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Stories:
- Maha Devi destroys Mahishasura and his clan (Gratitude Hymns to Devi included)
- Lord Siva’s ten incarnations corresponding to those of Shakti
- Outlines of Manvantaras, ‘Prithvi’ (Earth) and of ‘Sapta’ (Seven) Dwipas
- External and Internal Ways of Worship
- Panchamaadhyaaya-Vegavati Prabhaava
- Prakriti and Purusha – Integrated Concepts
- ESSENCE OF MARKANDEYA PURANA
- The birth of Kartikeya and the end of Tarakasura
- Anecdotes of Kartikeya and Ganesha
- Ganga and Lord Shiva
- Chaturashyaadhyaaya: Shiva’s defeat, Brahma’s blindness, Shri Chakra Puja and beneficiaries
- Epilogue: Vedic Faith is Everlasting despite pulls and pressures!
- Vaidyanath (At Deogarh / Parli?)
- Siva’s victory over Sankhachooda
- Swan couple inspire Swarochi’s renunciation and implications of Padma Vidya
- Significance of ‘Rudrakshas’
- Rasa Lingam or Parad Lingam
- Omkareshwar and Vindhya Mountain
- ‘Puja Vidhhanam’ or the Course of Worship to Bhagavan Siva
- Siva Purana ‘Phalasruti’
Temples:
- Tambadi Surla, Goa
- Shiva Temple at Bhutanath Guwahati
- Srisailam Map
- The Kanwar Yatra to Deoghar-baba baidyanath dham
- Haleswar Temple Tezpur Assam
- Somnath
- Ghrishneswara
- Ambreshwar Shiv Mandir, Maharashtra
- Matangeshvara Temple, Khajuraho
- Shiv Temple, Bengaluru
Scriptures:
- Devi Bhagavati – ‘Nirguna’ and ‘Virupa’ Shakti
- Vishnu destroys Madhu Kaitabha brothers
- Devi Bhagavati blesses Vishnu as Hayagreeva
- Maha Vishnu remote-controlled by Devi Bhagavati
- ESSENCE OF DEVI BHAGAVATA PURANA
- Kamakshi blesses King Dasharatha with Excellent Progeny
- The Top Five
- ‘Shri Kamaakshyaapaada Mastaka Varnana’ (Shri Kamakshi’s Physical Description)
- Brahma’s commedation of Tripura Sundari
- Agastya-HayagrivaSamvada
- Phala Shruti
- Chaturashyaadhyaaya: Shiva’s defeat, Brahma’s blindness, Shri Chakra Puja and beneficiaries
- Trayodashaadhyaaya: Eminence of ‘Bhutabandha Janardana’
- Dwadashaadhyaaya: The Magnificence of Maha Tripura Sundari
- Ekaadashaadyaaya: Exaltation of Kamakoti Bila
- Dashamadhyaaya: Kamakoti Sthala Nirnaya
- Navamaadhyaaya: Sarva Tirtha Mahima
- Ashtamaadhyaaya: The Glories of Ekaamreshwara and Baalaa (Tapah) Kamakshi
- Saptamaadhyaaya- The Significance of Ekaamra Vriksha
- Shashthyadhyaaya -Rudrashaalaa Mahatmya
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