Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50
अनिरुद्धापहरणानन्तरं कृष्णस्य शोणितपुरगमनम् तथा रुद्रकृष्णयुद्धारम्भः | After Aniruddha’s Abduction: Kṛṣṇa Marches to Śoṇitapura and the Rudra–Kṛṣṇa Battle Begins
स्वमायया सर्वगुणप्रसिद्ध्यै भगवन्प्रभो । सर्वान्वितः प्रभिन्नश्च सर्वतस्त्वं महेश्वर
svamāyayā sarvaguṇaprasiddhyai bhagavanprabho | sarvānvitaḥ prabhinnaśca sarvatastvaṃ maheśvara
O seliger Herr, o souveräner Meister! Durch deine eigene Māyā, zur Offenbarung und Erkenntnis aller Eigenschaften, bist du zugleich der Allesumfassende (sarvānvita) und der in Vielheit Erscheinende (prabhinna). Auf jede Weise und überall bist allein du Mahādeva.
A deva/warrior in the Yuddha narrative offering praise to Lord Shiva (as narrated by Suta Goswami to the sages)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a sthala-focused passage; it is a doctrinal praise of Śiva’s māyā as the power by which the One appears as many while remaining all-inclusive.
Significance: General: contemplation of Śiva as Pati who pervades and transcends all tattvas supports vairāgya and steadies bhakti toward liberation.
Type: stotra
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It affirms Śiva as Pati—the Supreme Lord who, through His own māyā, makes the universe and its qualities appear, yet remains the all-pervading Mahādeva. The devotee is guided to see unity behind multiplicity and to surrender to the One who is present in all forms.
The Liṅga symbolizes the one Maheshvara who is ‘sarvānvita’ (containing all) while also ‘prabhinna’ (appearing as many). Saguna worship trains the mind to recognize Shiva’s presence in the manifested world, while remembering His transcendence beyond all guṇas.
Meditate on Shiva as all-pervading while japa-ing the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and offer simple Liṅga-pūjā (water, bilva leaves). Contemplate that all perceived qualities and differences arise within His māyā, while He remains the inner Lord everywhere.