Some 300 miles from Calcutta, Tarapith is situated
on the banks of the north flowing Dwarka river, in Birbhum, in West Bengal. The temple
that was built by Vasistha got buried under the earth with the passage of time. Tarapith
as it stands today, was built by Joybroto, a merchant, who received directions from Tara
Maa in his sleep to unearth the 'brahmashila', or the sacred stone, to set it up as a
shrine in a proper place. Tara Maa of Tarapith, another form of Kali, has two hands, is
garlanded with snakes, is adorned in sacred threads, and has Shiva lying in her left lap
sucking her breast.
The adores come here to absolve themselves from the earthly bindings and deeds to get
total liberation with the grace of affectionate Mother Kali who saved Lord Shiva from his
burns and pains due to engulfing the poison to save the earth when she quenched the Lord
Shiva's sufferings by feeding him Her breast milk. Thus we go there to get Her motherly
affection and cosmic blessings to protect ourselves from the worldly poison we are
encountering at each step of our living. Why not you also pay homage to the Deity who is
the supreme mother with her affection to shower Her blessings on you too to overcome the
hurdles of life and to gain the absolute strength to enjoy the peace of Her touch and the
nector of Her benediction ?
