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KASI
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this Nikumbha flew into ungovernable rage and cursed that the city
would be depeopled -Janasunya soon. The curse ran its course. Then
Nikumbha invited Lord Maheswar to settle down here permanently. He
descended with Parvathi and soon it developed in all directions -dasadisas.
And the Omnimerciful Maheswar began bestowing on all blessings, and
demonstrating His powers through several miracles. Infinitely
contented Parvathi, assuming the name of Annapurna started offering
people anna -- daily food, the basic necessity of man's existence.
And lo ! she made her position supremely august and incomparably
mighty that her Lord Himself was constrained to come to her for food
with a bowl in His hand. This is exquisitely represented in the
temple dedicated to her, lying adjacent to her Lord's shrine.
According to one version, she represents Goddess Sakti, and Varanasi
is one of the ancient Saktipithas. Sakti's left hand fell here, when
Mahavishnu's Sudarsan -- disc cut the corpse of Sati into
several pieces, when carried by Siva, And it is worshipped since
then, and so it is one of the 52 Saktipithas.
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