Questions tagged [shiva-purana]
The Shiva Purana or Shiva Mahapurana is one of the puranas (a genre of Hindu religious texts), dedicated to the Lord Shiva. It contains twelve Saṁhitās and 100,000 shlokas (verses).
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What Mantra should be chanted while wearing Five-faced Rudraksha?
I wear a Rudraksha with 5 faces / Panchamukhi.
I read somewhere that there are certain mantras to be chanted while wearing it.
can anyone tell how can I know which one is associated with the ...
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Was Shiva ever incarnated by taking birth from womb?
Krishna and Rama were born to humans by taking birth from womb. What about Shiva?
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Why it is believed that it will give positive effects only if it is Lord Shiva's own wish to perform Tandava and not of others?
Why it is believed that it will give positive effects only if it is Lord Shiva's own wish to perform Tandava and not of others?
It is believed if someone else ask GOD to do Tandava it gives negative ...
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Where do Vedas state that Destiny is the nature of Time?
Shiva Purana Kailasha Samhita chapter 13 (13.29-30) states;
मायां तु प्रकृतिं विद्यादिति माया श्रुतीरिता ।
तज्जान्येतानि तत्त्वानि श्रुत्युक्तानि न संशय ।।29
It has been propounded in the ...
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What is the story of Siva's Incarnation (ईशान) Ishan?
According to what I have studied yet the 23rd incarnation of Lord Shiva is (ईशान) Ishan (The ruler).
The story related to this incarnation is not described much deeper or it can be my fault that I ...
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Who is the 9th Shiva?
There are supposed to be more than one aspect of Lord Shiva. Sri Hanuman is Rudra, the 11th aspect of Lord Shiva, can someone shed some light on the other aspects of lord Shiva? In particular the 9th.
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What is the "essence of the earth and heaven" given by Brahma to sage Gautama at his marriage?
As I discuss in this answer, the Shiva Purana describes the origin of the Godavari River. According to this excerpt from the Kotirudra Samhita of the Shiva Purana, after the sage Gautama prays to ...
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How Lord Shiva got name as "PanchaMukhan" and when did he become Five faced? [duplicate]
Would like to know how Lord Shiva got name as "PanchaMukhan" ,what are 5 names ? Any images of this PanchaMukhas?? Also when did he become five faced?
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What happens to Lord Shiva's trishul during dissolution of universe?
I've read Kashi is absorbed into trishul at the time of Dissolution. But Trishul too has to be absorbed. Can anyone give references about the Trishul? As it has to be absorbed, So Kashi ultimately ...
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What were the exact reasons of birth of all the Shivansh?
After going through stories of Shivansh, following patterns happened to be common in all-
All were against Lord Shiva. Even they wanted to kill Mahadeva!
All were against Devas despite of the fact ...
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What are some Stories of Lord Shiva which show tremendous Love of him to his devotees?
Can anyone provide some proofs that show Lord Shiva really includes his devotees as part of his own? A serial based on Mahadeva, they sometimes show as if Lord Shiva has unequal vision for his ...
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What is the correct source of this verse?
I read this verse stated by Lord Shiva to Devi Parvati -
ārādhanaṃ sarveṣāṃ viṣṇor ārādhanaṃ paraṃ of all kinds of worship, worship of Lord Vishnu is the best.
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tasmāt parataraṁ ...
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Did Shiva's army molest women during Daksha Yajna?
In Shiva Purana I heard it's mentioned that Shiva's army consisting of Bhūtas (bhūta gaṇa), Vetālas etc., molested many women who attended the Daksha Yagna. Is this true?
If yes, how is this action ...
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How should contrition (repentance for sins) be performed?
If I worship or chant a mantra, is it considered contrition i.e., repentance for my sins or is contrition done differently?
What do scriptures say about contrition? The right way to do it?
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Who is Lohitang? What is his story? [duplicate]
Lothiang was the ‘ansh’ of lord shiva and was born from the ‘Shwet bund’ perspiration and sweat of Lord Shiva when he was performing tandav. What is his story?
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What are offerings to shivalinga and what are fruits of it?
What are offerings to shivalinga and what are fruits of it? It is said that if we offer water of river Ganga, we attain Moksha after death, similarly milk is offered for long life. But this ...
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How many times has Shiva opened his 3rd eye?
According to Hindu mythology, how many times has Shiva opened his 3rd eye and why?
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How can Shiva puranam and Vishnu puranam be interpreted?
I would like to know how have those things happened as stated in the puranas. For example,
In Shiva Puranam, we talk about mother Parvathi's kalyanam (marriage). How did it take place? Did both Shiva ...
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Did Mother Sati become a ghost after committing sucide?
This answer states that after suicide a person becomes a ghost. Then did mother Sati become ghost after committing suicide?
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Why is Moon on Lord Shiva's head only shown as crescent?
The story that of, how the Moon god ended up in Lord Shiva's hair, goes like this:
Moon god had to get relief from the disease that he got by his own fault. He came to know that the only remedy for ...
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How Lord Shiva became Tripurari?
How shiva became Tripurari ? I have heard that Brahma became charioteer and other deities became chariot? And still they say shiva does not need anything but was playing with the stuff of devas?
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Was Nandi really a bull?
The general belief about Nandi (related to Lord Shiva) is that he is a bull who is generally in human form but at times changes into the form of a bull. But after reading Shiva Purana, I feel that ...
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Rudra's confrontation with the Devas at Yajna and slaying of Prajapathi
I am referring to this blog where the following is stated:
There is a persistent motif of the deva Rudra (Śiva) being originally
refused ritual offerings of the yajña to which the other deva-s ...
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Why Lord shiva is the most powerful GOD? [closed]
Why Lord shiva is the most powerful GOD?
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Where did the beheading of the elephant (which later became the head of Lord Ganesha) happen?
My home town is Tiruchirappalli (i.e Trichy) which is the abbreviated form of Thirucchiram arutha palli (Tamil). In English, it literally means 'the place where the holy beheading took place'.
As I ...
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Why Lord Shiva is depicted as Lord of Time?
Kali Mata was named as Kaali because she is wife of Lord Shiva, who is said to be Lord of time. As He is Lord of time, few avatars or Amsas of Him are named after him such as KaalaBhairava. What is ...
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Did Lord Shiva and Lord Rama ever meet in person?
I am reading Shiva and Sati's story where I can see that Prajapati Daksha, Lord Shiva and Sati all lived in the Treta yuga.
I can also recall that Bhagavan Sri Ram also lived in the Treta yuga.
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What are all Varaha Avatars of Vishnu?
In the Chapter Manifestation of Rudra - Rudra Samhita Section one of Shiva Purana (Pg 224),
Brahma said this to his son Narada,
A boar has the power of steadily going deep below. Hence, Vishnu ,...
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Why Lord Shiva has a snake around his neck? [duplicate]
I have never read about the story why Shiva has a serpant around his neck. Is it to stop the poison from entering his body ?
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Did Shiva's incarnation Lakulisha meet Krishna or other Mahabharata characters?
In this excerpt from the Shatarudra Samhita of the Shiva Purana, Shiva tells Brahma about his incarnations (avataras) in the Dwapara Yugas of the various Mahayugas in the Vaivasvata Manvantara (the ...
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Battle between Shiva and Vishnu [duplicate]
I am following the mega serial Dev ke dev Mahadev. In an episode they are showing a battle between Shiva and Vishnu. Is this true? or It is cheap attempt by the show just to increase their TRP?
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According to Vishnu Puran, Vishnu created Shiva and according to Shiva Purana it's vice versa. What's the truth?
According to Vishnu Puran, Lord Vishnu created Lord Shiva and according to Shiva Purana it's vice versa. In Devi Bhagavata Purana, Adi Shakti created both Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva. So, what is the ...
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Why aren't Shiva Purana and Vishnu Purana updated?
The Shiva Purana and Vishnu Purana contains some deeds of the Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu respectively which had happened. Both Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu exist even today, now they might be doing some ...
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About visiting 108 Shiva temples
Visiting 108 Siva temples in one's lifetime is said to absolve one of all sins and attain bliss. Is there a specific list of 108 temples or does it refer to any 108 out of the thousands of Siva ...
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Is Taj Mahal really a Shiva Temple in the past?
I have seen many blogs which claims that Taj Mahal was a Shiva temple in the past.
Links for few those blogs are
1. The Tajmahal is Tejomahalay, A Hindu Temple
2. Taj Mahal A Shiv Temple
Is there ...
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Who are Gandharvas?
I have heard the name 'Gandharvas', while I was reading Shiva Purana, as the part of the beings in the creation.
What are these? Is there any relation of Humans to them (ancestral basis), or they are ...
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