"Anyone who recites this hymn with a pure heart and devotion will be blessed with fame (कीर्ति), wealth (धन), long life (आयु) and many children (सुत) in this mortal world, and will attain Kailas, Shiva’s abode, after death." (Text 34) Recital of this stotra is very beneficial as proclaimed by one of its verses: Since the name of the author is mentioned in verse number 38 of the stotram. Lord Shiva became pleased by this Stotra,Īnd returned Pushhpadanta's divine powers. Well known as the 'Shiva Mahimna Stotra'. In this prayer he sung the greatness of the Lord. Of Lord Shiva and lost the divine power of invisibility. Not knowing this, stepped on the sacred Shiva Nirmaalya, and by that he incurred the wrath which have been used in worshipping Lord Shiva. Shiva Nirmaalya consists of the Bilva leaves,įlowers, (बिलीपत्र), etc. The sacred Shiva Nirmaalya in his garden. He tried very hard toĬapture the thief, but in vain, because the Gandharvas have divine power to remain King Chitraratha could not offer flowers to Lord Shiva. Singer in the court of Indra, the Lord of the Heaven) named Pushhpadanta beingįascinated by the beautiful flowers, began to steal them, as a consequence of which There were beautiful flowers in this garden, which were used every day by the king in worshipping Lord Shiva. The legend about theĬircumstances leading to the composition of this Stotra is as follows.Ī king named Chitraratha, who was a great devotee of lord Shiva, Is very popular among the devotees of Lord Shiva and is considered one of theīest among all Stotras (or Stutis) offered to Lord Shiva.
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