Shaiva Puranas: Sacred texts centered on Lord Shiva, portraying myths, rituals, and cosmic narratives, fostering devotion and understanding in Hinduism.
Śiva Rahasya Purāṇa — The Secret of the Infinite Stillness The Śiva Rahasya Purāṇa is not about worshipping an external deity; it is about realizing the inner Śiva — the consciousness that precedes thought, sustains life, and absorbs all experience.It is the revelation of silence as reality, of action as dance, and of the Self … Read more
Varuṇa Purāṇa — The Law of Flow and the Ocean of Truth The Varuṇa Purāṇa is a hymn to equilibrium — the scripture of flow, restraint, and integrity.It teaches that the universe is not governed by arbitrary power but by the principle of ṛta — the self-regulating harmony of existence.Wherever this harmony is honored, life … Read more
Nandī Purāṇa — The Discipline of Devotion and the Strength of Stillness The Nandī Purāṇa is a scripture of loyalty, clarity, and balance — a guide to aligning strength with sanctity.Through Nandī, the faithful guardian of Śiva, it teaches that devotion without pride is power, and power without devotion is blindness.It reveals that spiritual evolution … Read more
Parāśara Purāṇa — The Law of Harmony and the Wisdom of Time The Parāśara Purāṇa is a text of balance — a guide for how divine order expresses itself through compassion, responsibility, and awareness of time.It teaches that wisdom is not the rejection of the world but the art of living in tune with its … Read more
Ekamra Purāṇa — The Sacred Grove of Consciousness The Ekamra Purāṇa celebrates Bhubaneswar — ancient Ekāmra Kṣetra — as Śiva’s chosen seat of quiet power.It teaches that just as Śiva abides within the human heart as pure awareness, He also abides upon Earth in places where consciousness and nature are perfectly balanced.The city itself becomes … Read more
Dattātreya Purāṇa — The Eternal Guru and the Path of Spontaneous Freedom The Dattātreya Purāṇa celebrates the wisdom of the Avadhūta — the sage who lives beyond convention yet embodies supreme compassion.It reveals that the Divine can be realized not only in temples and scriptures but in every experience of life — for the world … Read more
Bhairava Purāṇa — The Alchemy of Fear and Freedom The Bhairava Purāṇa stands apart in tone and intention from most Purāṇas. Where others instruct through order and devotion, this one teaches through confrontation. It declares that the very forces humanity avoids—death, loss, desire, intensity—are the gateways to direct realization.To meet Bhairava is not to meet … Read more
Pāśupati Purāṇa — The Lord of Beings and the Path from Bondage to Freedom The Pāśupati Purāṇa presents Śiva as the inner liberator — the still, radiant awareness within all that moves.It explains that every creature (paśu) lives in bondage to instinct, fear, and desire, until it turns inward and recognizes its own nature as … Read more
Maheshvara Purāṇa — The Science of Divine Consciousness and the Cycles of Becoming The Maheshvara Purāṇa describes the universe as a continuous act of revelation by Śiva Maheshvara — the Great Lord whose awareness pervades all form and all silence.It reveals how divine intelligence transforms into matter, life, and mind, and how the same process … Read more
Śiva Dharma Purāṇa — The Law of Inner Purity and Universal Duty The Śiva Dharma Purāṇa is the scripture of living divinity in daily life.It declares that devotion to Śiva is not separate from justice, kindness, or discipline.The true worshipper is one whose actions, words, and thoughts align with the rhythm of truth.Thus, Śiva Dharma … Read more