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🌺 The Sacred Geography of Kāmarūpa Kamakhya Mandala 🌺 In various Śākta Tantras and Purāṇas (such as the Kālikā Purāṇa, Yoginī Tantra), textual verses define the exact landscape of the Kāmākhyā Maṇḍala or Kāmarūpa Pīṭha. 💠 Aiśānyāṁ pūrvabhāge ca Kāmarūpaṁ vijānīhi. Karatoyānadī pūrvaṁ yāvad Dikkaravāsinīm. Triṁśadyojana-vistīrṇaṁ yojanaikaśatāyatam. Trikoṇaṁ kṛṣṇavarṇaṁ ca prabhūtācala-pūritam. Nadīśata-samāyuktaṁ Kāmarūpaṁ prakīrtitam. Karatoyā-samārabhya yāvad Dikkaravāsinīm, uttarasyaṁ Kañjagiriḥ, Karatoyā tu paścime. Tīrthaśreṣṭhā Dikkarā nadī pūrvasyāṁ Girikanyake. Dakṣiṇe Brahmaputrasya Lāuhityāḥ saṅgamāvadhiḥ. Kāmarūpam iti khyātaṁ sarvaśāstreṣu niścitam. Know that Kāmarūpa is the sacred region situated in the northeastern quarter of Bhāratavarṣa. Its territorial expanse extends from the sacred river Karatoyā in the west to Dikkaravāsinī in the east, the latter being the river-goddess who abides within the solar radiance. It is described as extending over a breadth of thirty yojanas and a longitudinal expanse of one hundred yojanas. Triangular in its configuration, the land bears a deep, verdant-dark appearance, its surface enveloped in luxuriant vegetation and adorned with abundant hills and mountain ranges. Interspersed with hundreds of rivers and streams, this sacred territorial expanse is celebrated throughout the śāstras as Kāmarūpa. O Daughter of the Mountain! Its western boundary is marked by the sacred Karatoyā, extending eastward as far as Dikkaravāsinī. To its north stands the mountainous range of Kañjagiri, while the Karatoyā marks its western limit. To the east flows Dikkarā, the supreme and most sanctified of rivers, O Daughter of the Mountain! Its southern territorial limit extends up to the confluence of the mighty Brahmaputra, the illustrious Lauhitya, the great river traditionally associated with Prajāpati Brahmā. Thus is this sacred region definitively identified and celebrated as Kāmarūpa throughout the śāstras. 💠 Triṁśadyojana-vistīrṇaṁ dīrgheṇa śatayojanam. Kāmarūpaṁ vijānīhi surāsura-namaskṛtam. Kāmarūpaṁ Mahāpīṭhaṁ guhyād guhyatamaṁ param. Sadā ca saṁsthitastatra Pārvatyā saha Śaṅkaraḥ. Acirāt pūjito Devas tasmin pīṭhe prasīdati. Atha Śrī Devībhāgavate Tasmin kṣetre sthitā ye tu Cāṇḍālādyā api prabhoḥ। Devīrūpāḥ smṛtāḥ sarve pūjanīyās tato hi te॥ Pratigrahādikaṁ sarvaṁ teṣu kṣetreṣu varjayet॥ Its breadth is described as thirty yojanas, extending longitudinally over one hundred yojanas. Know this to be Kāmarūpa, the supremely sanctified land before which both the Suras and Asuras bow in reverence. Kāmarūpa is the supreme Mahāpīṭha, the most profound and inviolable of sacred mysteries, concealed within mysteries themselves. Its sanctity is to be guarded with the utmost reverence. It is a sacred domain to be approached only with purity of body, mind and intellect, with inward composure, spiritual preparedness and an abiding sense of sanctity. For there, Śaṅkara eternally abides in inseparable union with Pārvatī, the Supreme Daughter of the Mountain. This sacred Pīṭha is their innermost divine abode, wherein the Divine Couple remain eternally present. When the Divine Lord is worshipped, even for a brief while, within this sacred Pīṭha, He is swiftly propitiated and graciously bestows His favour upon the worshipper. Bhagavati Kamakhya is non-different from the humans, trees, animals and every sentient and insentient element of Kamarupa mandala. O Lord! Know that all those who are born and dwell within this sacred territory, even those belonging to communities regarded as Caṇḍālas and others of socially marginalised birth, are to be regarded as embodiments of the Divine Mother Herself (Devī-svarūpa) and are therefore worthy of reverence and veneration.