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.
- Some significant Do’s and Don’ts as human responsibilty
- Queen Madalasa confers Kingship to Alarka
- Rameswaram
- Maha Devi destroys Mahishasura and his clan (Gratitude Hymns to Devi included)
- King Pururava’s infatuation with Apsara Urvasi
- Kiratha and Arjuna
- Danavas defeat Devas, churning of Ocean and Emergence of ‘Amrit’
- Setu Tirtha (Rameswara Kshetra)
- Maha Maya enables Vishnu to kill the Demon Brothers Madhu and Kaitabha
- ‘Puja Vidhhanam’ or the Course of Worship to Bhagavan Siva
- Shiv Shankar’s secret of immortality and the Amarnath Cave
- Hanuman, the eleventh avatar of Shiva
- Part 2. Bhimashankar Dham Guwahati Assam
- Poompavai brought back to life by Sambandar
- Andhakasura and Mahakaleshwar
- Ardhanariswar
- Devi Sati’s self-immolation and Daksha Yagna destroyed
- Destruction of Daksha Yagna by Virabhadra
- Ashtamaadhyaaya: The Glories of Ekaamreshwara and Baalaa (Tapah) Kamakshi
- Origin of Nagara, Shankha Tirtha, Achaleswara / Siddheswara Lingas
- Maha Bhagavati allows vision of the dead at Kurukshetra Battle
- Mahishasura’s amorous proposals to Maha Devi
- Ultimate Supremacy of Bhagavati Unquestionable
- Why had ‘Mahi Sagara Sangama Tirtha’ become a ‘Gupta Kshetra”?
- Worship method of Siva Lingas
- Bala Muni Upamanyu attains Ganapatya due to denial of Milk leading to Shiva Bhakti
- Vision of Maha Bhagavati by Trimurtis
- The stories of Chyavana Muni and Sukanya, King Nabhaga, Pradyumna and Ila Devi
- Brahma’s commedation of Tripura Sundari
- Easana
- Duties of a Model King as prescribed by Queen Madalasa
- Yaksha asked Yudhisthira
- Siva’s victory over Andhakasura
- ‘Yashya Nisvasitam Vedah’ (Who exhaled Vedas?) – Super Energy creates Vishnu
- Dashamadhyaaya: Kamakoti Sthala Nirnaya
- Fruits of ‘Punya’ (Rewards of Virtue / Goodness)
- Significance of observing Shiva Ratri
- Sumbha, Nikumbha and followers slayed by Devi Ambika
- Siva’s victory over Gajasura
- Shashthyadhyaaya -Rudrashaalaa Mahatmya
- Nara and Narayana, Urvasi and Prahlada
- The Top Five
- Sakti ‘Rupas’ (Images) during Manvantaras
- Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Nrisimha, Vamana and Parashurama Avataras
- Maha Devi destroys Mahishasura
- UPA LINGAS
- Future Manus-Daksha, Brahma, Dharma and Rudra Saavarnis
- Jaimini’s doubts on ‘Mahabharata’ clarified by the Holy Birds
- Magnificence of Satakshi Maha Devi
- Attainment of Siva Loka and Superiority of Human Life