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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Where from I get Ribhu Gita?
Can You Tell me where from I get the Ribhu Gita in Sanskrit-Hindi Translation/Transliteration. I searched everywhere in markets and also on Internet.Help me if you know This rarest book?
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What are Prakriti and Purusha?
What exactly are Prakriti and Purusha?
I came across the term Prakriti while reading the Shiva purana and searched to understand the true meaning of it, but there are a lot of mixed views and opinions on both the terms.
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Where is the quote satyam shivam sundaram taken from?
Satyam shivam sundaram where does this quote occur in scripture
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How come Veerbhadra mentions Vamana avatar during his encounter with Narasimha?
In Shiv Purana posted here (I think it was by Keshav Srinivasan), Veerbhadra was asking Narasimha to leave this form. He cited several reasons one of them being that even Prahalad grandson has been blessed by Vamana.
Does it mean that Lord Vishnu…
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In Hindu religion is there a concept of jinn?
I have doubt about jinns and I want to know is there a concept of jinn in Hindu religion.
I want to know who is jinn.
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Why Lord Shiva has a snake around his neck?
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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