Verified Site TraditionEditorial Framework #25 of 51
Shondesh (Amarkantak / Narmada)
शोणदेश (अमरकंटक / नर्मदा) · Narmada Udgam Mandir / Sonakshi Temple (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 the right buttock of Sati at the source of holy river Narmada and Son in the sacred Maikal ranges, venerated as the meeting point of Vindhyas and Satpuras.
Sacred Triad & Field-Level Provenance
Pithanirnaya RecensionShakti (Devi)Primary
Narmada
नर्मदा
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 25
Sources: pithanirnaya
BhairavaPrimary
Bhadrasena
भद्रसेन
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 25
Sources: pithanirnaya
Relic / Body PartPrimary
Right Buttock (Dakshina Nitamba)
दायां नितंब
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 25
Sources: pithanirnaya
Modern Location & Geographic Coordinates
22.6719° N, 81.7583° EIdentified Site
Narmada Udgam Mandir / Sonakshi Temple
Amarkantak Plateau, Maikal Hills
State/Province & Country
Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh (India)
Access Guidance: Located at Amarkantak, 70 km from Pendra Road railway station and 120 km from Bilaspur.
Documentary Sources & Provenance Hierarchy
Tier 1 — Scriptural Texts (प्रामाणिक धार्मिक ग्रंथ)
- Pithanirnaya (Mahapithanirupana) (Verse 25) [D.C. Sircar (1948)]
- Matsya Purana (Narmada Mahatmya, ch. 186-194)
Tier 2 & 3 — Institutional, Archaeological & Scholarly Sources
- Maa Narmada Mandir Trust Amarkantak (official temple)
- Madhya Pradesh Tourism (government tourism)