Yashor Shakti Peeth

 
Yashor Shakti Peeth

Yashor Shakti Peeth is among the 51 Shakti Peeth of Maa Sati. It is said that, the Left Palm of Maa Sati fell here, when lord Vishnu in order to relieve lord Shiva from grief of losing his wife Sati, used his ‘Sudarshan Chakra’ to incise maa Sati Body. Then, at the place of fall of Left Palm, this temple was constructed. Yashor Shakti Peeth is situated in near Ishwaripur, Shyamnagar upazila, Satkhira district of Bangladesh. Here the idol of maa Sati is called as ‘Yashgoreshwari’ and the lord Shiva is worshipped as Chand. This place dates back in the time when it is said that the Left Palm of Maa Sati fell to this place. Best information about the origin and the formation of this temple, people can be taken from with local people. Religious books, Purans etc are worth trying to find out the history about the Shakti Peeth.