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Sati : a form of Ᾱdya Shakti was born as the youngest of the three daughters of Prajāpati Daksha; the other two were Danu & Diti. She was led to invoke & marry Lord Shiva by the Rishis against Daksha’s wishes. She came to Daksha’s Mahā-yajña though he had not invited Shiva to it. After an altercation with him, she jumped into the fire of Yajñakund. Infuriated, Shiva destroyed Daksha’s yajña & beheaded him. Carrying her body broke out in a terrible Tāndava which threatened to destroy all creation. Vishnu’s Sudarshana Chakra cut through her body breaking it up in many parts. Wherever a part fell to the earth became an occult centre combining her Power with that of Kāla Bhairava (Shiva’s Occult aspect), called thereafter a Shakti Peetha. Though over 52 to 108 sites claim to a Shaktipeetha, generally only four or eight (depending on the tradition) are considered paramount. Later Shiva resuscitated Daksha who thereafter became one of his staunchest devotees. The Ādya Shakti then manifested on earth as Pārvati.