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Stories:
- Talks Between Lord S’iva and Satî
- Trinity blesses Sage Atri and Anasuya with triplets
- Kashi Mahatmya- Pride of Vindhyachal suppressed by Sage Agastya
- Ego clashes of illustrious personalities
- Duties of a Model King as prescribed by Queen Madalasa
- Origin of Kedar Kshetra and its importance
- The burning of Bhima the demon
- King Indradyumna and his ‘Satsang’ Group
- Phala Shruti
- Ganga and Lord Shiva
- Phala Shruti of Markandeya Purana
- Maha Devi’s Physical features
- Bharata Varsha, its Mountains, Rivers and Territories
- Some Illustrious Devotees to Siva and Special Austerities in Worship
- Significance of ‘Daan’ (Charity)-Its Profile and Fruits
- Siva’s victory over Sankhachooda
- ‘Shri Kamaakshyaapaada Mastaka Varnana’ (Shri Kamakshi’s Physical Description)
- Margasirsha Mahatmya
- King Nimi Vs. Vasishtha
- Shiva Leelaas: Andhaka pardoned, Bhudevi saved, Prahlada rescued and Jalandhara killed (Nrisimha Stuti included)
Temples:
- Parasurameswara Temple, Gudimallam, Tirupati
- Tukeshwar Devalaya – Kamakhya Hill
- Motieswar Shiva Temple, Muscat, Oman
- Kaiyuan Temple, Quanzhou, China
- Baijnath, Kangra
- Kuttiattoor Sivakshethram, Kerala
- Kaviyoor Mahadevar Temple, Kerala
- Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga
- Kanchi Kailasanathar Temple
- Veerabhadra Temple, Lepakshi
Scriptures:
- Interplay of Primary ‘Gunas’ causes Chandra’s Romance with Tara
- 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
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