The enchanting verses of the Sivastotravali were born on Kashmir Valley's Dal Lake as an inspirational outpouring of devotion from the - heart of the medieval Kashmiri master and mystic Utpaladeva. faronrs hymns are so profound they have the power to free the devoted reader from the restrictions of his or her intellect and elevate them to a state of yogic sahaj (Spontaneous) experience of oneness with their very nature of pure consciousness. When commenting on this text, Kashmir Shaivite master and saint, Swami Lakshmanjoo would tell his disciples that, as Utpaladeva taught us through these beautiful hymns, devotion or