Sivamahimnastava Based on: The Mahimnastava or Praise of Shiva's Greatness. Edited, translated, and presented in illustrations by W.\ Norman Brown. Poona: American Institute of Indian Studies 1965. E-text prepared by Harunaga Isaacson, 2002. % NB Brown's most important source an inscription on the Amaresvara temple % at Mandhata in the district of Nimad on the northern % bank of the Narmada river. Dated Samvat 1120 or 1220 (November 21, 1063 % or October 27, 1163 AD). TEXT IN PAUSA (Sandhis resolved) ___________________________________________________________________ THIS TEXT FILE IS FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY! COPYRIGHT AND TERMS OF USAGE AS FOR SOURCE FILE. Text converted to Ronald E. 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