The Shiva Purana (शिव पुराण) is one of the 18 Mahapuranas (major Puranas), dedicated to the glory of Shiva (Rudra). It consists of approximately 24,000 verses organized into four Samhitas (sections): Jyestha Samhita, Rudra Samhita (with five sections: Sristi Khanda, Satvata Khanda, Kailash Khanda, Sanat Kumar Khanda, and Vayavya Khanda), Uma Samhita, and Vasishta Samhita. The text covers Shiva's nature, his relationship to the world, his forms and manifestations, the linga symbolism, the story o
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