Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, 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
そなたは真に「シヴァたる境地（Śivatva）」を知らぬ。彼はニルグナ（あらゆる属性を超越）でありながら、まさに諸属性の根拠である。世の眼には無相あるいは異様に映ろうとも、本質においては至上の美である。万有に礼拝され、善き者たちの帰依処にして究竟の目的地である。
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
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.