Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 16
त्रिपुरदाहानन्तरं देवभयः ब्रह्मस्तुतिश्च — Fear of the Gods after Tripura’s Burning and Brahmā’s Praise
निर्विकाराय नित्याय नित्यतृप्ताय भास्वते । निरंजनाय दिव्याय त्रिगु णाय नमोऽस्तु ते
nirvikārāya nityāya nityatṛptāya bhāsvate | niraṃjanāya divyāya trigu ṇāya namo'stu te
বিকারহীন, নিত্য, সদা তৃপ্ত ও দীপ্তিমান আপনাকে নমস্কার। নির্মল ও দিব্য, এবং ত্রিগুণের অন্তর্যামী অধিপতিকে প্রণাম।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya, within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context of hymnic praise to Shiva)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga locale; doctrinally highlights Śiva as nirvikāra/nitya yet also the inner ruler of the tri-guṇas—key for explaining bondage (pāśa) and concealment (tirodhāna).
Significance: Supports contemplative pilgrimage of understanding: recognizing the Lord as untouched (nirañjana) while governing guṇas that bind the paśu.
Mantra: निर्विकाराय नित्याय नित्यतृप्ताय भास्वते । निरंजनाय दिव्याय त्रिगुणाय नमोऽस्तु ते
Type: stotra
FAQs
It worships Shiva as the pure Pati—immutable and stainless—whose fullness is not dependent on the world, yet whose radiance sustains it; remembering this steadies the mind toward liberation rather than changeful experience.
Though Shiva is praised as nirvikāra and nirañjana (transcendent, nirguṇa), devotees approach Him through saguna supports like the Śiva-liṅga; the verse bridges both—He is beyond guṇas, yet the Lord who governs their play.
Use the verse as a dhyāna-stuti while offering water, bilva leaves, or bhasma to the Śiva-liṅga, and mentally repeat the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) contemplating Shiva as ever-content and stainless.