Shiva NirmAlya consists of the Bilva leaves, flowers, et cetera which have been used in worshipping Lord Shiva. He tried very hard to capture the thief, but in vain, because the Gandharvas have divine power to remain invisible.įinally, the king spread the Shiva NirmAlya in his garden. One day a Gandharva (Singer in the court of Indra, the Lord of the Heaven) named PuShpadanta being fascinated by the beautiful flowers, began to steal them, as a consequence of which king Chitraratha could not offer flowers to Lord Shiva. These flowers were used every day by the king in worshipping Lord Shiva. There were beautiful flowers in this garden. The legend about the circumstances leading to the composition of this Stotra is as follows.Ī king named Chitraratha had constructed a nice garden. The Stotra is very popular among the devotees of Lord Shiva and is considered one of the best among all Stotras (or Stutis) offered to Lord Shiva. Whoever reads this faultless hymn of Shiva daily, with pure mind and great devotion, ultimately reaches Shiva’s domain and becomes equal to him in this world, he is endowed with children, great wealth, long life, and fame. Lord Shiva became pleased by this Stotram and returned Pushhpadanta’s divine powers. This very prayer became well known as the Mahimna Stotra’. In this prayer, he sang the greatness of the Lord. Pushhpadanta designed a prayer to Lord Shiva for forgiveness. The Stotra is sung by Pushhpadanta who had lost his divine powers. The Shiv Mahimna Stotram is very popular among the devotees of Lord Shiva and is considered one of the best among all Stotras offered to Lord Shiva.
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