Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 53
देव्याः क्रोधः शक्तिनिर्माणं च
Devī’s Wrath and the Manifestation of the Śaktis
ऊचुस्ते च तदा तत्र ब्रह्मविष्णुसुरास्तथा । प्रणम्येशं शिवं देवं स्वप्रभुं गुणवर्जितम्
ūcuste ca tadā tatra brahmaviṣṇusurāstathā | praṇamyeśaṃ śivaṃ devaṃ svaprabhuṃ guṇavarjitam
Kemudian di situ juga, Brahmā, Viṣṇu dan para dewa berkata—setelah bersujud kepada Śiva, Tuhan Yang Mahaesa, Penguasa tertinggi mereka, yang melampaui segala guṇa.
Suta Goswami (narrating the scene of Brahma, Vishnu, and the devas)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that even the highest cosmic powers—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and the devas—attain right orientation only by bowing to Śiva as Īśa (Pati), who transcends the guṇas; humility and surrender to the Supreme Lord is the doorway to grace and liberation.
Although Śiva is declared guṇavarjita (nirguṇa, beyond Prakṛti), devotees and even gods approach Him through reverent namaskāra and worship—often in Śiva Purāṇa expressed as Liṅga-upāsanā—where saguna worship becomes the accessible means to realize the nirguṇa Lord.
The immediate practice is praṇāma (prostration) with inner surrender; as a Shaiva takeaway, one may pair this with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while contemplating Śiva as guṇātīta (beyond the three guṇas).