Shiva: Stories and Teachings from the Shiva Mahapurana

Another inspiring book by this devout writer. I truly felt a personal connection with Mahadev after reading this beautiful text.

The author is clearly a bright soul! It’s not surface level, or overly complicated and theological. It’s a beautifully written, thoughtful book, and the physical quality of the book and paper is good too. No tiny print or cheap scans. You’ll agree within your first 5 or 10 minutes reading it. Great purchase, I’m very satisfied.

Explained and filled in many blanks in my knowledge about Shiva, Parvati, Vishnu, Brahma, and the ancient Hindu pantheon. We have been watching Hindu videos on You Tube without knowing the Hindi language and wanted to understand what was going on better. Reading this book clarified a lot! I especially appreciated the transliterated mantras, the extra lists and the glossary. My meditations have really been enhanced and I feel more intimate with the massive active consciousness of the Lord of the Cosmos. A little old lady wrote this book, you can find racier versions of this material. Being a little old lady myself, I was much relived at the dignity with which the stories were presented. I only wish the book could have been much thicker with more in depth intricacies, but that would not be one book. Good job condensing the essentials! I will re-read this one. Aum, Namah Shivaya!

Shiva + Shakti. Nice stories of Lord Shiva. The bond between Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu. The life of Gods and the past-times of Lord Shiva.Any Hindu who wants to know who really is Lord Shiva should read this.

Vanamali is pure in devotion and illuminates the pages and the mind. I felt bereft after I finished this book for it was as though my practice of prayer was lessened significantly. I then read her book on Krishna which was excellent as well.

The best Shiva book I have read

I love this book. It tells of Shiva which is my favorite of Trimurtis. It explains many different aspects of Shiva instead of him just being the destroyer, which is more realistic. If he was just the destroyer he be more akin to a messenger or angel than a personification of the one God. Iy even tells you how you can worshio him/her and even speaks of Shakti/Shivaa. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in eastern religion.

An awesome account of the stories of Shiva. Vanamali is superb in her rendering of such an ancient knowlege to the ordinary person..would recommend it whole heartly to anyone searching for truth.

It is a very well written text by an author who literally lives the subject matter. She is a devotee of Krishna who is a close relative to Shiva in a convoluted manner. This text does not even claim to be objective on the subject matter, but it does make for a fascinating read.

Great book! While other writers use poetry or incomprehensible language to explain stories this book is clear and concise. Using simple prose the author transports you to the mountains of Kailasa Shiva’s abode. This is a great book to read to children also as a bedtime story. The tales of the Shiva Mahaparanas are beautifully told. Also there is a handy glossary at the back that readers can easily access the meanings of any Sanskrit terms used.

Insightful, well rendered and deep insights and meanings explained. It’s a worthwhile read and does carry devotional fervour that marks any sacred epic of this nature

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日本にはシヴァ神について書かれた本がとても少ないので思い切って海外の本を購入してみました。英語が苦手なのでアプリで翻訳しながら読んでますが細かい部分がよく解らなかったりして歯がゆいです。内容が素晴らしいのでぜひ日本語翻訳版を出版してほしいです。よろしくお願いします！