Shiva Purana
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The Shiva Purana is a major Hindu scripture devoted to Lord Shiva, detailing his myths, cosmology, rituals, and theological significance within the Shaivite tradition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shiva Purana canonical | 13 |
| Shaiva Purana | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1000153 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shiva Purana Context triple: [Shaivism, coreText, Shiva Purana]
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A.
Vishnu Purana
Vishnu Purana is a major ancient Hindu scripture that narrates the myths, cosmology, and incarnations of the god Vishnu, including stories central to festivals like Janmashtami.
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B.
Mudgala Purana
The Mudgala Purana is a Hindu religious text primarily devoted to the mythology, worship, and theological significance of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha.
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C.
Ganesha Purana
The Ganesha Purana is a Hindu scripture dedicated to the deity Ganesha, narrating his origins, deeds, and theological significance within the broader Puranic tradition.
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D.
Puranas
The Puranas are a genre of ancient and medieval Hindu texts that narrate cosmology, myths, legends of gods and heroes, and traditional religious practices and teachings.
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E.
Harivamsa
Harivamsa is an important Sanskrit text traditionally considered an appendix to the Mahabharata, detailing the genealogy, birth, and early life of Krishna.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shiva Purana Target entity description: The Shiva Purana is a major Hindu scripture devoted to Lord Shiva, detailing his myths, cosmology, rituals, and theological significance within the Shaivite tradition.
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A.
Vishnu Purana
Vishnu Purana is a major ancient Hindu scripture that narrates the myths, cosmology, and incarnations of the god Vishnu, including stories central to festivals like Janmashtami.
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B.
Mudgala Purana
The Mudgala Purana is a Hindu religious text primarily devoted to the mythology, worship, and theological significance of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha.
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C.
Ganesha Purana
The Ganesha Purana is a Hindu scripture dedicated to the deity Ganesha, narrating his origins, deeds, and theological significance within the broader Puranic tradition.
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D.
Puranas
The Puranas are a genre of ancient and medieval Hindu texts that narrate cosmology, myths, legends of gods and heroes, and traditional religious practices and teachings.
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E.
Harivamsa
Harivamsa is an important Sanskrit text traditionally considered an appendix to the Mahabharata, detailing the genealogy, birth, and early life of Krishna.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
ⓘ
Purana ⓘ Shaiva text ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Brahma
ⓘ
Ganesha ⓘ Kartikeya ⓘ Nandi ⓘ Goddess Gauri ⓘ
surface form:
Parvati
Vishnu ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Vyasa ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | major Purana in Hindu tradition ⓘ |
| containsNarrative |
birth of Ganesha
ⓘ
manifestations of Shiva linga ⓘ marriage of Shiva and Parvati ⓘ origin of sacred rivers ⓘ stories of Shiva’s devotees ⓘ tales of cosmic cycles ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRoleOfShiva |
creator
ⓘ
destroyer ⓘ preserver ⓘ |
| describes |
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga
ⓘ
surface form:
Jyotirlingas
heavenly realms ⓘ hellish realms ⓘ sacred tirthas ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
Shiva
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Shiva
|
| genre |
devotional literature
ⓘ
mythological text ⓘ religious text ⓘ theological text ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | medieval compilation ⓘ |
| influenced |
Shaiva ritual practice
ⓘ
regional Shiva legends ⓘ temple worship of Shiva ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| numberInMahapuranas | eighteen ⓘ |
| partOf | Mahapuranas ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
bhakti
ⓘ
nondual elements ⓘ theism ⓘ |
| primaryDeity | Shiva ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script |
Devanagari script
ⓘ
surface form:
Devanagari
|
| subject |
Shaiva cosmology
ⓘ
avatars of Shiva ⓘ cosmology ⓘ creation and destruction ⓘ dharma ⓘ ethics ⓘ forms of Shiva ⓘ glories of Shiva ⓘ myths of Shiva ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ rituals ⓘ theology of Shiva ⓘ |
| teaches |
mantras of Shiva
ⓘ
methods of Shiva worship ⓘ pilgrimage rules ⓘ puja procedures ⓘ vratas related to Shiva ⓘ |
| tradition | Shaivism ⓘ |
| usedIn |
household worship
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public recitations ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shiva Purana Description of subject: The Shiva Purana is a major Hindu scripture devoted to Lord Shiva, detailing his myths, cosmology, rituals, and theological significance within the Shaivite tradition.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shaiva Purana
subject surface form:
Jyotirlinga of Shiva at Trimbakeshwar