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[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] I meditate on Śiva, the lord of Ambikā ( Pārvatī ), auspicious from t…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O saintly men, the question that you put me is very pertinent. Pro…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. On hearing the words of Sūta, the great sages said, “Please narrat…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O holy one, what is Śravaṇa ? what is Manana? How is the Kīrtana p…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. A person incompetent to perform the three rites of Śravaṇa etc. sh…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] Summary: The journey to Kailāśa of the Devas terrified by the use of …
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. Dear children, hail to ye. I hope the universe and the race of the…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. Mahādeva then created a wonderful person, Bhairava, from the middl…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] I. In the mean time Brahmā and Viṣṇu had been standing silently on ei…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] Summary: The Evanescence of Śiva after expounding the Five-fold dutie…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. How is the phallic form of Śiva to be installed? What are the char…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O wise sages, please listen to the narrative of holy centres with …
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. Kindly tell us the mode of good conduct ( sadācāra ) whereby the s…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O lord, please tell us in order in detail all these rites viz. the…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O Sūta, foremost among those who know everything, please expound t…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O excellent one, please explain the rules of the worship of clay i…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O lord, tell us the greatness of the syllable Om and that of the s…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O foremost among those who know everything, please explain the nat…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1-2. O Sūta, Sūta, be long-lived. Thou art a blessed devotee of Śiva.…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] Summary: The mode of worshipping an earthen phallic image by chanting…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1-2. O Sūta, O Sūta the fortunate, disciple of Vyāsa, obeisance be to…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O good sage, we have heard before, that the offering of eatables (…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1-2. O Sūta, Sūta the fortunate disciple of Vyāsa, obeisance to thee.…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. The ashes ( bhasma ) of auspicious nature are of two types. I shal…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O sage Śaunaka, highly intelligent, of the form of Śiva, noble-min…