Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 21
वीरभद्रक्रोधशमनं देवस्तुतिश्च
Pacification of Vīrabhadra and the Gods’ Hymn
सर्वमूर्ते नमस्ते ऽस्तु विश्वभावन पावन । अमूर्ते भक्तहेतोर्हि गृहीताकृतिसौख्यद
sarvamūrte namaste 'stu viśvabhāvana pāvana | amūrte bhaktahetorhi gṛhītākṛtisaukhyada
Salut à Toi, ô Toi qui revêts toutes les formes, Purificateur et Soutien de l’univers. Salut à Toi, ô Sans-forme, qui, pour l’amour des dévots, assumes une figure et accordes la béatitude de cette présence manifestée.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vayu Samhita teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakshinamurti
Mantra: सर्वमूर्ते नमस्ते ऽस्तु विश्वभावन पावन । अमूर्ते भक्तहेतोर्हि गृहीताकृतिसौख्यद
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It reconciles Shiva’s transcendence (amūrta, formless) with His immanence (sarvamūrta, all-formed), teaching that the Supreme Pati remains beyond form yet compassionately becomes approachable through form to uplift devotees toward purification and liberation.
It supports Saguna worship as a grace-based means: the formless Shiva accepts a perceivable form—classically the Shiva-linga or divine icon—so the devotee can concentrate, offer devotion, and experience divine presence while understanding the Reality ultimately transcends all forms.
Practice steady bhakti with dhyāna on Shiva’s chosen form (often the Linga), accompanied by japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” treating the form as a compassionate doorway to the formless Absolute.