Stories from the Shiv Puran

Faithful retellings, each cited to its Samhita and chapter.

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
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