Abstract

The Shivanandalahari is a text replete with bhakti attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, dated c. eighth century. A text of a hundred verses, it gives us insight as to what the bhakta longs for, what are his expectations and what relationship he has with his chosen deity, that is Shiva. It indicates the myths that were known and popular at that time and how the devotee analyses those myths for his own purposes. In this essay the author has attempted an in depth study of the verses, studying the epithets, the relationships with rival divinities and the position of Shiva himself in the mind of the devotee.

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