Also of note is pīṭhanyāsa--one of the six main nyāsa rites of the Śrīvidyā tradition. It is referenced in the first verse of the first chapter of the Nityāṣoḍaśīkārṇavatantra and comes in various forms of which catuṣpīṭhanyāsa is a standard practice based on the four main Kaula pīṭhas: Kāmāgiri, Pūrṇagiri, Jālandhara, and Oḍḍiyāṇa pīṭha (often referenced as KĀ, PŪ, JĀ, and O). For a preliminary analysis of this nyāsa, and its relation to other forms internal Kaula yoga, see notes to the seventeen verse of the Cidvilāsastava of Amṛtānanda (2023, 49-54).



On Sun, May 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM Nagaraj Paturi <nagarajpaturi@gmail.com> wrote:
My father wrote and published a book in Telugu called  " Shakti Pitha Tatva Vivechanamu " 

It discusses various kinds of groupings of Shakti Pithas other than the most known group of 18 also along with that known 18 grouping and the idea behind each of these groupings. 

It has a literature review with a bibliographical survey. 

One Mr Adheer Som who wrote an English book on Sri Chakra was in correspondence with me and was telling how he discussed the Shkti Piothas and their geography under the guidance of his guru.  



On Mon, May 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM Ingo Strauch via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:
Unfortunately not yet published, but certainly of great interest:

Grenner, Friederike. Śakti-Pīṭhas: The Sacred Sites of the Goddess in India, De Gruyter, 2026.



Best wishes
Ingo Strauch



On 4 May 2025, at 20:32, Brian Campbell via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

Hi Greg,

In addition to the classics already mentioned, Anway Mukhopadhyay's "Devī As Corpse" has some interesting work and interpretations of the Śaktipīṭhas.

For some useful maps of various Śākta pīṭhas, Mark Dyczkowski's chapter "The Inner Pilgrimage of the Tantras" in his "A Journey in the World of Tantras" book, has a number of maps outlining sacred sites from the Kubjikāmatatantra, JRY, Manthānabhairavatantra, etc., plus many charts and info on their inner equivalence within/on the body.

Best wishes,
Brian Campbell





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