Shiva Purana
Book • 1945
The Shiva Purana is one of the eighteen major Puranas in Hindu literature.
It contains chapters on Shiva-centered cosmology, mythology, the relationship between gods, ethics, yoga, pilgrimage sites, and theistic devotion.
The text is divided into various versions, with one major version having seven books (samhitas) and another with six books or two large sections.
It is an important source for Shaivism and includes elements of Advaita Vedanta philosophy and theistic bhakti.
The Purana describes the glory and greatness of Lord Shiva through various events of his life and explains the ritual and philosophical principles of Shiva worship.
It contains chapters on Shiva-centered cosmology, mythology, the relationship between gods, ethics, yoga, pilgrimage sites, and theistic devotion.
The text is divided into various versions, with one major version having seven books (samhitas) and another with six books or two large sections.
It is an important source for Shaivism and includes elements of Advaita Vedanta philosophy and theistic bhakti.
The Purana describes the glory and greatness of Lord Shiva through various events of his life and explains the ritual and philosophical principles of Shiva worship.
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