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
Wahrlich, Śiva ist der Urheber alles Seienden; Er ist der Erhalter und der Zurücknehmer (Auflöser), erhaben jenseits aller Erhabenheit. Er ist das höchste Brahman, der Herr der Herren—ohne Eigenschaften (nirguṇa) und ewig seiend.
Sati (praising Lord Shiva within the Sati-khaṇḍa narration as relayed by Suta Goswami)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: General mahātmya: contemplation of Śiva as Parabrahman and Lord of pañcakṛtya is said to purify the paśu and orient the soul toward anugraha (liberating grace).
Mantra: शिवस्सर्वस्वकर्ता हि भर्ता हर्ता परात्परः । परब्रह्म परेशश्च निर्गुणो नित्य एव च
Type: stotra
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.