Śiva Sahasranāma
Śiva Sahasranāma, “the thousand names of Śiva”
Śiva Sahasranāma is the name of more than one stotra in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
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- Śiva Sahasranāma (Anuśāsana Parva): the 1,008 names of Mahādeva taught by Upamanyu to Kṛshṇa and told by Kṛshṇa to Yudhishṭhira, in the Anuśāsana Parva. Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, chapter 17; Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, chapters 14 to 16, including the account of Tāṇḍya in chapter 16; Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva, Mokshadharma, chapter 284
- Śiva Sahasranāma in the Mokshadharma Parva: the 1,008 names in the Śānti Parva, given to restore Daksha‘s yajña. Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva, Mokshadharma Parva, Chapter 284; Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 17
- Śiva Sahasranāma (Liṅga Purāṇa): the 1,008 names that Taṇḍi taught King Tridhanu in the Liṅga Purāṇa. Liṅga Purāṇa, Pūrvārdha, chapter 65
- Śiva Sahasranāma (Koṭi Rudra Saṃhitā): the thousand names in the Koṭi Rudra Saṃhitā of the Śiva Purāṇa. Śiva Purāṇa, Koṭi Rudra Saṃhitā