Ugratara (Mahishi)
“Sati's left eye fell here, at Mahishi in the Mithila region of Bihar.”
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Introduction
gratara Sthan (Maithili: उग्रतारा स्थान), also known as Ugratara Mandir, or Tarapith is a Shaktipeetha in the Mithila region of Bihar in India. It is situated at Mahishi village in the Saharsa district of Bihar. It is an ancient shrine known for Tantra Sadhana in Hinduism. The present temple was built in the 16th century by Queen Padmavati of the Raj Darbhanga in Mithila. It is 17 kilometres west of the Saharsa Railway Junction.
History
Ugratara is a compound Sanskrit word having two terms Ugra and Tara. The Indic term Ugra means difficult or tough. Similarly, the second term Tara denotes a form of the Goddess Bhagwati. According to legend, it is said that the Vedic sage Vashishtha conducted a very tough penance called as Ugratapa to please the Goddess Tara here. The legend believes that due to this Ugratapa (difficult penance) of her first devotee Vashistha, it is known as Ugratara.
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