Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40
शिवस्तुतिवर्णनम् (Śiva-stuti-varṇanam) — “Description of Hymns in Praise of Śiva”
ब्रह्मोवाच । न किंचिद्विद्यते पापं यस्मात्त्वं योगवित्तमः । परमेशः परब्रह्म सदा देवर्षिरक्षकः
brahmovāca | na kiṃcidvidyate pāpaṃ yasmāttvaṃ yogavittamaḥ | parameśaḥ parabrahma sadā devarṣirakṣakaḥ
Brahmā sprach: „Keinerlei Sünde kann in Bezug auf Dich bestehen, denn Du bist der höchste Kenner des Yoga. Du bist Parameśvara, das höchste Brahman, stets der Beschützer der Götter und der ṛṣis.“
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Brahmā’s hymn-like address identifies Śiva as Parameśvara and Parabrahman, the ever-protector of devas and ṛṣis—typical purāṇic stuti preceding divine intervention.
Significance: Affirms Śiva’s transcendence and purity (nirdoṣatva) as the basis for refuge; recitation functions as stuti that aligns the devotee with grace.
Mantra: na kiṃcid vidyate pāpaṃ yasmāt tvaṃ yogavittamaḥ | parameśaḥ parabrahma sadā devarṣirakṣakaḥ
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It affirms Shiva as Pati—Parameśvara and Parabrahman—beyond all impurity, and teaches that proximity to Him (through yoga and devotion) burns sin and grants protection and upliftment.
Though Shiva is praised here as Parabrahman (transcendent), devotees approach Him through Saguna worship—especially the Śiva-liṅga—as a tangible focus for reverence, purification, and yogic recollection of the Supreme.
Contemplate Shiva as “Yogavit-tamaḥ” while doing japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and meditate on Him as the ever-protecting Lord; this supports inner purification and steadiness in yoga.