Shiva Purana Expand Understanding and Perspective

The Shiva Purana (शिव पुराण) is one of eighteen major texts of the Purana genre of Sanskrit texts in Hinduism, and part of the Shaivism literature…

Purana Literally Means  Ancient, or Old

Purana (पुराण) is a vast genre of Indian literature about a wide range of topics, particularly about legends and other…

Atharvaveda is About Treating Variety of Ailments

The Atharvaveda (अथर्ववेद) is the “knowledge storehouse of atharvāṇas, the procedures for everyday life”. The text is the fourth Veda and is a late…

Samaveda is Indian Classical Music and Dance

The Samaveda (सामवेद from Saman means “song” and Veda means “knowledge”), is the Veda of melodies and chants. It is an ancient Vedic Sanskrit text,…

Rigveda Contents and Significance

The Rigveda or Rig Veda (ऋग्वेद) is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (sūktas). It is one of the four sacred canonical Hindu texts (śhruti) known as the Vedas. The Rigveda is the oldest…