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The Shiva Purana is one of the s dedicated to the Hindu
Hinduism

'Hinduism' is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as , a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal dharma", by its practitioners....
 deity Shiva
Shiva

Shiva: is a major Hinduism god, and one aspect of Trimurti. In the Shaiva tradition of Hinduism, Shiva is seen as the supreme God. In the Smarta tradition, he is one of panchadeva....
. According to a tradition which is stated in the (the Venkateshvara Press edition) of this text, the original text was known as the . It consisted 12 s and 1,00,000 s (verses). After the reconstruction and the abridgement by Vedavyasa, the extant text comprises 24000 s (verses), which he taught to his disciple Romaharshana (or Lomaharshana).

ral recensions of this text exist.






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The Shiva Purana is one of the s dedicated to the Hindu
Hinduism

'Hinduism' is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as , a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal dharma", by its practitioners....
 deity Shiva
Shiva

Shiva: is a major Hinduism god, and one aspect of Trimurti. In the Shaiva tradition of Hinduism, Shiva is seen as the supreme God. In the Smarta tradition, he is one of panchadeva....
. According to a tradition which is stated in the (the Venkateshvara Press edition) of this text, the original text was known as the . It consisted 12 s and 1,00,000 s (verses). After the reconstruction and the abridgement by Vedavyasa, the extant text comprises 24000 s (verses), which he taught to his disciple Romaharshana (or Lomaharshana).

The recensions of the text

Several recensions of this text exist. The recension presented by the edition published by the Bangabasi Press, Calcutta (1907) consists of six s (sections), (1) , (2) , (3) , (4) , (5) (further divided into two parts, and ) and (6) . The Bangabasi edition consists 260 s (chapters) of which has 78 chapters, has 16 chapters, has 12 chapters, has 59 chapters, has 30 chapters and has 65 chapters.

The recension presented by the two other editions published by the Shri Venkateshvara Press, Bombay and the Pandit Pustakalaya, Kashi consists of seven s, (1) , (2) , (3) , (4) , (5) , (6) and (7) (also divided into two parts, and ). These two editions have 456 s (chapters). The has 25 chapters. The comprises 5 khandas (sections), section I has 20 chapters, section II has 43 chapters, section III has 54 chapters, section IV ( has 20 chapters and section V ( has 59 chapters. The consists 42 chapters, the has 43 chapters, the has 51 chapters and the has 23 chapters. The of the comprises 35 chapters, while the consists 41 chapters. The of these recensions mention the names of the five lost s as , , , and .

Several other s are also ascribed to the . These are the , the , the , the and the

Haraprasad Shastri mentioned in the Notices of Sanskrit MSS IV, pp. 220-3, Nos, 298-299 about another manuscript of the , which is divided into two khandas (parts), the and the . The consists 3270 s in 51 chapters written in Nagari script and the has 45 chapters written in Oriya script. It was preserved in Mahimprakash Brahmachari Matha in Puri
Puri

Puri is a city in the east Indian state of Orissa. The city is famous for its Jaganatha temple. The temple was built in the late eleventh century....
. The of this manuscript is same as the of the Bangabasi Press edition.

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