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The Shiva Mahimna Stotra (Sanskrit: शिवमहिम्न:स्तोत्र, romanized: śiva-mahimnaḥ stotra, lit. 'Hymn about the greatness of Shiva') is a Sanskrit composition (stotra) in praise of Shiva. According to tradition, the hymn is believed to have been composed by a gandharva (celestial musician) named Pushpadanta.[1][2] The hymn lists Shiva's various achievements and qualities.
- ^ Jan Gonda (1977). A History of Indian Literature: Epics and Sanskrit religious literature. Medieval religious literature in Sanskrit. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. pp. 259–. ISBN 978-3-447-01743-5.
- ^ Anthony Kennedy Warder (1988). Indian Kāvya Literature: The bold style (Śaktibhadra to Dhanapāla). Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 78–. ISBN 978-81-208-0450-0.