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Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple
- Ishwaripur,Khulna
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Sri Jeshoreshwari Temple of Goddess Kali is situated in Ishwaripur town of Shyamanagar sub locale in Satkhira, Bangladesh. God Shiva ( called as Chanda) is loved here alongside the goddess. This temple is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas( places) crosswise over South Asia. The mythology expresses that when Goddess Sati saw her spouse God Shiva's affront by her dad, Daksha Prajapati amid a yagna, she hopped into the flame and yielded herself. Anguished and furious, God Shiva hit the dancefloor with fierceness holding Goddess Sati's dead body. It is said that amid the move( Rudra Tandava) her body parts were scattered around the spot. Wherever a section fell that place came to be called as a Shakti Peetha. It is trusted that the palm of Sati's hand had fallen here in Sri Jeshoreshwari temple. A minister by name Anari fabricated this temple which was later revamped and modified by ruler Pratapaditya and Lakshman Sen. The temple's claim to fame is it has 100 entryways.
Significance
Devotees visit this temple to seek fulfillment of the following:-
- Protection from evil
- Salvation
- Destruction of ego
- Liberation
Shlokas
Om Hrim Shreem Klim Adya Kalika Param Eshwari Swaha
Meaning -Om, I offer my salutations to Her, the first one, dark within her existence, the ultimate primal feminine, who discards illusion to the whole truth of existence.
Jayantii Manggalaa Kaalii Bhadrakaalii Kapaalinii Durgaa Shivaa Kssamaa Dhaatrii Svaahaa Svadhaa Namostu Te
Meaning -We salute the Devi Kali, who is always victorious and always auspicious, we offer salutations to Bhadrakali Devi who wears a skull garland, we salute Shiva's consort and the embodiment of self-control and supports all beings, Devi Durga, who is Swaha as well as Swadha. We offer our salutations to you.
Om Maha Kalyai Ca Vidmahe Smasana Vasinyai Ca Dhimahi Tanno Kali Prachodayat
Meaning -Om the great Goddess Kali who stays in the ocean of life and burial grounds, we focus our energies on you, may you grant us our wishes and bless us
Kaalika Kalahey Gorey Paathuthvaam Parameshwari Mandapey Thathra Mathangi Thatha Sowmya Swayamwarey
Meaning -Let the ever charming, mother of the universe, protect us and stay in this mandap and bestow her blessing on us as mother Mathangi.