Disputed / Multiple ClaimantsEditorial Framework #50 of 51

Shriparvata (Shrisundari)

श्रीपर्वत (श्रीसुंदरी) · Shriparvata (Ladakh / Srisailam / Sylhet border dispute) (Disputed multi-region, India / Bangladesh)

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 ankle of Sati with Devi Shrisundari and Bhairava Sundarananda. The term 'Shriparvata' reflects ancient mountain sacrality, claimed simultaneously by Himalayan, Deccan, and Northeastern traditions.

Sacred Triad & Field-Level Provenance

Pithanirnaya Recension

Shakti (Devi)Primary

Shrisundari

श्रीसुंदरी

Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 50

Sources: pithanirnaya

BhairavaPrimary

Sundarananda

सुंदरानंद

Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 50

Sources: pithanirnaya

Relic / Body PartPrimary

Right Ankle / Forehead (Dakshina Gulpha)

दायां टखना (दाहिना गुल्फ)

Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 50

Sources: pithanirnaya

Modern Location & Geographic Coordinates

34.1526° N, 77.5771° E

Identified Site

Shriparvata (Ladakh / Srisailam / Sylhet border dispute)

Multiple historical candidate locations

State/Province & Country

Leh (Ladakh) / Kurnool (AP) / Sylhet (Bangladesh), Disputed multi-region (India / Bangladesh)

Access Guidance: Because of multiple conflicting regional claims, pilgrims venerate this seat at various traditional Shakta circuits.

Geographic Uncertainty: The text 'Shriparvate' is identified by some scholars with Ladakh (Himalayan Shriparvata), by others with the northern spur of Srisailam (Nallamala), and by northeastern Shakta traditions with a hill shrine in Sylhet/Jaintia. Modern devotees also honor a shrine near Maihar/Satna.

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Alternate Identifications & Scholarly Discussion

Competing / Alternate Sites:

Shriparvata (Srisailam Northern Spur) (श्रीपर्वत (श्रीशैलम उत्तरी क्षेत्र))Nallamala hill tract, Andhra Pradesh (India)

Traditional Basis: Shriparvata is an ancient Sanskrit synonym for Srisailam.

Shriparvata (Sylhet Hill Tract) (श्रीपर्वत (श्रीहट्ट क्षेत्र))Near Jaintia Hills border, Sylhet Division (Bangladesh)

Traditional Basis: Eastern Shakta manuscripts linking Shriparvata to the Khasi/Jaintia ranges.

Documentary Sources & Provenance Hierarchy

Tier 1 — Scriptural Texts (प्रामाणिक धार्मिक ग्रंथ)

Pithanirnaya (Mahapithanirupana) (Verse 50) [D.C. Sircar (1948)]

Tier 2 & 3 — Institutional, Archaeological & Scholarly Sources

Indological Society of India (scholarly academic)

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