Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28
त्रिपुरदाहानन्तरं देवभयः ब्रह्मस्तुतिश्च — Fear of the Gods after Tripura’s Burning and Brahmā’s Praise
निर्गुणाय नमस्तुभ्यं पुनश्च सगुणाय च । पुनः प्रकृतिरूपाय पुनश्च पुरुषाय च
nirguṇāya namastubhyaṃ punaśca saguṇāya ca | punaḥ prakṛtirūpāya punaśca puruṣāya ca
Ehrerbietung Dir, der Du jenseits aller Eigenschaften bist (nirguṇa), und wiederum Ehrerbietung Dir, der Du Eigenschaften und Gestalten trägst (saguṇa). Wiederum Ehrerbietung Dir als der Gestalt der Prakṛti, der manifesten Natur, und wiederum Ehrerbietung Dir als Puruṣa, dem innewohnenden bewussten Herrn.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: nirguṇāya namastubhyaṃ punaśca saguṇāya ca | punaḥ prakṛtirūpāya punaśca puruṣāya ca
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva is simultaneously transcendent (nirguṇa) and immanent (saguṇa), the Lord (Pati) who pervades both consciousness (Puruṣa) and manifestation (Prakṛti), making Him the complete refuge for liberation.
The verse legitimizes saguna worship—approaching Shiva through form such as the Śiva-liṅga—while affirming that the same Lord is ultimately beyond form and qualities; thus, external worship and inner contemplation converge on one Shiva.
Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with devotion while meditating that the worshipped Shiva is both nirguṇa (pure consciousness) and saguṇa (gracious Lord in form); liṅga-pūjā with bhasma and rudrākṣa supports this integrated focus.