Pashupati Purana

Pashupati Purana (Sanskrit: पशुपति पुराण, Romanised: Pāśupati Purāṇa) is a sacred Sanskrit text related to the Śaiva tradition in the Nepal Mandala of the Indian subcontinent. It is one of the 54 Puranas in the tradition of Hinduism. It belongs to the category of the 18 Aupapuranas. In this Purana, Lord Shiva is praised as Pashupati - "Lord of all beings". It also describes the legends of the world famous Pashupatinath Mandir situated in the valley of Kathmandu in Nepal. In the text, there is a separate section called Nepal Mahatmya that describes the origin of the Himalayan region Nepal. The revered RishiSanata Kumara describes the origin of the term 'Nepal' in the text.