Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28
त्रिपुरदाहानन्तरं देवभयः ब्रह्मस्तुतिश्च — Fear of the Gods after Tripura’s Burning and Brahmā’s Praise
निर्गुणाय नमस्तुभ्यं पुनश्च सगुणाय च । पुनः प्रकृतिरूपाय पुनश्च पुरुषाय च
nirguṇāya namastubhyaṃ punaśca saguṇāya ca | punaḥ prakṛtirūpāya punaśca puruṣāya ca
一切の गुणを超越する御方（ニルグナ）よ、あなたに礼拝いたします。さらに、 गुणと形相を具える御方（サグナ）よ、重ねて礼拝いたします。さらに、顕現する自然たるプラクリティそのものの御姿として礼拝し、また、内に宿る覚知の主プルシャとして重ねて礼拝いたします。
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: nirguṇāya namastubhyaṃ punaśca saguṇāya ca | punaḥ prakṛtirūpāya punaśca puruṣāya ca
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva is simultaneously transcendent (nirguṇa) and immanent (saguṇa), the Lord (Pati) who pervades both consciousness (Puruṣa) and manifestation (Prakṛti), making Him the complete refuge for liberation.
The verse legitimizes saguna worship—approaching Shiva through form such as the Śiva-liṅga—while affirming that the same Lord is ultimately beyond form and qualities; thus, external worship and inner contemplation converge on one Shiva.
Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with devotion while meditating that the worshipped Shiva is both nirguṇa (pure consciousness) and saguṇa (gracious Lord in form); liṅga-pūjā with bhasma and rudrākṣa supports this integrated focus.