Ashta Dasa Shakthi Peetha Stotram

లంకాయాం శంకరీదేవీ, కామాక్షీ కాంచికాపురే
ప్రద్యుమ్నే శృంగళాదేవీ, చాముండీ క్రౌంచపట్టణే
అలంపురే జోగులాంబా, శ్రీశేలే భ్రమరాంబికా
కొల్హాపురే మహాలక్ష్మీ, మాహుర్యే ఏకవీరికా
ఉజ్జయిన్యాం మహాకాళీ, పీఠిక్యాం పురుహూతికా
ఓఢ్యాయాం గిరిజాదేవి, మాణిక్యా దక్షవాటికే
హరిక్షేత్రే కామరూపా, ప్రయాగే మాధవేశ్వరీ
జ్వాలాయాం వైష్ణవీదేవీ, గయా మాంగళ్యగౌరికా
వారాణస్యాం విశాలాక్షీ, కాష్మీరేషు సరస్వతీ
అష్టాదశ సుపీఠాని యోగినామపి దుర్లభమ్
సాయంకాలే పఠేన్నిత్యం, సర్వశతృవినాశనమ్
సర్వరోగహరం దివ్యం సర్వ సంపత్కరం శుభమ్

There was a great king called Daksha Prajapati who was the son of Lord Brahma, He had 27 daughters. Sati devi was one of them. Daksha gave his daughter Sati in marriage to Lord Shiva, During the conduct of a fire sacrifice, when Daksha entered the arena, everyone except Lord Shiva stood up to respect him. Daksha felt very insulted by Lord Shiva’s behaviour. So when he conducted a yaga again, he did not invite his daughter Sati and his son in law Lord Shiva. Sati felt sad because of this and went to the Yaga against the wishes of Lord Shiva. She was badly insulted by her father Daksha and jumped in to the sacrificial fire. Shiva hearing this rushed to the place but could not save Parvathi. He cut off the head of Daksha and took the body of Sati in his hand and started dancing furiously. To bring down his anger, Lord Vishnu cut the body of Sati in to 18 pieces and these pieces fell down in different places of India. These places are called Shakthi Peethas. Some people are of the opinion that there are 51 Shakthi Peethas and yet others of the opinion that there are 108 Shakthi Peethas. This stotra written by Adhi Shankara names the places of Shakthi Peethas and the name of the Goddess in temples there. The 18 main Shakti Peethas are:

	Part of the body fallen	Place	Name of Sakthi
1	Groin	Trimkomali(Srilanka)	Sankari devi
2	Back Part	Kanchi(Tamilnadu)	Kamakshi devi
3	Stomach part	Praddyumnam(Gujarat)	Sri srunkala devi
4	Head hairs	Mysore(Karnataka)	Chamundeswari devi
5	Upper teeth rows	Alampur(Andhra Pradesh)	Jogulamba devi
6	Neck part	Srisailam(Andhra Pradesh)	Bhramramba devi
7	Eyes	sholapur(Maharastra)	Mahalakmi devi
8	Right hand	Nanded(Maharastra)	Ekavenika devi
9	Upper lip	Ujjain(Madya pradesh)	Mahakalai devi
10	Left hand	Pithapuram(Andhra Pradesh)	Puruhutika devi
11	Navel	Cuutack(Orissa)	Girija devi
12	Left cheek	Draksharamam(A.P)	Manikyamba devi
13	Vulva	Gauhathi(Assam)	Kamarupa devi
14	Fingers(hand)	Prayaga(Uttar Pradesh)	Madhaveswari devi
15	Head part	Jwala(Himaclapradesh)	Vaishnavi devi
16	Breast part	Gaya(Bihar)	Sarvamangala devi
17	Wrist	Varanasi(Uttar Pradesh)	Visalaksi devi
18	Right Hand	Kashmir	Saraswathi devi

Lankayam Shankari devi, Kamakshi Kanchika pure

Pradyumne Shrinkhala devi, Chamunda Krouncha pattane

Goddess Shankari in Sri lanka, Kamakshi in Kanchipuram,
Goddess Shrinkhala in Pradyumna and Chamunda in Mysore

Alampure Jogulamba, Sri shaile Bhramarambika

Kolha pure Maha lakshmi, Mahurye Ekaveerika

Goddess Jogulamba in Alampur, Goddess Brhamarabika in Sri Shailam,
Goddess Maha Lakshmi in Kolhapur and Goddess Eka veera in Mahur

Ujjainyam Maha kali, Peethikayam Puruhutika

Odhyane Girija devi, Manikya Daksha vatike

Goddess Maha Kali in Ujjain Purhuthika in Peethika,
Goddess Girija in Odhyana and goddess Manikya in the house of Daksha,

Hari kshetre Kama rupi, Prayage Madhaveshwari

Jwalayam Vishnavi devi, Gaya Mangalya gourika

Goddess Kama rupi in the temple of Vishnu, Goddess Madhevaswari in Allahabad,
The flame gving Goddess in Jwala muki and Mangala Gouri in Gaya.

Varanasyam Vishalakshi, Kashmire tu Saraswati

Ashtadasha Shakti peethani, Yoginamapi durlabham

Goddess Visalakshi in Varanasi, Goddess Saraswathi in Kashmir,
Are the 18 houses of Shakthi, which are rare even to devas.

Sayamkale pathennityam, Sarva shatri vinashanam

Sarva roga haram divyam, Sarva sampatkaram shubham

 1. Lankayam Shankari devi

2. Kamakshi Kanchika pure

3. Pradyumne Shrinkhala Devi

4. Chamunda Krouncha pattane 

5. Alampure Jogulamba

6. Sri Shaile Bhramarambika 

7. Kolhapure Maha Lakshmi

 8. Mahurye Ekaveerika

 9. Ujjainyam Maha kali

10. Peethikayam Puruhutika

11. Odhyane Girija Devi

12. Manikya Daksha vatike

13. Hari Kshetre Kamarupi

14. Prayage Madhaveshwari

15. Jwalayam Vaishnavi Devi

16. Gaya Mangalya Gourika

17. Varanasyam Vishalakshi

 18. Kashmiretu Saraswati