One of the most persevering folklores concerning the inception of love at the site is related to the legend of Sati, who was the spouse of the austere god Shiva and girl of the Puranic god-lord Daksha. Daksha was discontent with his little girl's decision of spouse, and when he played out a great Vedic penance for all the gods, he didn't welcome Shiva or Sati. 

In a fury, Sati hurled herself onto the fire, realizing this would make the penance tainted. Since she was the almighty mother goddess, Sati left her body at that time to be renewed as the goddess Parvati. In the interim, Shiva was blasted with despondency and anger at the loss of his better half. He put Sati's body behind him and started his tandava (move of infinite obliteration) all through the sky, and pledged not to stop until the body was totally spoiled away. 

Different Gods, terrified of their destruction, entreated Vishnu to placate Shiva. Accordingly, any place Shiva meandered while moving, Vishnu followed. He sent his plate Sudarshana to crush the body of Sati. Bits of her body fell until Shiva was left without a body to convey. Seeing this, Shiva plunked down to do Mahatapasya (extraordinary compensation). 

Notwithstanding the closeness in name, researchers don't by and large accept that this legend offered to ascend to the act of sati, or widow consuming. As per different fantasies and customs, there are 51 bits of Sati's body dispersed over the Indian subcontinent. These spots are called shakti peethas and are committed to different amazing goddesses. 

At the point when Shiva was disregarding this spot on his way back to Kailash conveying Sati's body, her head fell at the spot where the cutting edge sanctuary of Surkhanda Devi stands and because of which the sanctuary has its name as sirkhanda which in the progression of time is presently called surkanda.