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शिवपुराणम्

Shiva Purana

शतरुद्रसंहिता

Śatarudra-saṃhitā

The passage notes that Śiva’s incarnations sustain cosmic order and grant boons. In the Śvetalohita Kalpa, he assumes a half-male, half-female form to enable creation for Brahmā. During Dvāpara aeons, he manifests as twenty-eight Yogeśvara identities to aid Vyāsas and their disciples, who practice specific rituals. Śiva also appears as Nandin, a womb-less son of Śilāda, demonstrating that only he can grant such a boon. He becomes Bhairava to kill Brahmā, incurring a sin requiring pilgrimage to Vārāṇasī, and as Śarabha to subdue Viṣṇu’s arrogance, asserting his supremacy. Other forms include Gṛhapati, born of Viśvānara’s penance; Durvāsas, who tests piety; Hanūmat, who protects Rāma’s army; and Pippalāda, arising from Suvarcā’s curse. The text lists ten incarnations and twelve Jyotirliṅgas that confer worldly pleasures and salvation. It asserts that hearing or reading these narratives yields wealth, fame, longevity, and liberation. Devotion to Śiva, regardless of caste, leads to the destruction of sin and the attainment of his abode, affirming his role as the ultimate benefactor and destroyer of obstacles.

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Chapters

अध्यायः १

Adhyayah 1

49 verses

अध्यायः २

Adhyayah 2

17 verses

अध्यायः ३

Adhyayah 3

31 verses

अध्यायः ४

Adhyayah 4

48 verses

अध्यायः ५

Adhyayah 5

59 verses

अध्यायः ६

Adhyayah 6

62 verses

अध्यायः ७

Adhyayah 7

63 verses

अध्यायः ८

Adhyayah 8

66 verses

अध्यायः ९

Adhyayah 9

72 verses

अध्यायः १०

Adhyayah 10

41 verses

अध्यायः ११

Adhyayah 11

64 verses

अध्यायः १२

Adhyayah 12

47 verses

अध्यायः १३

Adhyayah 13

64 verses

अध्यायः १४

Adhyayah 14

47 verses

अध्यायः १५

Adhyayah 15

69 verses

अध्यायः १६

Adhyayah 16

42 verses

अध्यायः १७

Adhyayah 17

20 verses

अध्यायः १८

Adhyayah 18

35 verses

अध्यायः १९

Adhyayah 19

71 verses

अध्यायः २०

Adhyayah 20

40 verses

अध्यायः २१

Adhyayah 21

15 verses

अध्यायः २२

Adhyayah 22

55 verses

अध्यायः २३

Adhyayah 23

39 verses

अध्यायः २४

Adhyayah 24

64 verses

अध्यायः २५

Adhyayah 25

24 verses

अध्यायः २६

Adhyayah 26

65 verses

अध्यायः २७

Adhyayah 27

71 verses

अध्यायः २८

Adhyayah 28

41 verses

अध्यायः २९

Adhyayah 29

59 verses

अध्यायः ३०

Adhyayah 30

44 verses

अध्यायः ३१

Adhyayah 31

78 verses

अध्यायः ३२

Adhyayah 32

78 verses

अध्यायः ३३

Adhyayah 33

65 verses

अध्यायः ३४

Adhyayah 34

39 verses

अध्यायः ३५

Adhyayah 35

37 verses

अध्यायः ३६

Adhyayah 36

44 verses

अध्यायः ३७

Adhyayah 37

68 verses

अध्यायः ३८

Adhyayah 38

65 verses

अध्यायः ३९

Adhyayah 39

53 verses

अध्यायः ४०

Adhyayah 40

49 verses

अध्यायः ४१

Adhyayah 41

67 verses

अध्यायः ४२

Adhyayah 42

60 verses