![]() ![]() Brahma At the beginning of creation, there was nothing in the universe. Many years ago, the sage Narada had wanted to find out about Shiva from his father, Brahma. Romaharshana replied, I will relate to you that which you want to know. Tell us about Shiva, we do not know very much about Shiva. You have had the fortune of studying under Vedavyasa and there is nothing that you do not know, past, present or future. You have taught us a lot, but we are still not satisfied. One day, these sages accosted Romaharshana and said, Romaharshana, you are blessed. Romaharshana and The Other Sages There were many sages who lived in a forest named naimisharanya. ![]() The Shiva Purana was recited by Vedavyasas disciple Romaharshana, alternatively, Loma-harshana. Jnana samhita has seventy-eight chapters, vidyeshvara samhita sixteen, kailasa samhita twelve, sanathkumar samhila fifty-nine, vayaviya samhita thirty and dharma samhita sixtyfive. Each samhita is further subdivided into chapters (adhyaya). The names of the sectiosn are jnana samhita, vidyeshvara samhit, kailasa samhita, sanatkumar samhita, vayaviya samhita and dharma samhit. These are divided into six samhitas or sections. Shiva PuranaThe Shiva Purana has twenty-four thousand shlokas. ![]()
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