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Bhairavparvat (Ujjain / Avanti)

भैरवपर्वत (उज्जैन / अवंती) · Maa Harsiddhi Mandir / Bhairavparvat (Bhairavgarh) (Madhya Pradesh, India)

Editorial & Scholarly Protocol: AnantaMarg uses a 51-site Pithanirnaya-based framework for this catalogue. Other Shakta traditions preserve different enumerations and identifications.

Spiritual Significance

Enshrining Sati's sacred relic in the ancient meridian city of Ujjayini. King Vikramaditya worshipped Goddess Harsiddhi here as his kuladevi; the sanctum is famous for its two 50-foot lamp towers (Deepastambhas) bearing hundreds of oil lamps.

Sacred Triad & Field-Level Provenance

Pithanirnaya Recension

Shakti (Devi)Primary

Avanti

अवंती

Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 27

Sources: pithanirnaya

Documented Variants:

Harsiddhi Devi (हरसिद्धि देवी)

Living Ujjain pilgrimage tradition & Skanda Purana (Avantya Khanda)

BhairavaPrimary

Lambakarna

लम्बकर्ण

Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 27

Sources: pithanirnaya

Documented Variants:

Kal Bhairav (काल भैरव)

Ujjain Bhairavgarh shrine tradition

Relic / Body PartPrimary

Upper Lip (Oshtha)

ऊपरी होंठ (ओष्ठ)

Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 27

Sources: pithanirnaya

Documented Variants:

Elbow (Kurpara) (कोहनी (कूर्पर))

Skanda Purana / Harsiddhi temple mahatmya

Modern Location & Geographic Coordinates

23.1818° N, 75.7622° E

Identified Site

Maa Harsiddhi Mandir / Bhairavparvat (Bhairavgarh)

Near Mahakaleshwar, Shipra river banks

State/Province & Country

Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh (India)

Access Guidance: Located 2 km from Ujjain Junction railway station, immediately adjoining the Mahakal Lok corridor.

Geographic Uncertainty: Pithanirnaya names Bhairavparvat on the bank of the Shipra; locally, the Peetha is worshipped at the grand Harsiddhi Temple (350 meters west of Mahakaleshwar), while the ancient Bhairav hill node remains at Bhairavgarh.

Documentary Sources & Provenance Hierarchy

Tier 1 — Scriptural Texts (प्रामाणिक धार्मिक ग्रंथ)

Pithanirnaya (Mahapithanirupana) (Verse 27) [D.C. Sircar (1948)]
Skanda Purana (Avanti Khanda, 84 Mahadev and Shakta tirthas)

Tier 2 & 3 — Institutional, Archaeological & Scholarly Sources

Shri Mahakaleshwar / Harsiddhi Temple Management Committee (official temple)
Madhya Pradesh Devasthanam (government tourism)

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