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ANTIQUITY
The origin of this holy shrine takes us to the Vedic age, precisely
to the time of Daksha, father of Sati, the inseparable
spouse of Mahadev. Devibhagavata embodies an elaborate account of
Daksha's despicably un-paradonable act of inviting all the adorable
personages-mukkotidevathas except Mahadev, his own son-in-law,
though he is one of the legitimate recipients of yagnaphala. Sakti,
wringing consent from relentless Mahadev, visited her father
performing a great yagna on a scale superbly grand and ardor
commendable. Daksha's unpardonable temper went to the extreme of
insulting Sati in the presence of venerable gods and Maharishis.
Unable to bear the fire of dishonour, Sati burnt herself in the
sacrificial fire. Learning it, Mahadev sent anon his emissary for
the destruction of whole yaga; and when his ungovernable rage
reached the zenith, he started the all destructive Tandava nritya
with corpse of Sati on his shoulders. Sure, it would end in
mahapralaya. Fearing the obnoxiously unending disastrous
consequences, Lord Mahavishnu cut the corpse of Sati with his
powerful Sudarsana chakra into several pieces. And falling at
different places, they turned into stones. When Mahadeva's rage
cooled down, he turned them into Saktipeethas of unique
significance. The left breast of Sati fell at Arasam or Arasur; and
that spot later was sanctified by building a shrine and installing a
yantra. And this came to be worshipped as Ambika.
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