Sivastotravali is a collection of stray verses composed by Utpaladeva simply to ventilate his feelings, thoughts and experiences during various stages of his spiritual life. It was discovered by his admirers in total disorder after the author gave up his mortal coil. Since they contained a wealth of spiritual wisdom they were taken up by one Vigvavarta and compiled into twenty stotras, and later commented upon by Rajanaka Ksemaraja, the author's great-grand-disciple. The text contains spontaneous outpourings of a master mind given to the discovery of the truth of existence. They constitute an authentic saga of one of the greatest spiritual adventures in the world. The book throws valuable light on the author's struggle with forces of nature that impeded his progress all the way till he gained entrance into the closely guarded audience chamber of the Lord.