The History of Sravani Shakti Peeth
Sravani Shakti Peeth — venerated for centuries also as Sarvani Shakti Peeth and Chandranath Shakti Peeth — stands among the most sacred of the 51 holy seats of the Divine Mother. Tucked into the eastern hills of Bangladesh, it has been a pilgrimage destination since the earliest centuries of recorded devotion in Bengal.
Its sanctity is rooted in the Puranic tradition: when the body of Goddess Sati was severed by Lord Vishnu's Sudarshan Chakra, her spine descended at this very ground. The Mother thus established her perpetual residence here — anchoring the spiritual axis of the eastern subcontinent and consecrating Sitakunda as one of the most powerful Shakta sites in the world.
Across dynasties, languages, and rulers, the sanctity of this Peeth has remained unbroken. Sages, poets, scholars, and humble devotees have all walked these slopes, leaving behind traditions of song, ritual, and unbroken faith.
Sravani · Sarvani · Chandranath
The Peeth carries multiple sacred names, each illuminating a different facet of its divine identity. Sravani evokes the Devi as the embodiment of cosmic strength — she who supports and sustains. Sarvani, meaning "she who is everywhere," speaks to her omnipresence as the universal Mother.
The name Chandranath — "Lord of the Moon" — refers to the sacred hill upon whose body the Peeth resides. Chandranath Hill itself has long been venerated as a meditative seat of cosmic consciousness, the place where the moon-deity is said to have performed penance.
Together, these three names form a single sacred identity: a Devi who is at once strong, all-pervading, and luminously present in the heart of the sacred mountain.
Kumari Kunda, Sitakunda
The sanctum lies at Kumari Kunda — "the pool of the Maiden" — an evocative name pointing to the eternal youthfulness and primordial purity of the Devi. Set within Sitakunda Upazila of Chittagong District, Bangladesh, the site is woven into a sacred geography of springs, hills, and shrines.
Sitakunda itself derives its name from Mata Sita and is sacred across multiple devotional traditions. The presence of Sravani Shakti Peeth elevates the entire region into one of the most layered sacred landscapes of the eastern subcontinent — a meeting point of Shakta, Shaiva, and Vaishnava devotion.
