Guhyeshwari

According to the Meru Tantra and the Himavatkhanda of the Skanda Purana, the Guhyeshwari temple is the place where Sati's anus and rectum fell. The same account is also found in the Devamala Vamshavali, Bhasa Vamshavali and Svasthani Vratakatha. These texts refer to this temple as the place where Sati’s guhya or guda fell, and refers the deity by various names such as Guhyakālī, Guhyeśī, Guhyeśvarī, Guhyakeśvarī, and Guhyakālikā. The consort of Guhyeshwari is mentioned as Pashupati in the Manthanbhairava Tantra. The Varahi Tantra, ignores which part of Sati’s body part fell. It mentions "Nepāla Guhyamaṇḍalaṃ" lit. 'The Guhya Mandala of Nepal' being 1 crore time merit bestowing than other places and states that there is no Shaktipeetha greater than Guhyeshwari. The Guhyeshwari temple should not be confused with the Shaktipeetha mentioned in the Peethanirnaya from Tantra Chudamani, where Sati's both knees are said to have fallen in Nepal and the presiding deity is Mahamaya. According to the Nepal Mahatmya 11.107 and 1.38, Sati's both knees fell near the confluence of the Vishnumati and Bagmati rivers, where the presiding deity is Mahamaya, while the Anus fell near the Bagmati river close to the Mrigasthali of the Pashupati temple, and the deity is Guhyeshwari or Guhyakali. The Tripura Rahasya's Mahatmya Khanda lists 12 places where Goddess Lalita always resides and refers to her form in Nepal as Guhyakeshvari (Tripura Rahasya 1.48.74: Nepāle Guhyakeśvarī).

Located in: Kathmandu.