Siva - The Siva Purana Retold

Author: Ramesh Menon
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 324
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788129114952

Description

One day of Brahma has 14 Indras; his life has 54, 000 Indras. One day of Vishnu is the lifetime of Brahma. The lifetime of Vishnu is one day of Siva.

There are eighteen Mahapuranas, great Puranas, and the Siva Purana is one of them. Siva is a vivid retelling of the Siva Purana for today’s reader. The book contains all the major legends of Siva, bringing them alive again for a new generation.

The characters and events one encounters here are awesome, many are cosmic. Siva himself is the Auspicious One. He is Mahadeva, the greatest God.

Contents

Acknowledgements
A Word
Introduction

1. The Beginning: Rudra, Sati
2. Amrita
3. Three Incarnations
4. Twelve Jyotirlingas
5. Uma
6. Karttikeya and Ganesa
7. Yuddha Khanda
8. Antah: in the end