Originally posted by: DhwaniNair
devi kanyakumari is considered as
Shri Krishna's sister. Kamsa killed Devaki's all kids
immediately after birth. The child before the birth of
Krishna was a girl, Kamsa lift the kid up and throwed
her on the walls of the jail. The aura of Devi arose from the child and warned Kamsa
that he is going to die in the hands of Krishna.
Kanyakumari Temple is regarded as a Shakti peetha.
The mythological story of Daksha yaga is considered
to be the origin story of Shakti Peethas. [11]
Shakti Peetha means the peetha(abode) of Shakti
(The divine place enshrined by Mother Goddess), due
to the falling of body parts of the corpse of Sati Devi,
when Lord Shiva carried it in sorrow. There are 51
Shakti Peeth linking to the 51 alphabets in Sanskrit.
The Kalabhairava of the temple is called Nimish and
the Shakti is addressed as Sarvani