Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35
विष्णोर्दर्शनं स्तुतिश्च
Viṣṇu’s Manifestation and Brahmā’s Hymn
शिवस्सर्वस्वकर्ता हि भर्ता हर्ता परात्परः । परब्रह्म परेशश्च निर्गुणो नित्य एव च
śivassarvasvakartā hi bhartā hartā parātparaḥ | parabrahma pareśaśca nirguṇo nitya eva ca
حقّاً إن شيفا هو صانع كل ما يكون؛ وهو الحافظ وهو الساحب (المُرجِع) المتعالي فوق كل تعالٍ. هو البرهمن الأسمى، ربّ الأرباب—منزّه عن الصفات (نيرغونا) وأزليّ الوجود.
Sati (praising Lord Shiva within the Sati-khaṇḍa narration as relayed by Suta Goswami)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It declares Shiva as Pati—the Supreme Reality who performs creation, sustenance, and dissolution, and who is also nirguṇa and eternal; contemplating this lifts devotion from limited forms to the highest liberation-oriented understanding.
Though Shiva is described as nirguṇa Parabrahma, the Linga is the sacred saguna support for meditation and worship, enabling devotees to approach the attributeless Supreme through a tangible, scripturally sanctioned symbol.
Meditate on Shiva as the inner Lord (bhartā-hartā) while repeating the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and, in Shaiva practice, support it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness and purity.