The Shiva Purana is a major Sanskrit Purana devoted to Lord Śiva, compiled and reworked over many centuries in the early medieval period. It weaves myth and theology into rich narratives: the marriage of Śiva and Pārvatī, the births of Gaṇeśa and Skanda, the cosmic dance (Tandava), and cycles of creation and dissolution. Interspersed are cosmology, temple lore, pilgrimage guides, mantras, ritual prescriptions and teachings on yoga, bhakti and mokṣa. Key themes are devotion, renunciation, the unity of asceticism and household life, and the transformations of the divine. Today the Shiva Purana remains central to Śaiva worship, festival practice, temple art and spiritual study, continuing to inspire devotion, ritual life and philosophical reflection.