On the lap of the Nilachal hill resides an ancient astrological Temple, which is dedicated to the Kamakhya Devi, the Goddess of desires.This temple is primary amongst the 52 sui generis Shakti Peethas.
According to the Purana the story of the origin of Kamakhya temple goes like:
King Daksha and queen Prasuti desired a daughter, Daksha's father Lord Brahma advised them to perform austerity to please Goddess Adi-Parashakti (mother earth), They both went to the jungle for the tapasya, after a long time of austerity the goddess appeared to them to full fill their wish.
As a boon of their austerity, the goddess took a birth as Daksha's daughter.They named their daughter Sati.
Sati was destined to marry Lord Shiva, the god of end, As the destruction and construction belong together so do they. The time passes and they got married, but Daksha was the proud King. It was unacceptable from him, that his daughter got married to the man who lives in the crematory and has no possessions, no regalia, no edifices, no sumptuous like him.
Later the proud king organized a Yagya ritual, he invited all the God, Goddess, Devas, kings and queens. But he didn't invite Shiva and Sati because he was unhappy with their unification.
Sati learned about the Yagya and insisted Shiva to come along with her, Shiva refused the request because they were uninvited, but the daughter's love drove her to the unwelcome premises. Upon reaching, Daksha got angry on seeing her, he howls at her telling she is not welcome here.She tried to comprehend her father, but she failed.
Daksha didn't stop at her, he blasphemed Shiva as well. Mother earth couldn't handle the humiliation for her spouse. The resentful Sati took the form of the goddess Adi-Parashakti. All sorts of catastrophe aroused as her human body couldn't bear her own radiance and vigour. She immolated her mortal body by sitting into the yajna kund.
King Daksha and queen Prasuti desired a daughter, Daksha's father Lord Brahma advised them to perform austerity to please Goddess Adi-Parashakti (mother earth), They both went to the jungle for the tapasya, after a long time of austerity the goddess appeared to them to full fill their wish.
As a boon of their austerity, the goddess took a birth as Daksha's daughter.They named their daughter Sati.
Sati was destined to marry Lord Shiva, the god of end, As the destruction and construction belong together so do they. The time passes and they got married, but Daksha was the proud King. It was unacceptable from him, that his daughter got married to the man who lives in the crematory and has no possessions, no regalia, no edifices, no sumptuous like him.
Later the proud king organized a Yagya ritual, he invited all the God, Goddess, Devas, kings and queens. But he didn't invite Shiva and Sati because he was unhappy with their unification.
Sati learned about the Yagya and insisted Shiva to come along with her, Shiva refused the request because they were uninvited, but the daughter's love drove her to the unwelcome premises. Upon reaching, Daksha got angry on seeing her, he howls at her telling she is not welcome here.She tried to comprehend her father, but she failed.
Daksha didn't stop at her, he blasphemed Shiva as well. Mother earth couldn't handle the humiliation for her spouse. The resentful Sati took the form of the goddess Adi-Parashakti. All sorts of catastrophe aroused as her human body couldn't bear her own radiance and vigour. She immolated her mortal body by sitting into the yajna kund.
When Shiva got to know about the contingency, the grief and anger struck him. He enacted Tandava, that brought more catastrophe in the universe.Out of distressed, he carried the inflamed body of Sati and roamed around the cosmos. This created the chaos among all the celestial and living beings.The panicked devas rushed to the Lord Vishnu and did a cry of mercy for resorting the balance of the universe.To calm the Shiva, Lord Vishnu slashed Sati's body into 52 pieces which fell on the earth, they are now renowned as the Shakti Peethas, it is believed that Sati's womb has fallen at the place, where the temple is now.
The Temple annually celebrates the fertility festival called Ambuwasi Puja in the month of June when sun transit to the zodiac of Mithuna. It is believed that the Devi Kamakhya goes through her annual cycle of mensuration during this festival.
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