The legend has some basis since the name of the author is mentioned in verse number 38 of the stotram. Lord Shiva became pleased by this Stotra, and returned Pushhpadanta’s divine powers. This very prayer became well known as the ‘Shiva Mahimna Stotra’. In this prayer he sung the greatness of the Lord. He then designed a prayer to Lord Shiva for forgiveness. The thief Pushhpadanta, not knowing this, walked on the Shiva Nirmaalya, and by that he incurred the wrath of Lord Shiva and lost the divine power of invisibility. which have been used in worshipping Lord Shiva. Shiva Nirmaalya consists of the Bilva leaves, flowers, etc. Finally the king spread the Shiva Nirmaalya in his garden. He tried very hard to capture the thief, but in vain, because the Gandharvas have divine power to remain invisible. One day a Gandharva (Heavenly Singer in the court of Indra, the Lord of the Heaven) named Pushhpadanta being fascinated by the beautiful flowers, began to stealthem, 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.
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The Composition (Story of Pushpadanta) A king named Chitraratha had constructed a nice garden.
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The legend about the circumstances leading to the composition of this Stotra is as follows. Shree Varasiddhi Vinayaka Mandir - Shiva Mahimna Stotram The Shiva Mahimna 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.