As per Devi-purana, when Sati went to Daksh's yagya, after meeting Prasuti, who welcomed her, she met Daksh, who started criticizing Shivji, hearing that & seeing Daksh has not given Yagya-bhag, to Shivji, she became furious.
Before coming to the yagya, when Shivji stopped her then to show him her power, she showed him her ferrocious roop, Shivji got scared seeing this form, he wanted to run in 4 dishas to hide, at that timeGodess Jagdamba emerged in 10 dishas as 10 Mahavidyas. She told Shivji about all 10 Mahavidya's mahima & upasana. Shivji got impressed with this, he allowed Sati to go for the yagya.
Seeing Sati's ferocious roop all Devatas & rishi's present in Daksh's yagya got scared. From Godess Sati a Chaya-Sati imerged. Sati made Chaya-Sati her medium & she went in Antirakha.
Chaya-Sati argued with Daksh, but he didn't spare her, he continued criticizing Shivji & Sati. When this argument reached at it's peak, angry Chaya-Sati entered the yagya-kunda. At that moment, yagya-kunda's fire disappeared, entire yagya mandapa at that moment turned in to a smashaan.
When Narad told Shivji about this incident, he felt very sad, from his 3rd eye a very powerful Veerbhadra emerged. Shivji told him to go & destroy Daksha's yagya. With his Ganas, Veerbhadra, destroyed the yagya, cut Daksha's head.
Then Brahmaji went to Kailash, requested Shivji to make Daksh alive & compelete the yagya. Hearing Brhmaji's prayer Shivji told Veerbhadra to cut a Goat's head & join it to Daksh's body. Daksh became alive, he compeleted his yagya..
In Sati's viyoga Shivji was sad, seeing this Brhmaji & Vishnuji tried to make him undersand that Godess Jagdamba is Sanatana Purna Brhmaswaraupa, her death is not reality, but is just a imagination. Then Brahmaji, Vishnuji & Shivji prayed to The Godess, who appeared in the sky & told Shivji, She will be born as Himalaya & Menaka's daughter & then will be with him. She told Shivji to take her Chaya-shareera, which entered Daksha's yagya on his head & move on the Earth, that Chaya-shareera will be turn into pieces & fall in various parts of the Earth. Wherever each part has fallen there Great Shakti-peeths will be formed.
Hearing this Shivji entered the yagya-shala, lifted Sati's body on his head & started dancing on the earth happily. All the Devas started wondering how to pacify Shivji. Then through Vishnuji's Sudarshan chakra her body turned into pieces. Wherever they fell on Earth, those places have turned into Maha-Tirth & Sidhha-Peethas. There are 51 Shakti-peetas. Devi-Bhagvat mentions 108 & Devi-Geeta 72 peethas. But Devi-purana mentions 51 Shakti-peethas.
Then Narada prayed to Shivji to calm down. Shivji stopped dancing but was sad, he cursed Vishnuji, when he will be born on Earth, at that time like how my Chaya-patni is not with me today, in the same way Rakshasraaj Ravana, will kidnap your Chaya-patni & you will have to live without her.
Edited by mnx12 - 12 years ago
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