Shivarahasya Purana
Shivarahasya Purana (Sanskrit: शिव रहस्य पुराण ; IAST: śiva rahasya purāṇa) is one of the 'Shaiva Upapuranas' or ancillary Purana regarding Shiva and Shaivite worship and is also considered 'Indian epic poetry' (Sanskrit: Itihāsa).Its origins are acclaimed to be over 7000 years old.It is one of the first few works of the acclaimed Saint Ribhu, who was taught by Shiva himself. The Ribhu Gita (Sanskrit: ऋभुगीता; IAST: ṛbhugītā) is an acclaimed advaita, monist and/or nondual song at the heart of this Purana.[1]
Pande (1994: p. 10) holds that the Shivarahasya Purana:
"...is a voluminous text said to have been published in the Canarese script in 30 volumes in 1950. Its manuscripts are found at various places but their textual variations have not been critically studied. It is devoted to the detailed exposition of Saiva principles, myths, rituals and incarnations."[2]
Ramana Maharshi held the Ribhu Gita in esteem.
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- ^ Govind Chandra Pande (1994). Life and thought of Śaṅkarācārya. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN 81-208-1104-6, 978-81-208-1104-1. Source: [2] (accessed: Monday April 5, 2010), p.10
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