Shiva Mahapuan is one of the 18 Paranas. It was written by Rishi Ved Vyas. It consists of 24,000 Shlokas in 7 Samhitas. It describes the story of Lord Shiva. Each Samhita has a name and they are as follows:-

• Vageshwari Samhita
• Rudra Samhita
• Shatrudra Samhita
• Kotirudra Samhita
• Uma Samhita
• Kailash Samhita
• Vayaviya Samhita