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

[S Jayanarayanan]

Sangeerth P psangeerthgenius at gmail.com wrote:
 
> 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/
> 
 
The above website itself notes that: "For example, this list does not include shiva purANa, considered as a purANa by other lists and authorities."
 
Evidently, there are many such lists given in various Puranas. As already noted, the Srimad Bhagavatam accepts Shiva Purana as a Maha-Purana.
 
One more reason in favor of the Shiva Purana being a Maha-Purana - it is regarded as such by a Purana which is almost universally hailed as a Maha-Purana,
viz. the Vishnu Purana:
 
https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/vishnu-purana-wilson/d/doc115983.html
 
(Book 3, Chapter 6)
 
"Those who are acquainted with the Purāṇas enumerate eighteen, or the Brāhma, Pādma, Vaiṣṇava, Śaiva, Bhāgavata, Nāradīya, Mārkaṇḍeya, Āgneya,
Bhaviṣyat, Brahma Vaivartta, Laiṅga, Vārāha, Skānda, Vāmana, Kaurmma, Mātsya, Gārura, Brahmāṇḍa."
 
> Regards
> Sangeerth P
> 8608658009
> 
 
Regards,
Kartik