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The Ribhu Gita (Sanskrit: ऋभुगीता; ṛbhugītā) is an acclaimed song at the heart of this purana whose content has been described as advaita, monist or nondual. The Ribhu Gita forms the sixth part of Shivarahasya Purana. It is one of the few works attributed to the Hindu sage Ribhu.
The notable Shaiva Upapuranas are the Saura Purana, the Shivadharmapurva Purana, the Shivadharmottara Purana, the Shivarahasya Purana, the Ekamra Purana, the Parashara Purana, the Varuna Purana, and the Maheshvara Purana. [1] The extant Saura Purana comprises 69 chapters. The extant Parashara Upapurana consists 18 chapters.
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This hymn is mentioned in the 53rd chapter of the 1st portion of the text Shivarahasya Purana. [5] The hymn is based on the text Devi Mahatmya, [6] referencing a number of legends of the goddess Durga such as slaying Mahishasura, Raktabija, as well as Chanda and Munda, as well as generally praising her attributes. [7]
One version is contained in the Linga Purana, while another version occurs in the Mahabharata. Krishna states the thousand names of Shiva to Yudhishthira in the 17th chapter of Anushāsanaparva in the epic Mahabharata. Linga Purana (version 1, LP 1.65.54-168) is close to the Mahabharata Anushasanaparvan version.
The pañcānana (Sanskrit: पञ्चानन), also called the pañcabrahma, [1] are the five faces of Shiva corresponding to his five activities (pañcakṛtya): creation (sṛṣṭi), preservation (sthithi), destruction (saṃhāra), concealing grace (tirobhāva), and revealing grace (anugraha). [2]
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The Shiva Chalisa's first stanza extols the attributes of Shiva: [4]. jaya girijāpati dīnadayālā sadā karata santana pratipālā bhāla candramā sohata nīke kānana kuṇḍala nāga phanī ke