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

[S Jayanarayanan]

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.
> 
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>    - 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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