Shiva Purana, Linga Purana, Shivarahasya Purana, Skanda Purana and other Puranas narrate stories associated with Lord Shiva. Most ancient temples have legends behind them. Different Puranas have different versions of the same story, but they have a common thread. Read these mythological stories with your mind and heart.
Often, these stories from the sacred books of Hinduism have an underlying story – they focus an aspect of life, and can be used effectively for teaching Dharma, or proper moral conduct, laws of Karma, etc. both for children and for adults. Reading the same story again and again will make the underlying truth establish itself firmly in your sub-conscious mind, and you will be able to come up with time-tested solutions to your predicaments and lead a more fulfilling life.
- Triteeyodhyaaya-Hasti Shaila Mahima
- Attainment of Siva Loka and Superiority of Human Life
- Ayodhya ‘Mahatmya’ and the Import of ‘Tirthas’ around
- King Indradyumna and his ‘Satsang’ Group
- Procedure of worshipping Maha Devi
- Manvantara Phala Shruti
- Series of Siva’s victories over Demons
- Maha Vishnu remote-controlled by Devi Bhagavati
- Dhruva the immortal
- King Alarka transformed as a Yogi by Mahatma Dattatreya
- Tatpurusha
- Fruits of ‘Punya’ (Rewards of Virtue / Goodness)
- Maha Maya enables Vishnu to kill the Demon Brothers Madhu and Kaitabha
- Lord Siva’s ten incarnations corresponding to those of Shakti
- Ekadashi Vrata-the Legend of King Rukmanga
- Vaisakha Month’s Significance
- Shiv Shankar’s secret of immortality and the Amarnath Cave
- Destruction of Daksha Yagna by Virabhadra
- Significance of ‘Daan’ (Charity)-Its Profile and Fruits
- Anecdotes of Kartikeya and Ganesha
- ‘Shivaakshara’ Mantras, ‘Pashus’, their Self-control and Realisation of Pashupati
- Emergence of the Five Sadakhyas
- Margasirsha Mahatmya
- The Atma Linga or the Essence of Shiva- The Story of Murudeshwar
- Supremacy of Maha Deva Over Maha Vishnu
- Essence of Siva Purana – Preface
- Lord Brahma loses his fifth head
- Why had ‘Mahi Sagara Sangama Tirtha’ become a ‘Gupta Kshetra”?
- Pashupata Yoga, Vividha Lingas, Murti Pratishtha, Shivalayaas and Archana Vidhi
- Significance of ‘Rudrakshas’
- Ego clashes of illustrious personalities
- Origin of Mahishasura and his battle with Devas
- Significance of the month of Kartika
- Legend of Shiva Linga
- Brahma’s commedation of Tripura Sundari
- Sakti ‘Rupas’ (Images) during Manvantaras
- Pashupaasha Vimochana, Uma Maheswara and other Shiva Vratas (Pashupaasha Vimochana Mantra included)
- Ultimate Supremacy of Bhagavati Unquestionable
- Maha Deva exterminates ‘Tri-Purasuras’
- Basic Manifestations of Shiva
- Maha Bhagavati allows vision of the dead at Kurukshetra Battle
- Skanda’s ‘Vijaya Sthambh’ (Tower of Victory) and ‘Siddha Saptaka’
- Lord Shiva and Pralaya
- Linga Purana
- Goddess Parvati prays for Shiva
- Surya Deva – Vedic Origin, Physical Birth, Wedding and Progeny
- Swan couple inspire Swarochi’s renunciation and implications of Padma Vidya
- Connotation of Omkaara and analysis of Alphabets related to Shiv’s Body Parts
- Burden of Evil on Earth and the Role of ‘Maha Maya’
- Most Significant ‘Siva Kshetras’ as identified by Maha Deva