{"product_id":"stories-from-the-siva-purana","title":"Stories from the Siva Purana","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy \u003cstrong\u003eVedavyasa(Author) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTold by Purnaprajna Dasa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe Siva Puräna is especially meant for those in the mode of\u003cbr\u003eignorance. The distinctive feature of the \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSiva Puräna \u003c\/span\u003eis that\u003cbr\u003eLord Çiva is portrayed as the Absolute Truth and all others,\u003cbr\u003eeven Lord Visnu, are said to be his servants. Because this\u003cbr\u003econtradicts the version of other Purana, one may doubt how\u003cbr\u003edifferent Purana can say different things.\u003cbr\u003eHow this is so is nicely understood from\u003cbr\u003ethis passage found in the book, Krsna, The Supreme\u003cbr\u003ePersonality of Godhead: Våkäsura happened to meet the great\u003cbr\u003esage Närada and consulted with him as to whom he should\u003cbr\u003eapproach to achieve quick results from his austerity. He\u003cbr\u003einquired, “Of the three deities, namely Lord Brahmä, Lord\u003cbr\u003eVisnu and Lord Siva, who is most quickly satisfied?” Närada\u003cbr\u003ecould understand the plan of the demon, and he advised him,\u003cbr\u003e“You had better worship Lord Siva; then you will quickly get\u003cbr\u003ethe desired result. Lord Çiva is very quickly satisfied and very\u003cbr\u003equickly dissatisfied also. So you try to satisfy Lord Siva.”\u003cbr\u003eNärada also cited instances wherein demons like Rävana and\u003cbr\u003eBanasura were enriched with great opulences simply by\u003cbr\u003esatisfying Lord Siva with prayers. Because the great sage\u003cbr\u003eNärada was aware of the nature of the demon Våkäsura, he\u003cbr\u003edid not advise him to approach Visnu or Lord Brahmä.\u003cbr\u003ePersons such as Våkäsura, who are situated in the material\u003cbr\u003emode of ignorance, cannot stick to the worship of Visnu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RasBihari Lal And Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67824525902078,"sku":"ebh1792650521731","price":6.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/8071\/3470\/files\/stories-from-the-siva-purana_1.jpg?v=1792650528","url":"https:\/\/silkglowwear.shop\/products\/stories-from-the-siva-purana","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}