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Srisailam (Bhramaramba)

श्रीशैलम् (भ्रमराम्बा) · Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple (Andhra 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 neck of Sati. The goddess slew the demon Arunasura by assuming the form of countless dark bees (Bhramara). One of the greatest spiritual confluences where Jyotirlinga and Shakti Peetha reside within the same fortified prakaram.

Sacred Triad & Field-Level Provenance

Pithanirnaya Recension

Shakti (Devi)Primary

Bhramaramba (Bhramari)

भ्रमराम्बा (भ्रामरी)

Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 34; Lalita Sahasranama

Sources: pithanirnaya, lalita-sahasranama

BhairavaPrimary

Sambarananda (Mallikarjuna)

शम्बरानंद (मल्लिकार्जुन)

Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 34

Sources: pithanirnaya, shiva-purana

Relic / Body PartPrimary

Neck / Upper Lip (Griva / Taluka)

ग्रीवा (गर्दन) / नासा

Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 34

Sources: pithanirnaya

Modern Location & Geographic Coordinates

16.0740° N, 78.8680° E

Identified Site

Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple

Srisailam, Nallamala Hills

State/Province & Country

Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh (India)

Access Guidance: Located 213 km south of Hyderabad and 180 km from Kurnool. Nearest railhead is Markapur Road (85 km).

Historical & Epigraphic Attestations

Satavahana, Ikshvaku, Kakatiya, and Vijayanagara epigraphs1st Century CE to 16th Century CE

Inscriptions of Queen Nagannika, Kakatiya King Prataparudra, and Sri Krishnadevaraya recording grand gopuram constructions and golden vimana consecrations for Bhramaramba.

Shivanandalahari of Adi Shankaracharya8th Century CE

Adi Shankara resided at Srisailam, composing the Shivanandalahari and consecrating the Sri Chakra in the sanctum of Mother Bhramaramba.

Documentary Sources & Provenance Hierarchy

Tier 1 — Scriptural Texts (प्रामाणिक धार्मिक ग्रंथ)

Pithanirnaya (Mahapithanirupana) (Verse 34) [D.C. Sircar (1948)]
Skanda Purana (Srisaila Khanda)
Lalita Sahasranama — Mentions Sri Shaila Sthita Bhramaramba

Tier 2 & 3 — Institutional, Archaeological & Scholarly Sources

Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Devasthanam (official temple)
Andhra Pradesh Endowments Department (government tourism)

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