Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27
शिवलोकप्रवेशः
Entry into Śivaloka through successive gateways
विष्णुविधी ऊचतुः । देवदेव महादेव परब्रह्माखिलेश्वर । त्रिगुणातीत निर्व्यग्र त्रिदेवजनक प्रभो
viṣṇuvidhī ūcatuḥ | devadeva mahādeva parabrahmākhileśvara | triguṇātīta nirvyagra tridevajanaka prabho
விஷ்ணுவும் பிரமனும் கூறினர்— தேவர்களின் தேவனே, மகாதேவனே, பரபிரம்மனே, அகிலேஸ்வரனே! மூன்று குணங்களையும் கடந்தவனே, எப்போதும் கலங்காதவனே—மூன்று தேவர்களின் தந்தையே, வல்லமைமிகு ஆண்டவனே!
Vishnu and Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a sthala-specific passage; it is a pan-Śaiva doxology where Brahmā and Viṣṇu acknowledge Śiva as Devadeva, Parabrahman, and the transcendent source of the Trimūrti.
Significance: Recitation functions as śaraṇāgati and īśvara-stuti, cultivating īśvara-jñāna and humility before Pati (Śiva) as the supreme Lord beyond the guṇas.
Mantra: devadeva mahādeva parabrahmākhileśvara | triguṇātīta nirvyagra tridevajanaka prabho
Type: stotra
FAQs
The verse affirms Shiva as Parabrahman and Akhileśvara—supreme, untouched by the three guṇas—establishing him as the ultimate refuge and the transcendent Lord whom even Vishnu and Brahma revere.
Though Shiva is praised as transcendent (triguṇātīta), devotees approach him through accessible forms—such as the Śiva-liṅga—where the Nirguṇa reality is honored through a Saguna symbol and devotional address.
A practical takeaway is guṇa-transcending japa and contemplation—repeating the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while meditating on Shiva as calm and undisturbed (nirvyagra), supported by traditional Śaiva aids like bhasma and rudrākṣa.