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[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. The excellent story of the householder Śiva, including that of Gaṇ…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O son of Brahmā, of great intellect, and most eloquent, please nar…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. A meritorious person is the presiding ruler of the Tripuras now. H…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. For causing obstacles in their virtuous activities, Viṣṇu of great…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. When the ruler of the Asuras was initiated after being deluded by …
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. When the ruler of the Asuras, his brothers and the citizens were t…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. On hearing the words of the gods and others, Śiva accepted the pro…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O Sanatkumāra, of good intellect, O omniscient one, O foremost amo…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. Brahmā handed over that divine chariot of various wonderful featur…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. Then Śiva, the great lord, seated in the chariot and equipped with…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O son of Brahmā, of great intellect, O most excellent among the de…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. In the meantime the Asura Maya who was not burnt due to the streng…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O holy lord, son of Brahmā, it has been heard by me before that th…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O omniscient Sanatkumāra, son of Brahmā, obeisance be to you. This…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. Once the son of the ocean, the noble-hearted husband of Vṛndā, was…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. On seeing the Asura coming again, the gods including Indra tremble…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. Then the heroic Asuras hit and struck the gods distressed and terr…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. When the great Asura was ruling over the Earth virtuously, the god…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O omniscient Sanatkumāra, what did the king of Daityas do after th…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O omniscient Sanatkumāra, a wonderful story has been narrated by y…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. On seeing the leaders of the Gaṇas, Nandin, Gaṇeśa and Kārttikeya,…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. Then the great lord Śiva assuming a terrible form went laughingly …
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O omniscient Sanatkumāra, please narrate, O eloquent one, what did…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O excellent son of Brahmā, O intelligent one, you have narrated a …
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. Then Brahmā, other gods and the sages eulogised lord Śiva humbly b…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O son of Brahmā, obeisance be to you. O excellent devotee of Śiva,…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O sage, now listen to another story of Śiva lovingly, by listening…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. As instructed by Jaigīṣavya, Śaṅkhacūḍa performed a penance in Puṣ…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. When Śaṅkhacūḍa returned home duly married, after performing the p…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1-2. O Vyāsa, starting then itself along with Brahmā, Viṣṇu, the lord…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. On hearing these words of the distressed Viṣṇu and Brahmā, Śiva la…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. Then lord Śiva, Death to the wicked, goal of the good, decided in …
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. On hearing those words of the emissary, the infuriated emperor of …
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O dear son of Brahmā, O sage of great intellect, live long for man…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. Stationing himself there, the lord of Dānavas sent a leading Dānav…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. The emissary returned and mentioned the words of Śiva, in detail a…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. Then the gods were defeated by the Dānavas. Their bodies were woun…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. Going to the battle ground, the goddess Kālī roared like a lion. O…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O intelligent one, on hearing the narrative of Kālī what did Śiva …
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. On seeing the important and major portion of his army killed, incl…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. How did the lord Nārāyaṇa manage to deposit his semen in the vagin…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. I am not satiated by hearing the story of the mooon-crested lord Ś…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O Santakumāra of great intellect, when that Asura was killed what …
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. Once Andhaka, the son of Hiraṇyākṣa, was addressed jokingly by his…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1-3. Andhaka, the great Daitya king, deluded and smitten by Kāma ’s a…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] l-2. The king of Daityas, skilled in interpreting what he hinted at, …
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1-2. This has been succinctly heard by me that in the great terrible …
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O Great sage, when Bhārgava was swallowed by Rudra what did the he…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] Om obeisance to you, the lord of the gods, the one bowed to by the go…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O Vyāsa, listen how the lore of warding off death was gained by th…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1-2. O omniscient Sanatkumāra, a wonderfully excellent story has been…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] l. Listen to another story of Śiva the great soul which bestows the h…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. The infuriated Asura Bāṇa went there and saw Aniruddha who was in …
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O excellent sage, when Aniruddha the grandson of Kṛṣṇa was abducte…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O dear sage, Sanatkumāra, O omniscient son of Brahmā, obeisance be…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O great sage, when Kṛṣṇa left for Dvārakā along with Aniruddha and…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O Vyāsa, listen with great devotion to the story of moon-crested l…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O Vyāsa, listen. I shall narrate the story of the moon-crested lor…
[ Sanskrit text for this chapter is available ] 1. O Vyāsa, listen with pleasure to the story of the great lord how h…