Sandhya KathaRāmāyaṇa · Mahābhārata · Purāṇas · Upaniṣads

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Śiva Purāṇa stories for children

Stories from Śiva Purāṇa, laid out to read aloud. This page is generated from stories that have already passed Sandhya Katha's publication gate.

What “with sources” means here. Every story below names the work and passage we checked, carries age guidance, and says when the tradition is variant, regional or oral instead of smoothing those differences away.

2 published stories

Gaṇeśa Goes Around the World Śiva Purāṇa · Rudra Saṃhitā; also Skanda Purāṇa and the Tamil Vināyaka Purāṇam Ages 4+ · regional tradition Two brothers race around the world for a mango. One of them does not leave the room. Read the sourced telling → Neither of Them Found the End Śiva Purāṇa, Vidyeśvara Saṃhitā · chapters 6–8 Ages 8+ · variant A column of fire takes in two terrible weapons. One god searches below, another flies above, and a falling flower is asked to witness something it never saw. Read the sourced telling →

Sandhya Katha chooses one story each night for your child's age and the calendar, and lays it out to be read aloud.

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