When the vibrations of the frenzied
"Rudhra-thandav" of Mahadeva
with the
body of Dakshayani in 'yoga-agni' on his shoulders,
threatened to destroy
the universe Sri Narayana
dismembered the devi's body into pieces with his
'sudharsanam' to seperate 'Sakthi' from
'Sivam'. The force of this widely scattered
the parts of her body in 108 different places.
Each one of these became a holy 'Devi-sthal'.
Only 51 are known now.
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