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'''Kamapitha''' is one of the four [[Kamarupa Pithas]], the geographical divisions of ancient [[Kamarupa]]. |
'''Kamapitha''' is one of the four [[Kamarupa Pithas]], the geographical divisions of ancient [[Kamarupa]]. The [[Yogini Tantra]], gives the boundary of Kamapitha, the same work which gives boundaries of ancient Kamrup kingdom as well.<ref>''Journal of the Assam Research Society - Volumes 13-15'' - Page 90,1959 Yoginl-tantra divides Kamarupa into four pithas or region (Ratna pitha, Swarna pitha, Kama pitha, and Saumara pitha)</ref> |
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==Boundaries== |
==Boundaries== |
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Traditional sources defines boundaries of Kamapitha as area between Manas river and Silghat,<ref>Samiti, Kamarupa Anusandhan (1985), ''Journal of the Assam Research Society - Volume 28'', p. 100., Kamapitha between Manas and Silghat on the north bank of the Brahmaputra</ref> Sankosh and Kapili river,<ref>Kakati, Banikanta (1967),''The mother goddess Kamakhya'',p. 7, 1) Ratnapitha between the Karatoya and the Svarnakosa ; (2) Kamapitha between the Svamakosa and the Kapill</ref> based on ancient work [[Yogini Tantra]], areas comprising western boundary of current [[Undivided Kamrup district|Kamrup]] and part of Nagaon district as eastern boundary, in first case, while in second case, Undivided Kamrup plus small part of Undivided Goalpara District. |
Traditional sources defines boundaries of Kamapitha as area between Manas river and Silghat,<ref>Samiti, Kamarupa Anusandhan (1985), ''Journal of the Assam Research Society - Volume 28'', p. 100., Kamapitha between Manas and Silghat on the north bank of the Brahmaputra</ref> Sankosh and Kapili river,<ref>Kakati, Banikanta (1967),''The mother goddess Kamakhya'',p. 7, 1) Ratnapitha between the Karatoya and the Svarnakosa ; (2) Kamapitha between the Svamakosa and the Kapill</ref> based on ancient work [[Yogini Tantra]], areas comprising western boundary of current [[Undivided Kamrup district|Kamrup]] and part of Nagaon district as eastern boundary, in first case, while in second case, Undivided Kamrup plus small part of Undivided Goalpara District. |
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Kamapitha is one of the four Kamarupa Pithas, the geographical divisions of ancient Kamarupa. The Yogini Tantra, gives the boundary of Kamapitha, the same work which gives boundaries of ancient Kamrup kingdom as well.[1]
Boundaries
Traditional sources defines boundaries of Kamapitha as area between Manas river and Silghat,[2] Sankosh and Kapili river,[3] based on ancient work Yogini Tantra, areas comprising western boundary of current Kamrup and part of Nagaon district as eastern boundary, in first case, while in second case, Undivided Kamrup plus small part of Undivided Goalpara District.
Modern scholarship, considering change in course of rivers, Kamapitha area as Guwahati area up to the Manas River,[4]which is Kamrup, as Kamapitha.
| Source | Western | Eastern | Current regions | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yogini-tantra | Karatoya | Sankosh | North Bengal | Gait 1906, pp10-11, Sircar 1990, p68 |
| - | Manas | Silghat | Kamrup, parts of Darrang | Sircar 1990, p68 |
| Kamrupar Buranji | Sankosh | Duimunisila | Parts of Goalpara, Kamrup and parts of Nagaon | Bhuyan 1930, p1 |
| Hara-gauri-samvada | Sankosh | Kapili | Parts of Goalpara, Kamrup and parts of Nagaon | Kakati 1967, p7 |
| Vrihadgavakashtantra | Manas | Biswanath | Kamrup and Darrang | KAS 1985, p100 |
| R M Nath | Manas | Guwahati | Kamrup | Goswami 1998, p25 |
| R M Nath | Manas | Rupahi | Kamrup | Nath 1978, p4 |
Shaktipeeth
It form the waist on the position of the genital organ (kama), justifying its name. Kamapitha also known as Kamrup, is important Shaktipeeth and pilgrimage center, due to presence of ancient Kamakhya Temple[5], relating to legends of goddess Kamakhya. Kamapitha is heart of ancient Kamrup, with presence of two major capitals out of three namely Pragjyotishpura and Durjaya.
See also
Notes
- ^ Journal of the Assam Research Society - Volumes 13-15 - Page 90,1959 Yoginl-tantra divides Kamarupa into four pithas or region (Ratna pitha, Swarna pitha, Kama pitha, and Saumara pitha)
- ^ Samiti, Kamarupa Anusandhan (1985), Journal of the Assam Research Society - Volume 28, p. 100., Kamapitha between Manas and Silghat on the north bank of the Brahmaputra
- ^ Kakati, Banikanta (1967),The mother goddess Kamakhya,p. 7, 1) Ratnapitha between the Karatoya and the Svarnakosa ; (2) Kamapitha between the Svamakosa and the Kapill
- ^ Goswami, Kali Prasad (1998). Kāmākhyā Temple: Past and Present, p. 25, The Guwahati area upto the Manas river formed the waist on the position of the genital organ (kama) and was known as the Kamapitha.
- ^ Indian origin of the Chinese nation: new anthropology, Paramesh Choudhury, Page 174, 1990 Kamapitha of the Tantras was no other place than Kamarupa and Kamakhya
References
- Gait, Edward A (1906), A History of Assam, Calcutta
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Bhuyan, S. K. (1930). Bhuyan, S. K. (ed.). Kamrupar Buranji (in Assamese). Assam: Department of Historical and Antiquarian Studies.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - Sircar, D C (1990), "Pragjyotisha-Kamarupa", in Barpujari, H K (ed.), The Comprehensive History of Assam, vol. I, Guwahati: Publication Board, Assam, pp. 59–78
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