Devībhāgavata, Kālikā, Skanda, Padma etc). Some of later worked texts after 12th century such as Pīṭhanirṇaya tantra also quoted these. The Pīṭhas are :- Oḍiyāna, Kāmarūpa, Jalandhara and Pūrṇagiri. We shall talk about these Pīṭhas in a few posts. Oḍiyāna Mahāpīṭha:- The first Pīṭha is Oḍiyāna. It is also known as Oḍḍiyāna, Oḍḍīśa, Oḍḍiyānaka, Oṃkārapīṭha, Auṇapīṭha, Uḍḍiyāna etc....
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