Hindu sadhus (scholars) have memorized the entire 255,000 shruti (verses) of this Purana for centuries. The Shiva Purana is a collection of texts from the 5th to 7th centuries CE, detailing everything from factual historical accounts to mythology and even medical advice. This rare manuscript has been translated directly from the original Tamil into English and Sanskrit for the first time.

The Shiva Purana is one of the few puranas (mythological and legend-oriented texts) in which the god Shiva plays a central role. The religious text is one of the most important Hindu scriptures and is considered a repository of sacred knowledge. The Sanskrit literary work comprises approximately 22,000 verses and was composed by Vyasa, a sage who later became a philosopher and chronicler of Hindu mythology. Now translated into English! ; Shiva puran purana poeraan book buy’;