“ Om Jayanti Mangla Kali Bhadrakali Kapaalini”
“Durga Shama Shiva Dhaatri Swaha Swadha Namostute’’
“O Mother, even a dullard becomes a poet who meditates upon thee raimented with space, three-eyed, creatrix of the three worlds, whose waist is beautiful with a girdle made of numbers of dead men’s arms, and who on the breast of a corpse, as thy couch in the cremation ground, enjoyest Mahakala – Karpuradistotra, VII (Woodroffe tr)’’
Devikoop Bhadrakali temple is one of the 52 Shaktipeeth of divine mother. This shaktipeeth temple is devoted to Mother Bhadrakali (One of the eight formsof kali).This Shaktipeeth is near Dwaipayan Sarovar in Kurukshetra, Haryana.. Here the right ankle of Mother Sati fell here.which is now in the form of a well(Koop) here . The Shakti of this place is Savitri and Bhairav is Sthanu. The importance of this place may also be found in Tantra Churramani. It is said that this is the that holy place where Lord ShriKrishana offered worship of mother Kali for Pandavaas win in battle of Mahabharta and pledged if Pandavas will win ,then he I(ShriKrishana) will offer the horses of his Rath as a mark of respect to Mother Bhadrakali .
Since that time there is a tradition of offering horses(Gold,Silver,Clay) at this place. Here the devotees present a pair of horses after their wishes get fulfilled as amark of respect to mother Bhadrakali.. According to an ancient legent the Mundan ceremony (first hair cut) of Lord Shri Krishna and Balram was performed at this place.
There is an astonishing idol of Bhadrakali in this temple. South facing Hanuman, Ganesh and Bhairav are present here as attendants. There is also an amazing Shivlinga of Lord Shiva in which head, ordination and snake is imprinted naturally. It said that first Sthanu Shiva should be visited and then only Bhadrakali should be visited.
In the temple, Dwaipayan Sarovar is in the southern side and Sun Yantra and Dakcheswar Mahadev temple is in the north-west..
The temple has got a awe inspiring look and huge crowd gather in the holy premises of the temple on the eve of Navarathri celebrations and also on every Saturday.
Jai Maa Bhadrakali Ji…