[Chaturamnaya] [Advaita-l] Stories from the Shiva Purana - 1 (Introduction)

[Sangeerth P]

Namaste sir

I found this sloka from kamakoti website. In that website they tell that
till sloka belongs to Naradiya purana.

https://www.kamakotimandali.com/2021/03/26/bhagavata-purana-samiksha/

Regards
Sangeerth P
8608658009


On Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 5:49 AM S Jayanarayanan via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Sangeerth P psangeerthgenius at gmail.com wrote:
>
> >
> > Namaste sir
> > I have a small doubt.
> > The following is a very famous sloka to remember 18 puranas. This list
> does
> > not contain Siva purana.
> >
> > [image: image.png]
> >
> >    - Madwayam: 1. Maarkendya, 2. Matsya
> >    - Bhadwayam: 3. Bhavishya, 4. Bhaagavat
> >    - Bratrayam: 5. Brahma, 6. Brahmaanda, 7. Brahmavaivarta
> >    - Vachatusthayam: 8. Vaamana, 9. Vishnu, 10. Varaaha, 11. *Vaayu**
> >    - ANaPaLinGa KuSkani: 12. Agni, 13. Naarada, 14. Padma, 15. Linga, 16.
> >    Garuda, 17. Kurma, 18. Skanda
> >
> >
> > So is Shiva purana a upapurana? How do we understand this?
>
> Can you please provide the reference for your shloka? Because the list you
> have contradicts a very important source, the Srimad Bhagavatam,
> which considers the Shiva Purana to be a Maha-Purana:
>
>
> https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-bhagavata-purana/d/doc1129018.html
>
> (Book 12, Chapter 13)
>
> Sūta said:
>
> 3. Now you learn from me the number of verses in each Purāṇa and their
> total number and the main theme and the object of the Purāṇa concerned.
> Hear from me the procedure to be followed in gifts (of the copy of the
> Bhāgavata), the importance of giving it and also of reading or reciting it,
> etc.
>
> 4. The Brahma Purāṇa consists of ten thousand verses (Ślokas), the Padma
> Purāṇa, fifty thousand, Viṣṇu Purāṇa twenty-three thousand
> and Śaiva i.e, Śiva Purāṇa, twenty-four thousands.
>
> > Regards
> > Sangeerth P
> > 8608658009
> >
>
> Regards,
> Kartik
>
> >
> > On Sun, Feb 9, 2025 at 11:39 PM S Jayanarayanan via Advaita-l <advaita-l
> at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> >
> > > The Shiva Purana (SP) is a highly revered Maha-Purana that contains
> sacred
> > > stories pertaining to Lord Shiva.
>
> [..]
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