Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15
देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas
अवस्थारहितायाथ निर्विकाराय वर्चसे । महाभूतात्मभूताय निर्लिप्ताय महात्मने
avasthārahitāyātha nirvikārāya varcase | mahābhūtātmabhūtāya nirliptāya mahātmane
Salam hormat kepada Tuhan yang bercahaya: melampaui segala keadaan, tak berubah; menjadi Ātman batin dari mahābhūta namun tetap tak tersentuh olehnya—kepada Mahātman Yang Agung.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: अवस्थारहितायाथ निर्विकाराय वर्चसे । महाभूतात्मभूताय निर्लिप्ताय महात्मने
Type: stotra
FAQs
It praises Shiva as the Pati (Supreme Lord) who transcends all changing states, remains immutable, and yet pervades the cosmos as the inner Self—guiding the seeker toward liberation through recognition of His unstained, changeless nature.
The Linga is revered as the sign of the formless (nirguna) Reality; this verse supports Linga-worship by affirming that Shiva is beyond attributes and change, while still immanent within the elements that the Linga symbolically encompasses.
Meditate on Shiva as nirvikāra (unchanging) and nirlipta (unstained) while repeating the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and offer worship with a pure mind—seeing Him as the indwelling Self of all bhūtas.