Śivastotrāvalī

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Śivastotrāvalī is a celebrated collection of devotional hymns to Śiva composed in Sanskrit by the Kashmiri philosopher-mystic Utpaladeva, blending intense bhakti with nondual Śaiva theology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hymns to Śiva
Sanskrit devotional hymn collection
Śaiva religious text
aim spiritual realization of one’s unity with Śiva
associatedWith Kashmir Śaiva liturgical and contemplative traditions
Kashmiri philosopher-mystic Utpaladeva
linked to: Utpaladeva
author Utpaladeva
cosmologicalView the world as manifestation of Śiva’s consciousness
countryOfOrigin India
devotionalFocus personal devotion to Śiva
devotionalMode bhakti
genre devotional poetry
stotra
hasCommentarialTradition yes
influencedBy Utpaladeva’s Pratyabhijñā philosophy
language Sanskrit
literaryForm hymns
literaryQuality highly poetic and emotionally intense style
mainDeity Śiva
linked to: Shiva
metaphysicalView nondualism (advaya)
notableFor integration of intense bhakti with nondual Śaiva theology
period early medieval Kashmir
philosophicalOrientation nondual Śaivism
linked to: Kashmir Shaivism
philosophicalSchool Pratyabhijñā
recitationContext contemplative practice in Kashmir Śaivism
personal worship
temple worship
regionOfOrigin Kashmir
relatedWorkAuthor Abhinavagupta
religiousCategory Hindu devotional literature
religiousSubtradition Kashmir Śaivism
linked to: Kashmir Shaivism
religiousTradition Śaivism
linked to: Shaivism
script Devanāgarī (in many modern editions)
Śāradā (in traditional Kashmiri manuscripts)
linked to: Sharada script
status celebrated text in the Kashmir Śaiva tradition
subject devotee’s longing for union with Śiva
overcoming ignorance through Śiva’s grace
praise of Śiva’s omnipresence and omniscience
theologicalTheme grace of Śiva
identity of the individual self with Śiva
recognition of one’s true nature as Śiva
usedIn meditative recitation
Śaiva devotional practice

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Utpaladeva notableWork Śivastotrāvalī