Sakthi Foundation
KAMAGYA TO KAMA KOTTI PEETAM
For past 1 month I am under the research and writing about Sakthi peetams. [51 spot for energy generation all across India].
Among them Kamagya peetam in Assam is considered to the first one. This is beacuse Dakshayini's vagina fell here and Devi is in the form of a natural vagina in a rock. Devi is also known as ''KAMAGYA''.
One more Devi in our nation with the prefix ''kama'' is KAMAKSHI in Kanchipuram.
Kamakshi peetam is also known as KAMA KOTTI PEETAM. [End for all desires]
Where as KAMAGYA is the symbol for our birth because of desires.
Through Guru's spiritual guidance one has to come to the end of KAMA - Desire.
It is very clearly said that before Aadhi Shankara [7 A.D] Kamakshi Devi was worshiped by various Saaktha cults especially by Kaapaalikas who followed staunch Thantric practices.
When thantric practices were misused by the people, Aacharyas like Shankara avoided that and deviated our society towards bakthy marga.
But if one steps inside the Gayathri mantabam of Kamakshi Devi, the oldest look, several rituals, places for rituals, upa devathas will talk in silence about the ancient most thantric practices.
Today in Tamil Nadu KAMAKSHI AMMAN is a famous deity for Devi worship all across many caste people. We can see several KAMAKSHI AMMAN shines with deities in various forms installed by our ancestors. Kamakshi is a beloved deity in many rural areas.
Before few 100 years ago all Devi shrines within a Shiva temple is well named as ''KAMA KOTTAM''. This word makes us to think about our mind and its nature. Energy as SAL ENERGY within us alone is the only help for us to sustain in this earth and it alone helps us to attain all our wishes. So Sakthi worship became very prominent in our nation. Based on this fact our ancestors gave the name as ''KAMA KOTTAM'' - Place for energy.
In KAMAGYA temple we can see Devi Kamakshi's panchloka idol as one of the idols.
ithchaa - aasai - kaama - wish - desire make an atman to take a body to get into the birth cycle. When the atman fulfills the desires and get tired, it seeks the Sakthi for getting out of this birth cycle. KAMAGYA and KAMA KOTTI PEETAM are 2 extreme but starting and ending points for an atma's journey.
So with this awareness Shankara established his KAMA KOTTI MUT in Kanchi which is one among the 7 holy cities of India.
The Srichakra peetam inside the circular altar surrounded with 8 Vaak Devathas must be ancient most structure for worship. Till now that spot is being highly focus for any rituals. Research says that idol of Kamakshi as Lalitha Maha Thripura Sundari was installed in very later stage.
There are also few other spot of energy inside the sanctum. Bila dhuvaaram - a small hole is considered to be the energy spot where Kamakshi resides. It is near the idol.
This is also the spot where Dakshayini's skeleton fell. It is Odyana peetam and it is the navel of Vasthu purusha. It is called ''naabi sthalam''.
So from East Assam to down south Tamil Nadu Kanchipuram when we focus our awareness towards the transformation of the energy and mind, we can easily seek the SELF or TRUTH.
OM SAKTHI!
Deepawali special article.,
Dr.M.Madeswaran, Madras, 4.11.2015
- I thank Dr.Pradheep for giving this awareness.
