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| | ''Yogini-tantra'' || Karatoya || Sankosh || North Bengal || Gait 1906, pp10-11, Sircar 1990, p68 | | ''Yogini-tantra'' || Karatoya || Sankosh || North Bengal || Gait 1906, pp10-11, Sircar 1990, p68 | ||
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| ''Kamarupa Anusandhan Samiti'' || Manas || Silghat || Kamrup, parts of Darrang || Sircar 1990, p68 | ||
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| | ''Kamrupar Buranji'' || Sankosh || Duimunisila || Parts of Goalpara, Kamrup and parts of Nagaon || Bhuyan 1930, p1 | | ''Kamrupar Buranji'' || Sankosh || Duimunisila || Parts of Goalpara, Kamrup and parts of Nagaon || Bhuyan 1930, p1 | ||
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Kamapitha is one of the four Kamarupa Pithas, the geographical divisions of ancient Kamarupa. One D.C Sarkar claims that, this divisions are not found in the Kamarupa inscriptions, the inscriptions that are from the period that Kamarupa existed but from later medieval sources; he suspected that these boundaries are likely fabricated, this seems to invalidate as, the Yogini Tantra, gives the boundaries of Kamapitha and other three pithas, the same work which gives boundaries of ancient Kamrup kingdom as well.
Boundaries
Traditional sources defines boundaries of Kamapitha as area between Manas river and Silghat, Sankosh and Kapili river, 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, gives Kamapitha area as Guwahati area up to the Manas River,which is Kamrup, as Kamapitha. Pratap Chandra Choudhury, has no difficulty in accepting that Kamapitha of Tantras, is nothing else than Kamrup and Kamakhya area of Guwahati itself.
| Source | Western | Eastern | Current regions | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yogini-tantra | Karatoya | Sankosh | North Bengal | Gait 1906, pp10-11, Sircar 1990, p68 |
| Kamarupa Anusandhan Samiti | 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, 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.
Deities
It is believed that, each pitha of Kamrup is in charge of respective deities. Kamakhya is said to be the deity, which governs Kamapitha , whereas Jalpisa looks after Ratnapitha while Dikkarvasini takes charge of Saumarpitha.
See also
Notes
- "These theoretical divisions are not known from the early epigraphic records and may have been fabricated in the late medieval period." (Sircar 1990, p. 68)
- 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.
- Pratap Chandra Choudhury, The history of civilisation of the people of Assam to the twelfth century A.D., 1959, Page 448
- 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
- Indian History Congress (1960), Proceedings, Indian History Congress, Page 501
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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