Dismemberment of Sati’s body
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The dismemberment of Sati’s body is a pivotal Hindu mythological event in which the goddess Sati’s corpse was cut into pieces that fell across the Indian subcontinent, sanctifying those locations as the revered Shakti Peethas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dismemberment of Sati’s body canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dismemberment of Sati’s body Context triple: [Shakti Peetha, mythologicalEvent, Dismemberment of Sati’s body]
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A.
Grihabhanga
Grihabhanga is a renowned Kannada novel by S. L. Bhyrappa that portrays the struggles and social realities of rural Indian life.
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B.
Agnishtoma
Agnishtoma is a principal Vedic Soma sacrifice ritual in Hinduism, characterized by elaborate chants, offerings, and a multi-day ceremonial structure prescribed in the ancient scriptures.
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C.
Soma sacrifice
Soma sacrifice is a Vedic ritual centered on the ceremonial preparation and offering of the sacred Soma drink to deities in ancient Indian religious practice.
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D.
Sister Bodily Death
Sister Bodily Death is the personified figure of death in Francis of Assisi’s "Canticle of the Sun," depicted as a humble, inevitable, and even welcome companion in the Christian journey to God.
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E.
massacre at Satichaura Ghat
The massacre at Satichaura Ghat was a notorious 1857 incident during the Indian Rebellion in which retreating British troops and civilians at Kanpur were attacked and killed while attempting to evacuate by river.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dismemberment of Sati’s body Target entity description: The dismemberment of Sati’s body is a pivotal Hindu mythological event in which the goddess Sati’s corpse was cut into pieces that fell across the Indian subcontinent, sanctifying those locations as the revered Shakti Peethas.
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A.
Grihabhanga
Grihabhanga is a renowned Kannada novel by S. L. Bhyrappa that portrays the struggles and social realities of rural Indian life.
-
B.
Agnishtoma
Agnishtoma is a principal Vedic Soma sacrifice ritual in Hinduism, characterized by elaborate chants, offerings, and a multi-day ceremonial structure prescribed in the ancient scriptures.
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C.
Soma sacrifice
Soma sacrifice is a Vedic ritual centered on the ceremonial preparation and offering of the sacred Soma drink to deities in ancient Indian religious practice.
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D.
Sister Bodily Death
Sister Bodily Death is the personified figure of death in Francis of Assisi’s "Canticle of the Sun," depicted as a humble, inevitable, and even welcome companion in the Christian journey to God.
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E.
massacre at Satichaura Ghat
The massacre at Satichaura Ghat was a notorious 1857 incident during the Indian Rebellion in which retreating British troops and civilians at Kanpur were attacked and killed while attempting to evacuate by river.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu mythological event
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foundational Shakta myth ⓘ mythological narrative ⓘ |
| agentOfDismemberment | Vishnu ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Shakti
ⓘ
linked to:
Shaktas
Shakti Peetha ⓘ divine feminine power ⓘ sacred geography ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Daksha
ⓘ
Parvati ⓘ
linked to:
Kamakshi
Vishnu ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
pilgrimage to Shakti Peethas
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worship of the goddess as Shakti ⓘ |
| associatedSiteType |
Hindu pilgrimage site
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Shakti Peetha ⓘ |
| associatedTradition |
Shaivism
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Shaktism ⓘ |
| bodyPartDistribution |
body parts of Sati fell at different places
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each fallen part became a Shakti Peetha ⓘ |
| cause |
Shiva’s grief and cosmic imbalance
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self-immolation of Sati at Daksha’s yajna ⓘ |
| centralDeity |
Sati
ⓘ
Shiva ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Shakti pilgrimage networks
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regional goddess cults in South Asia ⓘ |
| instrument | Sudarshana Chakra ⓘ |
| involvesAct | cutting of Sati’s corpse into pieces ⓘ |
| locationScope |
Indian subcontinent
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linked to:
South Asia
South Asia ⓘ |
| narrativeContext |
Daksha yajna myth
ⓘ
origin of goddess pilgrimage centers ⓘ |
| purposeInMyth |
to end Shiva’s destructive grief
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to restore cosmic balance ⓘ |
| relatedMyth | rebirth of Sati as Parvati ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
creation of Shakti Peethas
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sanctification of multiple pilgrimage sites ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
Devi Bhagavata Purana
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Kalika Purana ⓘ Puranas ⓘ Shiva Purana ⓘ Tantric texts ⓘ |
| symbolism |
dispersal of divine energy
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transformation of grief into sacredness ⓘ unity of diverse goddess forms ⓘ |
| theologicalSignificance |
establishes presence of the goddess across the land
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links cosmic events with earthly sacred sites ⓘ |
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Subject: Dismemberment of Sati’s body Description of subject: The dismemberment of Sati’s body is a pivotal Hindu mythological event in which the goddess Sati’s corpse was cut into pieces that fell across the Indian subcontinent, sanctifying those locations as the revered Shakti Peethas.
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