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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Śivastotrāvalī canonical 1

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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 ⓘ