Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34
देवस्तुतिः—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्वं, मायाशक्तिः, कर्मफलप्रदातृत्वं च
Devas’ Hymn: Śiva as Parabrahman, Māyā-Śakti, and Giver of Karmic Fruits
तत्पुरुषाय नाथाय पुराणपुरुषाय च । पुरुषार्थप्रदानाय व्रतिने परमेष्ठिने
tatpuruṣāya nāthāya purāṇapuruṣāya ca | puruṣārthapradānāya vratine parameṣṭhine
Sembah sujud kepada Tatpuruṣa—Tuan dan Pelindung, Purusha Purba. Sembah sujud kepada-Nya yang menganugerahkan empat tujuan hidup manusia, yang teguh dalam vrata (laku suci), dan yang menjadi Pemerintah Tertinggi.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, presenting a hymn of praise within the Sati Khanda context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa
Mantra: तत्पुरुषाय नाथाय पुराणपुरुषाय च । पुरुषार्थप्रदानाय व्रतिने परमेष्ठिने
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Offering: dipa
FAQs
The verse identifies Shiva as the Supreme Pati (Lord) who governs and fulfills the puruṣārthas—culminating in mokṣa—showing that worldly aims find their highest completion when offered back to the Lord through devotion and right discipline.
By praising Shiva as Nātha and Purāṇa-Puruṣa, the verse supports saguna worship—approaching the transcendent Lord through a tangible focus like the Śiva-liṅga—while remembering that the form points to the Supreme Reality beyond form.
It highlights vrata (sacred observance): keep a Shiva-vrata (such as Mahāśivarātri fasting), chant the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and maintain disciplined worship with purity and steadiness.