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The Making of the Worlds
Chapter 11
Vayaviya Samhita: Creation and Cosmos

The Making of the Worlds

सृष्टिवर्णनम्

The Vayaviya Samhita, narrated by the wind-god Vayu, sets out the cosmology of the Shiva Purana: the creation of the worlds, the cycles of time, and Shiva as the first cause of all.
Invoking the sacred fire...