Sharda Peeth once a seat of learning & a prominent temple University lies in ruins. It had a well stacked library and scholars 4m far & wide studied here. It is one of the Shakti Peeth & it is believed that Goddess Sati's rt hand fell here.Situated 10km from LOC in POK along
Neelum river in village Sharda in the valley of Mt Harmukh .It is 1 of 3 most holiest pilgrimage sites 4 Kashmiri Hindus apart 4m Martand Sun Temple & Shri Amaranth cave.Earliest reference to Sharda peeth comes from Nilmata Purana where it is kn exist at the confluence of 2 holy
Streams ,The Madhumati ( kishanganga/Neelum)& Sanditi(after Saint Sandliya,who is said to have built Sharda Peeth).Some believe that it was built between 8th-12th century CE,while some believe it was built by Kushan kings(30 century-230 centuryCE),while some say Lalitaditya
Mukhtapida made some changes because of its resemblance to Martand Sun Temple. It has been a long pending demand of Kashmiri Hindus to open this shrine for pilgrimage
Meaning
May I seek wonderful pleasure in Shiva ,who is the advocate of all life,wth his creeping snake wth reddish brown hood & shine of gem on it , spreading variegated colours on the beautiful faces of Goddesses of the directions which is covered by a shimmering shawl 1/2
2/2 Made from the skin of a huge inebriated elephant