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श्रीशिवमहापुराण
Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
One of the eighteen Mahāpurāṇas, given in the form Vyāsa received it from Sanatkumāra. We set out the received Sanskrit beside our own translation, verse by verse.
4,982 verses across 86 adhyāyas, each one set out in the received Sanskrit with a transliteration beside our own English and Hindi. A doubtful reading is printed as it stands and flagged, never quietly corrected. 264 claims elsewhere on this site stand on one of its verses.
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7 adhyāyas
माहात्म्य
The Glory of the Text
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25 adhyāyas
विद्येश्वरसंहिता
The Saṃhitā of Vidyeśvara
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20 adhyāyas
रुद्रसंहिता — सृष्टिखण्ड
The Saṃhitā of Rudra · Sṛṣṭi Khaṇḍa
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34 adhyāyas
रुद्रसंहिता — सतीखण्ड
The Saṃhitā of Rudra · Satī Khaṇḍa
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Top Questions Asked Across Sources
Notes our editors flagged as conceptually noteworthy while seeding the corpus. The set rotates once a day, not on every page load, so a note you find here is still here this evening.
Why must Havan be continued regularly instead of stopped once trouble eases?
Stopping oblation early, once symptoms ease, leaves the underlying dark influence unresolved and gives it an opening to resurface — regular oblation, ideally weekly, must continue until the influence is fully cleared.
Does performing a ritual or sacrifice (Bali) to destroy an enemy attract a karmic flaw (Dosha)?
Yes — whether an enemy is destroyed through a sacrificial offering, a targeted mantra resolve, or any other ritual means, it attracts a karmic flaw, since even Lord Ramachandra and Devraj Indra had to visit Mahakali to resolve the karmic consequences of killing enemies.
What is the correct order for reciting a Samput mantra around each root mantra?
The Samput mantra is recited twice, then the root mantra once, then the Samput mantra twice again — only then does the next root mantra begin.
Is Loban smoke safe to breathe?
Loban smoke cuts both ways — it can clear certain skin conditions and ease joint pain, but it can equally trigger new joint, lung, and respiratory ailments such as asthma.
How can bound family deities be freed if a father died due to black magic?
If a father died due to black magic and family deities remain bound by an active black-magic entity in the house, daily recitation of Chapter 11 of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita — combined with Kusha-Tulsi water, Ratri Suktam, and house fumigation — severs that influence and breaks the bondage of ancestral spirits and family deities.
Why does a protected person remain unaffected in energy-dense or tantrically volatile settings?
A person with divine protection passes through energy-dense periods and places — like tantric arenas during Shivratri, Shravan, or Ambubachi — completely unaffected, even while others nearby experience trance, distress, or crying.
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Today’s Featured Terms
Terms referenced by at least 3 notes across the corpus, rotating daily.
Kanya Pujan
कन्या पूजनThe worship of young girls performed on Navratri's Navami (or Ashtami), typically alongside the closing Havan.
Paushtik Karma
पौष्टिक कर्मA nourishing, strengthening ritual performed for health, prosperity, and wellbeing.
Shamshaan
श्मशानA cremation ground, the site of advanced and fierce Tantric practice.
Panchakshari Mantra
पंचाक्षरी मंत्रThe five-syllable mantra "Namah Shivaya."
Kamakhya
कामाख्याThe Devi presiding at this Shakti Peeth in Kamarupa; worshipped in aniconic (stone) form rather than an idol.
Kula Bhairava
कुल भैरवThe protective Bhairava specific to a family lineage, worshipped alongside the Kuldevi as the household's guardian power.
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