STORY OF MAA KAMAKHYA DEVI JI
These places are the playground of nature bearing the supreme skill of Art and Architecture and fraught with historical and spiritual activity and sancity. They remind us of the fond memories of ancient Hindu Culture.
The saintly sages of old spent their life in meditation of the almighty and miraculous powers which at first sight to be unbelievable. All their activities tended towards the welfare of mankind.
Such sacred spots are there 51 in number to be found all over India from Assam to Sindh
( Pakistan ) and the Himalayas to the Vindhyas. The origin of these places of pilgrimage is as old as primary stage of human creatinon.
The Hindus think that the Trinity Brahma. Vishnu and Maheswar stands for creation, preservation and destruction.
The idea of trinity is quite significant and words at the root of all religious faiths and is naturally scientific, Brahma and Vishnu set to work but Maheswar lost Himself in meditation forgetful of the work allotted to Him. To rouse Him from revery of meditation Brahma asked His faithful son Daksha to pray to the Supreme Deity for a daughter worthy of being the spouse of Maheswar. Long years passed in meditation and the Almamater condescended to be born as such and the condition that at the slightest negleet on Daksha’s part, She will immolate Herself.
Daksha consented and Sati appeared as His daughter and eventually was marred to Maheswar, Maheswar was quite indifferent to the world and lived with Sati in Kailas in Tibet, now under the Chinese domination.
Years rolled on, Daksha intended to perform a Jajna, a sacrificial rite to which all the deities
except Shiva ( Maheswar ) were invited, as He was uncanny and weird in His movement. Sati some how wrested His permission to join the rite though not invited.
In the array of Deities in their dignified seats all were found seated Daksha forgetful of the promise made to Sati began speaking ill of Shiva and Sati unable to bear all these words against husband Shiva, sacrificed Herself. The meditation of Shiva, who was omniscient was disturbed. He came there destroyed the Jajna and took up the dead body of Sati on His shoulders and travelled the length and breadth of India , causing destruction to wherever He traced His steps. This concerned the creator and preserver and Vishnu to bring Shiva to His senses , wanted to take away the dead body of Sati and ordered His wheel of death ( Sudarshan Chakra ) to do its duty , The different parts of the body of Sati were chopped off and fell to wherever Shiva went. Each became a sacred spot reminiscent of the divine decree.
The private part of Sati ( Jyoni Mondal ) fell on the Neel Parvat ( The Kamakhya Hills ). The hills came to be known as Nilachal and presiding deity as Kamakhya Debi ( Golds ).Brought to His senses after the disappearance of the dead body , Maheswar returned to the impassable part of the Himalayas to be lost in meditation.