Shloka 90
मेनायाः क्रोध-विलापः — Menā’s Lament and Reproach
to the Sage
शिवत्वं न च जानासि निर्गुणस्य गुणस्स हि । विरूपस्स सुरूपो हि सर्वसेव्यस्सतां गतिः
śivatvaṃ na ca jānāsi nirguṇasya guṇassa hi | virūpassa surūpo hi sarvasevyassatāṃ gatiḥ
You do not truly understand the state of Śiva-hood. Though He is nirguṇa (beyond all qualities), He is indeed the very ground of all qualities. Though appearing formless or strange to worldly eyes, He is supremely beautiful in essence. He is worshipped by all, and He is the refuge and final goal of the virtuous.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva transcends all limiting qualities (nirguṇa) yet is the source and support of every auspicious attribute, making Him the ultimate refuge (gati) sought by the righteous for liberation.
The verse reconciles nirguṇa and saguna: although Shiva is beyond form and qualities, devotees approach Him through worship (sevā) of accessible manifestations such as the Śiva-liṅga, which anchors devotion and leads toward realization of His transcendent nature.
Meditate on Shiva as both beyond qualities and the giver of all auspiciousness while repeating the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering simple worship to the liṅga with bhakti as a direct means toward moksha.