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The Siva (Shiva) Purana (English Translation) 4 Volumes

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Código del Artículo: NAB424

por Translated and Annotated by A Board of Scholars, General Editor: Prof. J.L. Shastri

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Introduction

The Purana is a class of literature that treats of ancient religion, philosophy, history, sociology, politics and other subjects. It is an Encyclopaedia of various branches of knowledge and ancient wisdom. It has been defined as a class of literature that contains material on the topics of Creation, Dissolution of Manus, Ages of Manus, Genealogies and the History of glorious kings. For dealing primarily with these subjects it has been called Pancalaksana ? a little that was incorporated in the Puranas themselves and had become popular by the Fifth Century A.D., for it was included by Amarasimha in his lexicon 'Amarakosa'. But as the process of interpolation continued, the Pancalaksana definition was found inadequate. The Puranic redactors adopted a Dasalaksana definition that suited the contemporary text. Still the dynamic forces were at work and the process of insertion, modification and abridgement went on and it was soon discovered that the Dasalaksana definition too fell short of an actual fact. It was found that the puranas contained certain aspects that were not covered by any of the five or ten characteristics. Besides some of the characteristics covered by the Pancalaksana or Dasalaksana definition were not found in certain Puranas.

In fact the Purana as a class represents the different phases and aspects of life of diverse ages. It is impossible to adopt a standard definition for the class of literary composition that contains heterogeneous phases and aspects. Moreover, a definition framed on the numerical basis of points is bound to be imperfect.

The Puranas are divided into two classes ? the Mahapuranas and the Upapuranas. Each class consists of eighteen puranas. Thus the number of the Puranas is thirty six. The Mahapuranas are classified into different categories ? Vaisnava, Brahma, Saiva etc. in proportion as they accord preferrential treatment to Visnu, Brahma, Siva and others. Sivapurana, as its title signifies is a Saiva Purana. It derives its designation from the fact that it eulogises the glory and greatness of Siva, describes the ritual and philosophical principles of Siva cult, embodies descriptions, sermons and dissertations on the greatness of his divinity, recounts his emblems, attributes, exploits and incarnations, narrates legends on the origin and importance of his phallic image and dwells upon the merit of installing and consecrating that image. In brief, Siva-purana is a sacred treatise of Siva's legends and ritual.

The extant text of Sivapurana is arranged into seven Samhitas designated as Vidyesvara, Rudra, Satarudra, Kotirudra, Uma, Kailasa and Vayaviya. The second of these, Rudrasamhita, is divided into five sections, viz. Creation, the narrative of Sati, the biography of Parvati, the birth and adventures of Kumara and Siva's battles. The seventh Samhita-Vayaviya- has two parts (Purvabhaga and Uttarabhaga). It is called Vayaviya, for though it was recited by the Suta at the Naimisa Forest, it was originally proclaimed by Vayu at the advent of Svetakalpa.

According to the records of the Vayaviya, the original Sivapurana consisted of twelve Samhitas. That is to say, in addition to the extant seven there were five more Samhitas viz. Vainayaka, Matr, Rudraikadasa, Sahasrakoti and Dharma. The complete group of twelve Samhitas comprised one hundred thousand Slokas. But five of the group were dropped in the course of reconstruction and abridgement of the puranas. The extant Sivapurana is an abridged edition and comprises twenty-four thousand Slokas. The redaction was made by the sage Krsna Dvaipayana Vyasa himself.

As previously stated, the Mahapuranas are eighteen in number. The Puranic scholars are agreed upon the authenticity of the seventeen Mahapuranas but in regard to the eighteenth there is a difference of opinion. Most of the Puranas include Sivapurana in the list while a few others substitute Vayu for Siva. The substitution of either was inevitable, for the traditional number had to be maintained. Therefore some voted in favour of Siva, some in favour of Vayu. Neither of the parties could agree which of the two was actually a Mahapurana.

Now let us examine if any solution could at all be possible. We know that Sivapurana is divided into seven Samhitas, one of which is the Vayaviya. We have the testimony of Sivapurana itself that the original Sivapurana consisting of one hundred thousand slokas wad abridged into twenty-four thousand slokas. On the strength of this evidence it cannot be unreasonable to suppose that there was a proto-Sivapurana and a proto-Vayaviya. It is not unlikely that there was a close affinity between the extant Vayupurana and the proto-Vayaviya or that the extant Vayupurana is a recension of the proto-Vayaviya and thus a part of Sivapurana itself. Solution lies in assuming identicality of the two on the basis of this suggestion, not in accepting the one and rejecting the other.

Sivapurana has all the characteristics of a Mahapurana. According to the ancients, a Mahapurana contained five main characteristics that concerned either early religion or traditional history. Of these the origin of the universe (Sarga) is an important feature of every religion. As a Mahapurana and a sacred work of Siva cult, Sivapurana possesses this important trait. It discusses the origin of the universe which it traces to Siva, the eternal god who though devoid of attributes that still an inherent Energy which manifests itself in the form of three principles ? Sattva, Rajas and Tamas personified as the three deities Visnu, Brahma and Rudra. The three have their respective energies called Laksmi, Sarasvati and Kali, in collaboration with whom they create, maintain and dissolve the universes.

According to this account, the work of creation is entrusted to Brahma who creates the cosmic egg is insentient at first but when Visnu pervades it, it goes in motion. Then different kinds of creation are evolved out of it.

Sivapurana classifies creation in three categories: Primary, Secondary and Primary-Secondary. The three categories are arranged in the following table.

Creation

Primary	Secondary	Primary-Secondary
Intellect and Ego	Insentient objects	Mind-born sons
Subtle elements	Animals	of Brahma
Five organs of action	Divine beings
And five organs of	Human beings
Knowledge, Manas	Sentient feelings.

According to Sivapurana, the ninefold creation was unable to proceed on the work of creation. The mind-born sons of Brahma refused to obey the creator and remained celibate. Then out of his body Brahma produced eleven sons: Marici from the eyes, Bhrgu from the heart, Angiras from the head, Pulaha, Pulastya, Vasistha, Kratu from his breath, Atri from his ears, Narada from his lap and Kardama from his shadow. When still the creation made no progress, Brahma divided himself into two-one half in the form of a woman and the other half in the form of a man. In that half from of a woman he created a couple ? Svayambhuva Manu and Satarupa who complied with the wished of the creator and began the work of creation.

After all, the creation of the universe is not a permanent feature, for all creations end in dissolutions which is turn give place to re-creation. The description of this process constitutes one of the five main features of a Mahapurana. Sivapurana takes up this topic but withholds details.

The process of dissolution is complicated, for several dissolutions occur before the universe is completely dissolved. As the puranas relate, a creation lasts for a day of Brahma equal to the age of fourteen Manvantaras. At the end of each Manvantara, there occurs dissolution. Thus a day of Brahma contains fourteen dissolutions. But these are partial dissolutions. At the end of fourteen Manvantaras, equal to a day of Brahma that lasts for a kalpa there occurs a great dissolution. Thus during the life of the creator several creations and dissolutions take place. There occurs a complete dissolution when the creator has completed his life-time. The elements are dissolved and merged into the body of the creator. The creator takes rest for some time and then starts the process of recreating the Universe. Thus we have a series of dissolutions and re-creations succeeding each other.

The description of the ages of Manus (Manvantaras) is another characteristic of a Mahapurana. Sivapurana mentions fourteen Manus by name. They are Svayambhuva, Svarocisa, Uttama, Tamasa, Raivata, Caksusa, Vaivasvata, Savarni, Raucya, Brahma-Savarni, Dharma-Savarni, Rudra-Savarni, Deva-Savarni, Indra-Savarni. Each Manvantara comprises 4,32,00 human years or 1/14th day of Brahma. The fourteen Manvantaras make up one whole day of Brahma. Each of the fourteen Manvantaras is presided over by its own gods, seers and king. This scheme of Creation and Dissolution repeats itself from one age of Manu to another and is described in all the Mahapuranas. Sivapurana is no exception to the rule.

In the Pancalaksana character of the Mahapurana, genealogies and deeds of glorious kings play an important part. The Sutas were the custodians of genealogical records which they learnt by rote and which they recited at sessional sacrifices in exchange for the gifts they obtained from their patrons. But in the course of oral transmission from one generation to another some interpolations entered in these records. There were traditional variations too, for different versions existed in different families of the Sutas. When the records were incorporated in the Puranas, the interpolations and the traditional variations also settled therein. This explains the difference that exists in the genealogical records of the Puranas.

Pargiter has prepared a list of royal genealogies on the consensus of versions occurring in the Puranas. On comparing this list with that of Sivapurana we find a market difference. By way of illustration: (i) Pargiter's list of Ayodhya dynasty places Kakutstha as the direct descendant of Vikuksi-Sasada while in Sivapurana Kakutstha is the immediate descendant of Ayodha who is not mentioned in Pargiter's list. (ii) Arinabha of Sivapurana is substituted by Anenas in Pargiter. (iii) After Purukutsa Pargiter mentions Trasadasyu, Sambhuta, Anaranya, Trasadasva, Haryasva, Vasumanas and Tridhanvan. These names are omitted in Sivapurana which mentions Trayyaruni as the immediate descendant of Purukutsa. Siva-Purana mentions Anaranya, Mundidruha and Nisadha after Sarvakarman or Sarvasarman while these are omitted in Pargiter. Instead Pargiter mentions a series of eleven kings who are not found in Sivapurana at all.

With these variations, Sivapurana proceeds with the statement of genealogies and deeds of glorious monarchs. But the statements are meager, for Sivapurana is not interested in furnishing details. Still in regard to the solar dynasty of Ayodhya it supplies a detailed information. The genealogical records of this dynasty are arranged chapterwise in three groups: (1) from Manu to Satyavrata (ii) from Satyavrata to Sagara (iii) from Sagara to Sumitra. There is another sort of grouping also based on the sequence of time. The dynasties from Iksvaku to Marut belong to the past. The reigning period of Marut, father of Agnivarna, is called the present time when this purana is said to have been written. The reigning period of the Kings from Agnivarna to Sumitra is called the future time that presupposes the existence of this work.

The genealogical lists are interspersed with the deeds of some illustrious monarchs. For it is a characteristic of the Mahapurana to record the deeds of some famous kings. Usually the deeds comprise the personal history of the ruler but are sometimes related to the conditions of his reigning period. Sivapurana is interested in the records of the solar dynasty of Ayodhya ad as such it recounts the deeds of some monarchs of that house. Of these Kuvalasva-Dhundhumara, Satyavrata-Trisanku and Sagara figure prominently. The accounts of Vikuksi-Sasada, Bhagiratha, Nisadha, Hiranyanabha and others occupy a secondary place.

The above analysis clearly demonstrates that Sivapurana possesses the conventional characteristics of a Mahapurana in common with its other colleagues. These entitle it to the status of a great purana. But its real greatness lies in expounding the philosophical background of Siva ritual. The Purana conceives Siva as the eternal principle, the supreme god, the cosmic soul, the support of all existence. But the ignorant aspirant bound in the meshes of illusion goes in quest for knowledge and imagines that his Lord has a personal form possessed of attributes distinct from his self, who in moments of distress responds to his prayers and bestows grace. The devotee, then aspires for spiritual enlightenment and takes to ritual for self-purification. Sivapurana enjoins several rites of worship and acts of homage, comprising a series of physical and spiritual practices in accompaniment with the Tantra, Yantra and Mantra appliances. He starts with the threefold devotion viz. hearing, glorifying and deliberating the attributes of God a process that requires, according to Sivapurana, the same steady attention as in the sexual intercourse. In this connexion Rudrasamhita mentions eight means for attaining mental concentration and spiritual enlightenment. Further the aspirant is asked to control the six cakras located in the spinal canal called susumna that lies between Ida and pingala-two of the vessels of the body. That is possible only by taking recourse to the means of knowledge, by the purification of six pathways, the performance of traditional rites and yogic practices The aspirant has to pass through this series of activities before he reaches another state of experience wherein he finds a perfect accord between his own self and his personal deity, yet there is an awareness of separateness form his deity till he reaches the last state of experience wherein all distinctions are obliterated and his self unites with his godhead.

CONTENTS

PART I

		Page
Introduction		xi-xviii
	THE GLORY OF SIVAPURANA
1.	Greatness of Sivapurana	1
2.	Liberation of Devaraja	6
3.	Cancula's disillusion and detachment	9
4.	Cancula's salvation	14
5.	Binduga's salvation	18
6.	Rules for listening to Sivapurana	24
7.	Injunctions and prohibitions	29
	SIVAPURANA: VIDYESVARA SAMHITA
1.	Doubt of the sages	34
2.	Answers to the doubts	38
3.	Achievable and the means of achievement	44
4.	Excellence of listening and deliberation	46
5.	Greatness of the phallic emblem of Siva	49
6.	Battle between Brahma and Visnu	52
7.	Siva manifests himself as a column of fire in the battlefield	54
8.	Siva's forgiveness of Brahma	57
9.	Proclamation of Siva as the great lord	60
10.	Fivefold activities and the Omkara-mantra	64
11.	Mode of worshipping the phallic form of Siva and making gifts	67
12.	The narrative of Siva's holy centres and temples	73
13.	Description of good conduct	78
14.	Description of fire- sacrifice	87
15.	Qualification, time and place for Devayajna	91
16.	Modes of worship of clay idols and their results	96
17.	The syllable Om and the five-syllabled mantra	106
18.	Bondage and liberation: The glorification of the phallic emblem of Siva	118
19.	Glorification of the worship of Siva's Earthen phallic image	131
20.	Mode of worshipping an earthen phallic image by changing Vedic mantras	135
21.	Number of phallic images of Siva used in worship	142
22.	On the partaking of the Naivedya of Siva and the greatness of Bilva	146
23.	Glorification of Rudraksa and the names of Siva	150
24.	Greatness of the holy ashes	154
25.	Greatness of Rudraksa	163
	RUDRA-SAMHITA SECTION I: CREATION
1.	Inquiry of the sages	172
2.	Indra sends Kamadeva to disturb the penance of Narada	175
3.	Narada attends the Svayamvara of the virgin	180
4.	Narada goes to Vaikuntha and curses Visnu	185
5.	Narada goes to Kasi	191
6.	Description of the nature of the Mahapralaya and the origin of Visnu	194
7.	Dispute between Brahma and Visnu	199
8.	Description of the body of Sabdabrahman	205
9.	Description of Sivatattva	209
10.	Description of supreme Sivatattva	214
11.	Mode of worshipping Siva	217
12.	The essential and the non-essential in the worship	224
13.	Mode of worshipping Siva	231
14.	Direction for the worship of Siva	237
15.	Manifestation of Rudra	244
16.	Description of the creation	250
17.	Story of Gunanidhi	255
18.	Redemption of Gunanidhi	260
19.	Friendship of Siva and Kubera	266
20.	Siva goes to Kailasa	269
	RUDRA-SAMHITA SECTION II: NARRATIVE
1.	Summary of Sati's life	274
2.	Appearance of Kama	278
3.	Kama is first cursed and then blessed	282
4.	Kama's marriage	288
5.	Story of Sandhya	291
6.	Sandhya granted a boon by Siva	296
7.	Sandhya alias Arundhati marries Vasistha	302
8.	Description of the form and features of Vasanta	304
9.	The power of Kama and the birth of his attendants	309
10.	Brahma- Visnu dialogue	314
11.	Hymn to Durga. Brahma granted a boon	319
12.	Daksa granted a boon	324
13.	Narada is cursed by Daksa	328
14.	Birth of Sati and her childish sports	331
15.	Sacred rites of Nanda and hymn to Siva	336
16.	Prayer to Siva offered by Brahma and Visnu	342
17.	Sati granted the boon	347
18.	Marriage of Siva and Sati	353
19.	Description of Siva's sports	357
20.	Shiva's marriage festival	364
21.	Dalliance of Sati and Siva on the Himalayas	369
22.	Dalliance of Sati and Siva on the Himalayas	373
23.	Description of the power of devotion	379
24.	Sati's test of Rama's divinity	384
25.	Separation of Sati and Siva	389
26.	The cause of estrangement between Daksa and Siva	395
27.	The inauguration of Daksa's sacrifice	400
28.	Sati's journey	405
29.	Sati's statement	409
30.	Sati's casting-off of her body and the subsequent disorder.	415
31.	The celestial voice	417
32.	Birth of Virabhadra and Siva's advice to him	420
33.	March of Virabhadra	425
34.	Devas see bad omens at Daksa's sacrifice	428
35.	Visnu's statement	430
36.	Dialogue between Visnu and Virabhadra	434
37.	Destruction of Daksa's sacrifice	440
38.	Dialogue between Ksuva and Dadhica	445
39.	The fight between Visnu and Dadhica	451
40.	Journey to Kailasa and the vision of Siva	456
41.	Devas eulogise Siva	460
42.	The removal of Daksa's misery	465
43.	The Arrangement in Daksa's sacrifice	469

PART II

	RUDRESVARA SAMHITA: PARVATIKHANDA
	SECTION III
		Pages
1.	Marriage of Himacala	475
2.	Sanaka etc. curse Mena and her sisters	478
3.	Gods praise Siva	482
4.	Goddess Durga consoles the gods	485
5.	Mena obtains the boon	489
6.	Parvati's birth	494
7.	Childhood sports of Parvati	499
8.	Narada-Himalaya Conversation	501
9.	Parent's advice to Parvati and Siva appears before Parvati in dream	506
10.	Mars is born and raised to the status of a planet	510
11.	Siva and Himavat meet together	512
12.	Siva-Himavat dialogue	516
13.	Siva-Parvati dialogue	520
14.	Birth and Penance of Vajranga and Taraka	525
15.	Penance and reign of Taraka	528
16.	Brahma consoles the Gods harassed by Taraka	533
17.	Dialogue between Indra and Kama	537
18.	Kama causes perturbation in Siva's grove	540
19.	Kama's destruction by Siva	544
20.	The submarine fire	548
21.	Narada's instructions to Parvati	550
22.	Parvati's penance	554
23.	Himavat dissuades Parvati, gods go to meet Siva	560
24.	Siva's consent to marry Parvati	564
25.	Parvati's test by seven celestial sages	571
26.	Parvati-jatila dialogue	578
27.	Fraudulent words of Brahmacarin	582
28.	Parvati sees Siva	585
29.	Siva-Parvati dialogue	589
30.	Parvati returns home	593
31.	Siva's magic	597
32.	Seven celestial sages arrive	602
33.	Appeasement of Himavat	607
34.	Anaranya	613
35.	Padma and Pippalada	617
36.	Speeches of seven sages	623
37.	Letter of betrothal despatched; arrangement for the celebration of marriage; arrival of the mountain-invitees	626
38.	Description of the dais	631
39.	Arrival of the goods and Siva's preparations	634
40.	Marriage procession of Siva	639
41.	Description of the altal-structure	643
42.	Meeting of Siva and Himavat	648
43.	Siva's wonderful sport	650
44.	Mena regains consciousness	656
45.	Jubilation of the citizens at the sight of Siva	664
46.	Arrival of the bridegroom	668
47.	Siva enters the palace of Himavat	671
48.	Description of Marriage	675
49.	Delusion of Brahma	680
50.	Description of fun and frolic	685
51.	Resuscitation of Kama	690
52.	Marriage party is fed and Siva retires to bed	694
53.	Description of Siva's return journey	697
54.	Siva returns to Kailasa	706
	RUDRASAMHITA KUMARAKHANDA
	SECTION IV
1.	Dalliance of Siva	711
2.	Birth of Siva's son	716
3.	Boyhood sports of Karttikeya	722
4.	Search for Karttikeya and his talk with Nandin	726
5.	Karttikeya is crowned	732
6.	Miraculous Feat of Karttikeya	738
7.	Commencement of the war	741
8.	Battle between the gods and asuras	745
9.	Taraka's fight with Indra, Visnu and Virabhadra	749
10.	Death of Taraka and Jubilation of the gods	754
11.	Victory of Kumara and the death of Bana and Pralamba	758
12.	Gods eulogise Siva	761
13.	Birth of Ganesa	765
14.	Ganas argue and wrangle	769
15.	Ganesa's battle	775
16.	Ganesa's head is chopped off	780
17.	Resuscitation of Ganesa	783
18.	Ganesa's crowned as the chief of Ganas	788
19.	Ganesa's marriage	793
20.	Celebration of Ganesa's marriage	798
	RUDRASAMHITA: YUDDHAKHANDA
	SECTION V
1.	Description of the Tripuras	802
2.	Prayer of the gods	809
3.	Virtues of the Tripuras	815
4.	Tripuras are initiated	820
5.	Tripuras are fascinated	826
6.	Prayer to Siva	831
7.	Gods pray to Siva and Siva's instructions to the gods	836
8.	Construction of the cosmic chariot	840
9.	Siva's campaign	843
10.	Burning of the Tripuras	846
11.	God's prayer	850
12.	Gods return to their abodes	854
13.	Resuscitation of Indra	858
14.	Birth of Jalandhara and his marriage	863
15.	Fight between the gods and Jalandhara	866
16.	Battle of the gods	873
17.	Fight between Visnu and Jalandhara	877
18.	Dialogue between Narada and Jalandhara	881
19.	Jalandhara's emissary to Siva	886
20.	Fight between Ganas and Asuras	891
21.	Description of the special war	896
22.	Jalandhara's battle	900
23.	Outraging the modesty of Vrnda	904
24.	Jalandhara is slain	909
25.	God's prayer to Siva	914
26.	Vanishing of Visnu's delusion	917
27.	Birth of Sankhacuda	923
28.	Penance and marriage of Sankhacuda	926
29.	Previous birth of Sankhacuda	930
30.	Prayers to Siva	935
31.	Siva's advice to the gods	938
32.	Siva sends emissary to Sankhacuda	943
33.	March of Siva	946
34.	March of Sankhacuda	950
35.	Dialogue between Siva and the emissary of Sankhacuda	953
36.	Mutual fight	957
37.	Fight of Kali	960
38.	Fight of Kali	963
39.	Annihilation of the army of Sankhacuda	966
40.	Death of Sankhacuda	970
41.	Curse of Tulasi	973
42.	Death of Hiranyaksa	978
43.	Death of Hiranyakasipu	984
44.	Andhaka attains the leadership of Ganas	989
45.	Andhaka sends his emissary to Siva	997
46.	Andhaka's fight with Siva	1002
47.	Swallowing of Sukra	1007
48.	Swallowing of Sukra and his emergence	1012
49.	Andhaka obtains the leadership of Ganas	1016
50.	Sukra learns Mrtasanjivani lore	1021
51.	Narrative of Usa	1026
52.	Narrative of Usa (continued)	1031
53.	Dalliance of Usa and Aniruddha	1036
54.	Fight among Bana, Siva, Krsna and others	1041
55.	Chopping of Bana's arms and his humiliation	1047
56.	Baja attains the position of Siva's Gana	1051
57.	Gajasura is slain	1054
58.	Dundubhi Nirhrada is slain	1061
59.	Vidala and Utpala are slain	1065

PART III

SATARUDRASAMHITA.
1.	Five incarnations of Siva.	1069
2.	Eight forms of Siva	1074
3.	Half-female incarnations of Siva	1075
4.	Story of Rsabha	1078
5.	Nineteen incarnations of Siva	1081
6.	Incarnations of Nandisvara	1086
7.	Coronation and the nuptials of Nandisvara	1092
8.	Incarnation of Bhairava	1097
9.	Sports of Bhairava	1103
10.	Narrative of Man-lion	1110
11.	Incarnation of Sarabha	1113
12.	Incarnation of Sarabha (continued)	1119
13.	Incarnation of Grhapati	1123
14.	Incarnation of Grhapati (continued)	1129
15.	Incarnation of Grhapati (continued)	1138
16.	Incarnation of Yaksesvara	1139
17.	Incarnations of Siva	1143
18.	Eleven incarnations of Siva	1145
19.	Narrative of Durvasas	1148
20.	Incarnation of Hanumat	1154
21.	Incarnation of Mahesa	1157
22.	Harassment by Visnu's sons and the incarnation of Bull	1159
23.	Incarnation of Bull (continued)	1163
24.	Incarnation of Pippalada	1167
25.	Incarnation of Pippalada (continued)	1172
26.	Incarnation of Vaisyanatha	1174
27.	Incarnation of Dvijesvara	1180
28.	Incarnation of Yatinathahamsa	1186
29.	Incarnation of Krsnadarsana	1190
30.	Incarnation of Avadhutesvara	1195
31.	Incarnation of Bhiksuvarya	1199
32.	Incarnation of Suresvara	1206
33.	Incarnation of Brahmacarin	1212
34.	Incarnation of Sunartakanata	1218
35.	Incarnation of Saintly brahmin	1221
36.	Incarnation of Asvatthaman	1224
37.	Incarnation of Kirata	1228
38.	Description of Arjuna's penance	1234
39.	Slaying of the demon Muka	1240
40.	Kirata- Arjuna dialogue	1244
41.	Incarnation of Kirata (contununed)	1248
42.	Twelve Jyotirlinga incarnations	1253
KOTIRUDRASAMHITA
1.	Glory of Jyotirlingas and their Uplingas	1259
2.	Greatness of Sivalingas	1263
3.	Penance of Anasuya and Atri	1265
4.	Greatness of Atrisvara	1268
5.	Death of the Brahmin lady and the greatness of Nandikesvara	1273
6.	Brahmin lady attains Heaven	1276
7.	Greatness of Nandikesvara	1282
8.	Greatness of Mahabala	1285
9.	Attainment of the supreme goal by an outcaste women	1287
10.	Greatness of Mahabala (continued)	1290
11.	Greatness of Pasupatinatha	1294
12.	Why Siva assumed the phallic form	1296
13.	Origin of Vatuka	1301
14.	Origin of Somanatha	1307
15.	Origin of the second Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga	1312
16.	Glory of Mahakala	1314
17.	Glory of Mahakala (continued)	1319
18.	Glory of Omkaresvara	1325
19.	Glory of Kedaresvara	1327
20.	Glory of Bhimesvara and the havoc perpetrated by Bhimasura	1326
21.	Origin of Bhimesvara	1335
22.	Greatness of Visvesvara, the arrival of Rudra at Kasi	1340
23.	Greatness of Visvesvara (continued)	1343
24.	Greatness of Trymbakesvara and Gautama	1348
25.	Planned arrangement of Gautama	1351
26.	Greatness of Tryambakesvara (continued)	1356
27.	Greatness of Tryambakesvara (continued)	1362
28.	Greatness of Vaidyanathesvara	1366
29.	Havoc created by Raksasas of Darukavana	1373
30.	Greatness of Nagesvara	1377
31.	Greatness of Ramesvara	1381
32.	Narrative of Sudeha and Sudharma	1385
33.	Origin and glory of Ghusmesvara	1389
34.	Acquisition of Sudarsana by Visnu	1394
35.	Thousand names of Siva	1397
36.	Efficacy of the thousand names of Siva	1414
37.	Devotion to lord Siva	1417
38.	Greatness of Sivaratri	1422
39.	The rite of Sivaratri	1429
40.	Glory of Sivaratri	1431
41.	Review of salvation	1439
42.	Difference between Saguna and Nirguna	1441
43.	Review of knowledge	1444
UMASAMHITA
1.	Krsna meets Upamanyu	1450
2.	Upamanyu's instruction	1456
3.	Greatness of Siva	1461
4.	Exhibition of Siva's skill	1468
5.	Great sins	1471
6.	Different types of sins	1475
7.	Pathway to hell and the emissaries of Yama	1479
8.	Description of hell	1484
9.	Pangs of hell	1488
10.	Mode of suffering in hell	1491
11.	Glory of the gift of food	1495
12.	Glory of penance	1500
13.	Glory of Puranas	1504
14.	General charitable gifts	1508
15.	Description of the Nether Worlds	1511
16.	Uplift from hell	1514
17.	Description of the Jambudvipa	1518
18.	Seven continents	1522
19.	Worlds and planets	1529
20.	A special Mantra	1533
21.	Fruits of righteous war	1537
22.	Origin and development of the body	1541
23.	Infancy and other stages; impurity of the body	1545
24.	Women's nature	1551
25.	Ascertainment of the time of death	1555
26.	Dodging of Kala	1560
27.	Escaping death & realisation of Siva	1565
28.	Chayapurusa	1568

PART IV

UMASAMHITA
29.	Primeval creation	1573
30.	Description of creation	1575
31.	Description of creation	1580
32.	Family of Kasyapa	1583
33.	Description of creation	1587
34.	Manvantaras	1589
35.	Description of Vaivasvata	1594
36.	Nine sons and the race of Manu	1597
37.	Race of manu	1602
38.	Satyavrata to Sagara	1607
39.	Kings of the solar race	1612
40.	Power of the manes	1615
41.	Seven hunters, their attainment	1619
42.	Power of the Pitrs	1624
43.	Mode of worshipping Vyasa	1626
44.	Birth of Vyasa	1627
45.	Incarnation of Mahakalika	1638
46.	Incarnation of Mahalaksmi	1645
47.	Dhumraksa, Canda, Munda and Raktabuja killed	1650
48.	Manifestation of Sarasvati	1655
49.	Manifestation of Uma	1660
50.	Incarnation of Sataksi	1663
51.	Review of holy rites	1667
KAILASASAMHITA
1.	Discussion among Vyasa, Saunaka and others	1674
2.	Dialogue between the God and the Goddess	1678
3.	Way of Sannyasa	1680
4.	Daily conduct of a Sannyasin	1686
5.	Mystic diagram of the ascetic	1689
6.	Nyasa in the path of renunciation	1692
7.	Worship of Siva	1697
8.	Mental worship of Siva	1703
9.	Mode of interpreting the Pranava	1706
10.	Susta's instructions	1710
11.	Brahma Vamadeva	1713
12.	Procedure of Sannyasa	1718
13.	Procedure of Renunciation	1725
14.	Pranava in the form of Siva	1731
15.	Idol of Siva for worship	1734
16.	Siva's Principle	1738
17.	Non-dualistic nature of Siva	1744
18.	Procedure of initiating a disciple	1749
19.	Rules of Yogapatta	1752
20.	Rules for hair-cutting and ablution	1757
21.	The first ten days rite on the death of an ascetic	1760
22.	Rites on the eleventh day on the death of an ascetic	1766
23.	Twelfth day rites for Yatis	1769
VAYAVIYASAMHITA, SECTION I
1.	Origin of the sacred lore	1774
2.	Problem of the sages	1778
3.	Naimisa episode	1781
4.	Advent of Vayu	1787
5.	Principles of Siva cult	1788
6.	Principles of Siva cult	1794
7.	Glory of Time	1799
8.	Span of life of the Trinity	1802
9.	Creation and sustenance	1804
10.	Description of Creation	1806
11.	Description of Creation	1810
12.	Description of Creation	1812
13.	Creation of Brahma and Visnu	1817
14.	Manifestation of Rudras	1821
15.	Song of Prayer addressed to Siva and Siva	1822
16.	Manifestation of divine Sakti	1825
17.	Narrative of Creation	1827
18.	Abandonment of the body by Sati	1831
19.	Origin of Virabhadra	1836
20.	Destruction of Daksa's sacrifice	1841
21.	Punishment of the Gods	1844
22.	Destruction of Daksa's sacrifice	1847
23.	Siva's Fury	1852
24.	Siva's sports on the Mandara mountain	1857
25.	Goddess attains fair complexion	1862
26.	Attainment of higher status by the tiger	1865
27.	Gauri's embellishment	1868
28.	Glory of Bhasma	1871
29.	Analysis of Vag-Artha	1872
30.	Principle of Siva	1875
31.	Instruction in perfect wisdom	1879
32.	Description of excellent practice	1887
33.	Rules Governing Pasupativrata	1891
34.	Penance of Upamanyu	1899
35.	Story of Upamanyu	1904
VAYAVIYASAMHITA, SECTION II
1.	Acquisition of sons by Srikrsna	1910
2.	Glory of lord Siva	1912
3.	Upamanyu's advice to Srikrsna	1916
4.	Magnificence of Gauri and Siva	1919
5.	Knowledge of Pasupati principle	1926
6.	Principle of Siva	1929
7.	Principle of Siva	1932
8.	Incarnations of Vyasa	1935
9.	Siva Yogacarya	1938
10.	Devotion to Siva	1940
11.	Saivite knowledge	1946
12.	Glory of the mantra of Siva	1951
13.	Glory of the mantra of Siva	1954
14.	Glory of the mantra of Siva	1959
15.	Greatness of the preceptor	1965
16.	Consecretion of the disciple	1971
17.	Rules of Saivite initiation	1977
18.	Purification of the six paths	1980
19.	Consecration of the aspirant and the greatness of the Mantra	1985
20.	Special consecration	1988
21.	Nitya and Naimittika rites	1991
22.	Compulsory and optional Saiva rites	1995
23.	Rules of worship	1999
24.	Ritual of lord Siva	2001
25.	Worship of Siva	2007
26.	Worship of Siva with the ancillary rites	2013
27.	Rite of sacrifice	2014
28.	Compulsory and optional rites	2021
29.	Kamya rites	2024
30.	Kamya rites	2027
31.	Hymn to lord Siva	2034
32.	Rites for bliss hereafter	2047
33.	Rites for bliss hereafter	2054
34.	Delusion of Visnu and Brahma	2056
35.	Delusion of Visnu and Brahma	2059
36.	Installation of Siva	2065
37.	Goal of Yoga	2070
38.	Obstacles in the path of Yoga	2075
39.	Saivite Yoga	2081
40.	Journey of the Naimisa sages	2086
41.	Instructions of Vvasa	2089
	INDEX	2095