The Shiv Puran, told faithfully.

Begin here

• Read the storiesFaithful retellings, cited to the chapter
• Chant a stotraSanskrit, transliteration, and meaning
• Understand the teachingsWhat the text says, and what it asks of us
• Listen to the full readingThe whole Shiv Puran, read aloud

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  Daksha Yagna: Sati, Virabhadra and the Broken Sacrifice

  Daksha holds a great sacrifice and leaves Shiva out. Sati dies in protest, Virabhadra breaks the rite, and Shiva finally restores Daksha. A retelling of Sati Khanda chapters 26-43.

  Rudra Samhita · 7 min read

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  Samudra Manthan and Neelakantha: What the Shiv Puran Says

  Gods and demons churn the ocean of milk for nectar, and a deadly poison rises first. This page follows the Shiv Puran's own accounts of how Shiva held the poison in his throat, and says where other texts differ.

  Shatarudra Samhita · 6 min read

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Part 1Day 1 - Shri Maha Shiv Puran Reading by Sonia Malhotra Aunty