The Shiva Purana

by J. L. Shastri | 1950 | 616,585 words

Hinduism Purana

Summary: The English translation of the Shiva Purana, one of the eighteen major puranas. Contents include cosmology, mythology, yoga, description of sacred places (tirtha), geography, etc. The text is an important source for Shaivism and some of the oldest surviving content deals with Advaita-Vedanta philosophy and theistic Bhakti (devotion).

This edition of the Shiva Purana is based upon the 1906 manuscript which contains seven sections (samhita) and a total of 457 chapters (adhyaya). However, the Purana itself asserts to be a redaction of an original text consisting of 12 samhitas and 100,000 Sanskrit verses (sloka).

Origina Sanskrit title: Śivapurāṇa (शिवपुराण) and Śivamahāpurāṇa (शिवमहापुराण).

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Publisher’s note

Introduction to Shiva Purana

+ Śivapurāṇa-māhātmya

. Chapter 1 - Greatness of Śivapurāṇa

. Chapter 2 - The liberation of Devarāja

. Chapter 3 - Cañculā’s disillusion and detachment

. Chapter 4 - Cañculā’s salvation

. Chapter 5 - Binduga’s salvation

. Chapter 6 - Rules for listening to Śivapurāṇa

. Chapter 7 - The rite of listening to Śivapurāṇa: Injunctions and prohibitions

+ Section 1 - Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā

. Chapter 1 - The Doubt of the Sages

. Chapter 2 - Answers Clarifying the Doubts of the Sages

. Chapter 3 - The deliberation on the achievable and the means of achievement

. Chapter 4 - The Excellence of Listening and Deliberation

. Chapter 5 - The greatness of the phallic emblem (liṅga) of Śiva

. Chapter 6 - Battle between Brahmā and Viṣṇu

. Chapter 7 - Śiva manifests himself as a column of fire in the battlefield

. Chapter 8 - Śiva’s forgiveness of Brahmā

. Chapter 9 - The Proclamation of Śiva as Maheśvara (the great lord)

. Chapter 10 - The five-fold activities (pañcakṛtya) and the Oṃkāra-mantra

. Chapter 11 - Mode of worshipping the phallic form of Śiva and making gifts

. Chapter 12 - The narrative of Śiva’s holy centres and temples

. Chapter 13 - Description of good conduct (sadācāra)

. Chapter 14 - Description of Fire-sacrifice (agniyajña), etc.

. Chapter 15 - Qualification, time and place for devayajña, etc.

. Chapter 16 - Different modes of worship of clay idols and their results

. Chapter 17 - The glorification of the syllable Om and the five-syllabled mantra

. Chapter 18 - Bondage and liberation: Glorification of the phallic emblem of Śiva

. Chapter 19 - The worship of Śiva’s Earthen phallic image (pārthiva-liṅga)

. Chapter 20 - Worshipping an earthen phallic image by chanting Vedic mantras

. Chapter 21 - Number of phallic images of Śiva used in worship

. Chapter 22 - On the partaking of the Naivedya of Śiva and the greatness of Bilva

. Chapter 23 - The glorification of the Rudrākṣa and of the names of Śiva

. Chapter 24 - The greatness of the holy ashes (bhasma)

. Chapter 25 - The greatness of Rudrākṣa

+ Section 2.1 - Rudra-saṃhitā (1): Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa

. Chapter 1 - The inquiry of the sages

. Chapter 2 - Indra sends Kāmadeva to disturb the penance of Nārada

. Chapter 3 - Nārada attends the Svayaṃvara of a virgin and is discomfited

. Chapter 4 - Nārada goes to Vaikuṇṭha and curses Viṣṇu there

. Chapter 5 - Nārada goes to Kāśī

. Chapter 6 - Description of the nature of Mahāpralaya and the origin of Viṣṇu

. Chapter 7 - The dispute between Brahmā and Viṣṇu

. Chapter 8 - The description of the body of Śabdabrahman

. Chapter 9 - Description of Śivatattva

. Chapter 10 - Description of Parama Śivatattva

. Chapter 11 - The mode of worshipping Śiva

. Chapter 12 - Consideration of the essential and the non-essential in the worship

. Chapter 13 - The mode of worshipping Śiva

. Chapter 14 - Directions for the worship of Śiva

. Chapter 15 - The manifestation of Rudra

. Chapter 16 - Description of the Creation

. Chapter 17 - The Story of Guṇanidhi

. Chapter 18 - The Redemption of Guṇanidhi

. Chapter 19 - The friendship of Śiva and Kubera

. Chapter 20 - Śiva goes to Kailāsa

+ Section 2.2 - Rudra-saṃhitā (2): Satī-khaṇḍa

. Chapter 1 - Summary of Satī’s life

. Chapter 2 - The appearance of Cupid (Kāma)

. Chapter 3 - Kāma is cursed but blessed later

. Chapter 4 - Kāma’s marriage

. Chapter 5 - The story of Sandhyā

. Chapter 6 - Sandhyā granted a boon by Śiva

. Chapter 7 - Sandhyā gets the name Arundhatī and marries Vasiṣṭha

. Chapter 8 - The description of the form and features of Vasanta

. Chapter 9 - The power of Kāma and the birth of his attendants

. Chapter 10 - Brahmā-Viṣṇu dialogue

. Chapter 11 - Hymn to Durgā; Brahmā granted a boon

. Chapter 12 - Dakṣa granted the boon

. Chapter 13 - Nārada is cursed by Dakṣa

. Chapter 14 - The birth of Satī and her childish sports

. Chapter 15 - The Sacred rites of Nandā and Hymn to Śiva

. Chapter 16 - Prayer to Śiva offered by Brahmā and Viṣṇu

. Chapter 17 - Satī granted the boon

. Chapter 18 - Marriage of Śiva and Satī

. Chapter 19 - Description of Śiva’s sports

. Chapter 20 - Satī’s marriage festival

. Chapter 21 - The Dalliance of Satī and Śiva

. Chapter 22 - The dalliance of Śivā and Śiva on the Himālayas

. Chapter 23 - Description of the Power of Devotion

. Chapter 24 - Satī’s test of Rāma’s divinity

. Chapter 25 - Separation of Satī and Śiva

. Chapter 26 - The cause of estrangement between Dakṣa and Śiva

. Chapter 27 - The inauguration of Dakṣa’s sacrifice

. Chapter 28 - Satī’s Journey

. Chapter 29 - Satī’s statement

. Chapter 30 - Satī’s casting off of her body and the subsequent disorder

. Chapter 31 - The Celestial Voice

. Chapter 32 - Vīrabhadra is born and Śiva advises him

. Chapter 33 - The March of Vīrabhadra

. Chapter 34 - The devas witness bad omens at the place of sacrifice

. Chapter 35 - Viṣṇu’s statement

. Chapter 36 - The dialogue between Viṣṇu and Vīrabhadra

. Chapter 37 - Destruction of Dakṣa’s sacrifice

. Chapter 38 - The dialogue between Kṣuva and Dadhīca

. Chapter 39 - Description of the fight between Viṣṇu and Dadhīca

. Chapter 40 - Journey to Kailāsa and the vision of Śiva

. Chapter 41 - Devas eulogise Śiva

. Chapter 42 - The removal of Dakṣa’s misery

. Chapter 43 - The Arrangement in Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

+ Section 2.3 - Rudra-saṃhitā (3): Pārvatī-khaṇḍa

. Chapter 1 - The marriage of Himācala

. Chapter 2 - Menā and others incur the imprecation of Sanaka etc.

. Chapter 3 - Hymn to Śiva by Viṣṇu and other gods

. Chapter 4 - The Goddess consoles the Gods

. Chapter 5 - Menā obtains the boon

. Chapter 6 - Pārvatī’s birth

. Chapter 7 - The childhood sports of Pārvatī

. Chapter 8 - Nārada-Himālaya Conversation

. Chapter 9 - Śiva appears before Pārvatī in dream

. Chapter 10 - Mars is born and is raised to the status of a Planet by Śiva’s grace

. Chapter 11 - Śiva and Himavat meet together

. Chapter 12 - Śiva-Himavat dialogue

. Chapter 13 - Śiva-Pārvatī dialogue

. Chapter 14 - The Birth of Tāraka and Vajrāṅga and their Penance

. Chapter 15 - The penance and reign of Tārakāsura

. Chapter 16 - Brahmā consoles the gods

. Chapter 17 - The dialogue between Indra and Kāmadeva

. Chapter 18 - Description of the perturbation caused by Kāma

. Chapter 19 - Kāma’s destruction by Śiva

. Chapter 20 - The story of the submarine fire

. Chapter 21 - Nārada instructs Pārvatī

. Chapter 22 - Description af Pārvatī’s penance

. Chapter 23 - Attempt of Himavat to dissuade Pārvatī; gods go to meet Śiva

. Chapter 24 - Śiva consents to marry Pārvatī

. Chapter 25 - The seven celestial sages test Pārvatī

. Chapter 26 - Pārvatī-Jaṭila dialogue

. Chapter 27 - Description of the fraudulent words of the Brahmacārin

. Chapter 28 - Pārvatī sees Śiva’s real form

. Chapter 29 - Śivā-Śiva dialogue

. Chapter 30 - The Celebration of Pārvatī’s Return

. Chapter 31 - Description of Śiva’s magic

. Chapter 32 - The seven celestial sages arrive

. Chapter 33 - The appeasement of Himavat

. Chapter 34 - The Story of Anaraṇya

. Chapter 35 - The story of Padmā and Pippalāda

. Chapter 36 - The statements of the seven sages

. Chapter 37 - The letter of betrothal is dispatched

. Chapter 38 - Description of the dais (maṇḍapa)

. Chapter 39 - The gods arrive at Kailāsa on invitation and Śiva prepares to start

. Chapter 40 - The Marriage Procession of Śiva

. Chapter 41 - Description of the Altar-Structure

. Chapter 42 - Description of the meeting of the lord and the mountain

. Chapter 43 - Description of Śiva’s wonderful sport

. Chapter 44 - Menā regains consciousness

. Chapter 45 - Śiva’s comely form and the Jubilation of the Citizens

. Chapter 46 - The arrival of the bridegroom

. Chapter 47 - The ceremonious entry of Śiva

. Chapter 48 - Description of Marriage (Śiva and Pārvatī)

. Chapter 49 - The delusion of Brahmā

. Chapter 50 - Description of fun and frolic

. Chapter 51 - The resuscitation of Kāma

. Chapter 52 - The bridegroom’s party is fed and Śiva retires to bed

. Chapter 53 - Description of Śiva’s return journey

. Chapter 54 - Description of the duties of the chaste wife (Pativratādharma)

. Chapter 55 - Śiva returns to Kailāsa

+ Section 2.4 - Rudra-saṃhitā (4): Kumāra-khaṇḍa

. Chapter 1 - The dalliance of Śiva

. Chapter 2 - The birth of Śiva’s son

. Chapter 3 - The boyhood sports of Kārttikeya

. Chapter 4 - Search for Kārttikeya and his conversation with Nandin

. Chapter 5 - Kārttikeya is crowned

. Chapter 6 - The miraculous feat of Kārttikeya

. Chapter 7 - Commencement of the War

. Chapter 8 - The battle between the gods and Asuras

. Chapter 9 - Boasting of Tāraka and fight between him and Indra, Viṣṇu, Vīrabhadra

. Chapter 10 - Jubilation of the gods at the death of Tāraka

. Chapter 11 - The Victory of Kumāra and the death of Bāṇa and Pralamba

. Chapter 12 - The story of Śiva and Pārvatī including that of Kārttikeya

. Chapter 13 - The birth of Gaṇeśa

. Chapter 14 - The Gaṇas argue and wrangle

. Chapter 15 - Gaṇeśa’s battle

. Chapter 16 - The head of Gaṇeśa is chopped off during the battle

. Chapter 17 - The Resuscitation of Gaṇeśa

. Chapter 18 - Gaṇeśa crowned as the chief of Gaṇas

. Chapter 19 - Gaṇapati’s marriage

. Chapter 20 - The celebration of Gaṇeśa’s marriage

+ Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa

. Chapter 1 - Description of Tripura (the three cities)

. Chapter 2 - The Prayer of the gods

. Chapter 3 - The virtues of the Tripuras

. Chapter 4 - The Tripuras are initiated

. Chapter 5 - The Tripuras are fascinated

. Chapter 6 - Prayer to Śiva

. Chapter 7 - The gods pray

. Chapter 8 - The detailed description of the chariot etc.

. Chapter 9 - Śiva’s campaign

. Chapter 10 - The burning of the Tripuras

. Chapter 11 - The Gods’ prayer

. Chapter 12 - The Gods go back to their abodes

. Chapter 13 - Resuscitation of Indra in the context of the destruction of Jalandhara

. Chapter 14 - The birth of Jalandhara and his marriage

. Chapter 15 - The fight between the gods and Jalandhara

. Chapter 16 - The battle of the gods

. Chapter 17 - The fight between Viṣṇu and Jalandhara

. Chapter 18 - The conversation between Nārada and Jalandhara

. Chapter 19 - Jalandhara’s emissary to Śiva

. Chapter 20 - The fight between the rank and file of the Gaṇas and the Asuras

. Chapter 21 - Description of the Special War

. Chapter 22 - Description of Jalandhara’s Battle

. Chapter 23 - Outraging the modesty of Vṛndā

. Chapter 24 - Jalandhara is slain

. Chapter 25 - Prayer by the gods

. Chapter 26 - The Vanishing of Viṣṇu’s delusion

. Chapter 27 - The birth of Śaṅkhacūḍa

. Chapter 28 - The penance and marriage of Śaṅkhacūḍa

. Chapter 29 - The previous birth of Śaṅkhacūḍa

. Chapter 30 - Prayer to the lord of gods

. Chapter 31 - Śiva’s advice to Viṣṇu and Brahmā

. Chapter 32 - The Emissary is sent

. Chapter 33 - March of The Victorious Lord Śiva

. Chapter 34 - The March of Śaṅkhacūḍa

. Chapter 35 - The conversation between Śiva and the emissary of Śaṅkhacūḍa

. Chapter 36 - Mutual fight

. Chapter 37 - Śaṅkhacūḍa fights with the full contingent of his army

. Chapter 38 - Kālī fights

. Chapter 39 - The annihilation of the army of Śaṅkhacūḍa

. Chapter 40 - Śaṅkhacūḍa is slain

. Chapter 41 - The curse of Tulasī

. Chapter 42 - Hiraṇyākṣa is slain

. Chapter 43 - Hiraṇyakaśipu is slain

. Chapter 44 - Andhaka’s attainment of the leadership of Gaṇas

. Chapter 45 - The beginning of the war and the conversation with the messengers

. Chapter 46 - Andhaka fights

. Chapter 47 - Description of swallowing Śukra

. Chapter 48 - Swallowing of Śukra

. Chapter 49 - The acquisition of the position of a Gaṇa by Andhaka

. Chapter 50 - Śukra learns Mṛtasañjīvanī lore

. Chapter 51 - The story of Ūṣā

. Chapter 52 - The story of Ūṣā (2)

. Chapter 53 - The dalliance of Ūṣā and Aniruddha

. Chapter 54 - The fight among Bāṇa, Śiva, Kṛṣṇa and others

. Chapter 55 - The chopping of Bāna’s arms and his humiliation

. Chapter 56 - Bāṇāsura attains the position of Śiva’s Gaṇa

. Chapter 57 - Gajāsura is slain

. Chapter 58 - Dundubhinirhrāda is slain

. Chapter 59 - Vidala and Utpala are slain

+ Section 3 - Śatarudra-saṃhitā

. Chapter 1 - The five incarnations of the supreme Brahman

. Chapter 2 - The eight forms of Śiva

. Chapter 3 - The half-female incarnation of Lord Śiva

. Chapter 4 - The story of Ṛṣabha

. Chapter 5 - The nineteen incarnations of Śiva

. Chapter 6 - The incarnation of Nandīśvara

. Chapter 7 - The coronation and the nuptials of Nandīśvara

. Chapter 8 - Bhairava incarnation

. Chapter 9 - The sports of Bhairava

. Chapter 10 - The narrative of Nṛsiṃha (man-lion)

. Chapter 11 - Prologue to Śarabha incarnation

. Chapter 12 - The incarnation of Śarabha

. Chapter 13 - The incarnation of Gṛhapati

. Chapter 14 - The incarnation of Gṛhapati (2)

. Chapter 15 - The incarnation of Gṛhapati (3)

. Chapter 16 - Śiva’s Incarnation as Yakṣeśvara

. Chapter 17 - Ten incarnations of Śiva

. Chapter 18 - Śiva’s Eleven Incarnations

. Chapter 19 - The Narrative of Durvāsas

. Chapter 20 - The Incarnation of Hanūmat and his story

. Chapter 21 - The Incarnation and the story of Maheśa

. Chapter 22 - Harassment by Viṣṇu’s sons

. Chapter 23 - The bull incarnation of Śiva (Vṛṣabha)

. Chapter 24 - Pippalāda incarnation of Śiva

. Chapter 25 - Pippalāda incarnation of Śiva (2)

. Chapter 26 - Śiva’s incarnation as Vaiśyanātha

. Chapter 27 - The incarnation of Dvijeśvara

. Chapter 28 - Śiva’s incarnation as Yatinātha haṃsa (swan)

. Chapter 29 - The incarnation of Śiva as Kṛṣṇadarśana

. Chapter 30 - The incarnation of Śiva as Avadhūteśvara

. Chapter 31 - The incarnation of Śiva as Bhikṣuvarya

. Chapter 32 - The incarnation of Śiva named Sureśvara

. Chapter 33 - Śiva’s incarnation as the student-ascetic (Jaṭila)

. Chapter 34 - The incarnation of Śiva as Sunartaka naṭa

. Chapter 35 - The incarnation of Śiva as a saintly brahmin

. Chapter 36 - Śiva’s incarnation as Aśvatthāman

. Chapter 37 - Instruction of Vyāsa in the context of Siva’s incarnation as Kirāta

. Chapter 38 - The description of Arjuna’s penance

. Chapter 39 - The demon Mūka is killed in the context of the incarnation of Kirāta

. Chapter 40 - The Kirāta-Arjuna dialogue

. Chapter 41 - The incarnation of lord Śiva as Kirāta

. Chapter 42 - The Twelve Jyotirliṅga incarnations

+ Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā

. Chapter 1 - The greatness of Jyotirliṅgas and their Upaliṅgas

. Chapter 2 - The greatness of Śivaliṅgas

. Chapter 3 - The penance of Anasūyā and Atri

. Chapter 4 - The greatness of Atrīśvara

. Chapter 5 - The death of the Brahmin lady and the greatness of Nandikeśvara

. Chapter 6 - The Brahmin lady attains heaven

. Chapter 7 - The greatness of Nandikeśvara

. Chapter 8 - The greatness of Mahābala

. Chapter 9 - The attainment of good goal by the outcaste woman

. Chapter 10 - The greatness and glory of Mahābala

. Chapter 11 - The greatness of the moon-crested Paśupatinātha

. Chapter 12 - The reason for Śiva’s assuming the phallic form (liṅga)

. Chapter 13 - The origin of Vaṭuka

. Chapter 14 - The origin of the Jyotirliṅga Somanātha

. Chapter 15 - The origin of the Second Mallikārjuna Jyotirliṅga

. Chapter 16 - The greatness of the Jyotirliṅga Mahākāla

. Chapter 17 - The greatness of Jyotirliṅga Mahākāla

. Chapter 18 - The greatness of the Jyotirliṅga Oṃkāreśvara

. Chapter 19 - The greatness of the Jyotirliṅga Kedāreśvara

. Chapter 20 - The greatness of the Jyotirliṅga Bhīmeśvara

. Chapter 21 - The origin of the Jyotirliṅga Bhīmeśvara

. Chapter 22 - The greatness of Viśveśvara, the arrival of Rudra at Kāśī

. Chapter 23 - The greatness of the Jyotirliṅga Kāśī-Viśveśvara

. Chapter 24 - The greatness of Gautama

. Chapter 25 - The planned arrangement of Gautama

. Chapter 26 - The greatness of Tryambakeśvara

. Chapter 27 - The greatness of the Jyotirliṅga Tryambakeśvara

. Chapter 28 - The glory of the Jyotirliṅga Vaidyanātheśvara

. Chapter 29 - The havoc of the Rākṣasas of Dārukāvana

. Chapter 30 - The greatness of the Jyotirliṅga Nāgeśvara

. Chapter 31 - The greatness of Rāmeśvara

. Chapter 32 - The narrative of Sudehā and Sudharmā

. Chapter 33 - Origin and glory of the Jyolirliṅga Ghuśmeśvara

. Chapter 34 - Acquisition of Sudarśana by Viṣṇu

. Chapter 35 - Śiva-sahasranāma: the thousand names of Śiva

. Chapter 36 - Efficacy of the thousand names of Śiva

. Chapter 37 - Devotion to lord Śiva

. Chapter 38 - The greatness of Śivarātri

. Chapter 39 - The conclusion of the rite of Śivarātri

. Chapter 40 - The glory of Śivarātri

. Chapter 41 - Review of salvation

. Chapter 42 - The difference between Saguṇa and Nirguṇa

. Chapter 43 - Review of Knowledge

+ Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā

. Chapter 1 - Kṛṣṇa meets Upamanyu

. Chapter 2 - Upamanyu’s instruction

. Chapter 3 - The greatness of Śiva

. Chapter 4 - The exhibition of Siva’s spell

. Chapter 5 - The Great Sins (mahā-pāpa)

. Chapter 6 - Different types of sins (pāpa)

. Chapter 7 - Pathway to Hell and the Emissaries of Yama

. Chapter 8 - Description of the Hell (naraka)

. Chapter 9 - Pangs of hell

. Chapter 10 - The mode of sufferings in the Hell

. Chapter 11 - The glory of the gift of food

. Chapter 12 - The glory of penance (tapas)

. Chapter 13 - The glory of the Purāṇas

. Chapter 14 - General charitable gifts

. Chapter 15 - Description of the Nether worlds (pātāla)

. Chapter 16 - Uplift from the hell

. Chapter 17 - Description of the Jambūdvīpa (jambū-dvīpa)

. Chapter 18 - Seven continents (varṣa)

. Chapter 19 - Worlds (loka) and Planets (graha)

. Chapter 20 - The statement of a special Mantra

. Chapter 21 - The fruits of righteous war

. Chapter 22 - The origin and development of the body (deha)

. Chapter 23 - The description of infancy (bālya)

. Chapter 24 - Nature of women (strī)

. Chapter 25 - Ascertainment of the time of death

. Chapter 26 - The deception or dodging of Kāla

. Chapter 27 - Escaping death and attainment of Śiva

. Chapter 28 - The Chāyāpuruṣa

. Chapter 29 - The primeval creation

. Chapter 30 - Description of Creation

. Chapter 31 - Description of Creation (2)

. Chapter 32 - Description of Creation (3): The family of Kaśyapa

. Chapter 33 - Description of Creation (4)

. Chapter 34 - The enumeration of Manvantaras

. Chapter 35 - The description of Vaivasvata

. Chapter 36 - The description of the nine sons of and the race of Vaivasvata Manu

. Chapter 37 - The race of Manu

. Chapter 38 - From Satyavrata to Sagara

. Chapter 39 - Kings of the solar race (sūryavaṃśa)

. Chapter 40 - The power of the Manes (pitṛ)

. Chapter 41 - The attainment of the seven hunters

. Chapter 42 - Power of the Pitṛs

. Chapter 43 - The mode of worshipping Vyāsa

. Chapter 44 - The birth of Vyāsa

. Chapter 45 - The incarnation of Mahākālikā

. Chapter 46 - Incarnation of Mahālakṣmī

. Chapter 47 - Dhūmralocana, Caṇḍa, Muṇḍa and Raktabīja are slain

. Chapter 48 - The manifestation of Sarasvatī

. Chapter 49 - The manifestation of Umā

. Chapter 50 - The incarnation of Śatākṣī etc.

. Chapter 51 - Review of holy rites

+ Section 6 - Kailāsa-saṃhitā

. Chapter 1 - The discussion among Vyāsa, Śaunaka and others

. Chapter 2 - The dialogue between the god and the goddess

. Chapter 3 - The way of Sannyāsa

. Chapter 4 - The daily conduct of a Sannyāsin

. Chapter 5 - The rules governing the mystic diagram of the ascetic

. Chapter 6 - Rules of Nyāsa in the path of Renunciation

. Chapter 7 - The worship of Śiva

. Chapter 8 - Śiva’s Mental worship

. Chapter 9 - The mode of interpreting the Praṇava

. Chapter 10 - Sūta’s instruction

. Chapter 11 - Description of the Brahman Vāmadeva

. Chapter 12 - The procedure of Sannyāsa

. Chapter 13 - The Procedure of Renunciation

. Chapter 14 - The Praṇava in the form of Śiva

. Chapter 15 - The idol of Śiva for worship

. Chapter 16 - Śiva’s principle

. Chapter 17 - The non-dualistic (advaita) nature of Śiva

. Chapter 18 - The procedure of initiating a disciple

. Chapter 19 - The rules of Yogapaṭṭa

. Chapter 20 - Rules for hair-cutting and ablution

. Chapter 21 - The duties and rites up to the tenth day after the death of ascetics

. Chapter 22 - The rites on the eleventh day for the ascetics

. Chapter 23 - The twelfth day rites for Yatis

+ Section 7.1 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (1)

. Chapter 1 - Origin of the sacred lore

. Chapter 2 - The problem of the sages

. Chapter 3 - The Naimiṣa episode

. Chapter 4 - The advent of Vāyu

. Chapter 5 - The Principles of Śiva cult

. Chapter 6 - The Principles of Śiva cult (2)

. Chapter 7 - The glory of Time (kāla)

. Chapter 8 - The span of life of the trinity

. Chapter 9 - The creation and sustenance

. Chapter 10 - The description of creation (sṛṣṭi) (1)

. Chapter 11 - The description of creation (sṛṣṭi) (2)

. Chapter 12 - The description of creation (sṛṣṭi) (3)

. Chapter 13 - The creation of Brahmā and Viṣṇu

. Chapter 14 - The manifestation of Rudras

. Chapter 15 - Song of Prayer addressed to Śiva and Śivā

. Chapter 16 - The manifestation of divine Śakti

. Chapter 17 - The Narrative of Creation

. Chapter 18 - The abandonment of the body by Satī

. Chapter 19 - The origin of Vīrabhadra

. Chapter 20 - The destruction of Dakṣa’s sacrifice (1)

. Chapter 21 - The destruction of Dakṣa’s sacrifice (2): The punishment of the gods

. Chapter 22 - The destruction of Dakṣa’s sacrifice (3)

. Chapter 23 - The destruction of Dakṣa’s sacrifice (4): Śiva’s Fury

. Chapter 24 - Śiva’s sports on the Mandara mountain

. Chapter 25 - The goddess (devī) attains fair complexion

. Chapter 26 - The attainment of higher status by the tiger (vyāghra)

. Chapter 27 - Gaurī’s embellishment

. Chapter 28 - The glory of Bhasma

. Chapter 29 - The analysis of Vāgartha (vāg-artha)

. Chapter 30 - The principle of Śiva

. Chapter 31 - Instruction in perfect wisdom

. Chapter 32 - The description of excellent practice

. Chapter 33 - Rules governing Pāśupatavrata

. Chapter 34 - The penance of Upamanyu

. Chapter 35 - The story of Upamanyu

+ Section 7.2 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (2)

. Chapter 1 - Acquisition of sons by Śrīkṛṣṇa (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

. Chapter 2 - The glory of lord Śiva

. Chapter 3 - Upamanyu’s advice to lord Kṛṣṇa

. Chapter 4 - The exalted magnificence of Gaurī and Śiva

. Chapter 5 - Knowledge of paśupati principle

. Chapter 6 - The Principle of Śiva (1)

. Chapter 7 - The principle of Śiva (2)

. Chapter 8 - The incarnations of Vyāsa

. Chapter 9 - Śiva’s incarnations as Yogācāryas

. Chapter 10 - Devotion to Śiva

. Chapter 11 - The Śaivite knowledge

. Chapter 12 - The glory of the five-syllabled mantra of Śiva (1)

. Chapter 13 - The greatness of the five-syllabled Mantra (2)

. Chapter 14 - The glory of the five-syllabled Mantra (3)

. Chapter 15 - The greatness of the Preceptor (guru)

. Chapter 16 - The consecration of the disciple (śiṣya)

. Chapter 17 - The rules governing Śaivite initiation

. Chapter 18 - The purification of the six paths

. Chapter 19 - The consecration of the aspirant and the greatness of the Mantra

. Chapter 20 - Special consecration

. Chapter 21 - Nitya and Naimittika rites

. Chapter 22 - The compulsory and optional rites of Śaivite Scriptures

. Chapter 23 - A gloss on the rules governing worship

. Chapter 24 - The ritual of lord Śiva

. Chapter 25 - The Worship of Śiva

. Chapter 26 - The worship of Śiva with the ancillary rites

. Chapter 27 - The rite of sacrifice

. Chapter 28 - The compulsory and optional rites

. Chapter 29 - Description of Kāmya rites

. Chapter 30 - The Kāmya rites of the followers of Śiva

. Chapter 31 - The Hymn of lord Śiva

. Chapter 32 - The rites for achieving worldly benefits

. Chapter 33 - Rites for deriving benefits hereafter

. Chapter 34 - The delusion of Viṣṇu and Brahmā (1)

. Chapter 35 - The delusion of Viṣṇu and Brahmā (2)

. Chapter 36 - Installation of Śiva

. Chapter 37 - The Goal of Yoga

. Chapter 38 - Obstacles in the path of Yoga

. Chapter 39 - The Śaivite Yoga

. Chapter 40 - Journey of the sages of Naimiṣa

. Chapter 41 - Instruction of Vyāsa

. Appendix 1 - The five faces of Śiva (pañcānana)

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