Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48
शङ्खचूडकस्य राज्याभिषेकः तथा शक्रपुरीं प्रति प्रस्थानम् | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Coronation and March toward Indra’s City
प्रकृतेः पुरुषस्यापि योधिष्ठाता त्रिशक्तिधृक् । निर्गुणस्सगुणस्सोपि परं ज्योतिः स्वरूपवान्
prakṛteḥ puruṣasyāpi yodhiṣṭhātā triśaktidhṛk | nirguṇassaguṇassopi paraṃ jyotiḥ svarūpavān
Er ist der höchste Lenker von Prakṛti (Natur) und Puruṣa (individuelles Bewusstseinsprinzip) und trägt die drei Śaktis. Obgleich jenseits aller Eigenschaften (nirguṇa), offenbart er sich auch mit Eigenschaften (saguṇa); sein Wesen ist das transzendente höchste Licht.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Significance: Philosophical darśana of Śiva as controller of prakṛti and puruṣa supports viveka and surrender, preparing the paśu for anugraha that removes pāśa (bondage).
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It declares Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who governs both Nature (Prakṛti) and the bound soul (Puruṣa), and whose true essence is the Supreme Light that grants liberation.
By affirming that the same Shiva is both nirguṇa and saguṇa, it supports Linga worship as a valid, compassionate manifestation through which devotees approach the transcendent Jyoti.
Meditate on Shiva as “paraṃ jyotiḥ” while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), using saguṇa supports like the Linga, bhasma (tripuṇḍra), and rudrākṣa to steady devotion and concentration.