Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50
विष्णोर्दर्शनं स्तुतिश्च
Viṣṇu’s Manifestation and Brahmā’s Hymn
यदा हि सगुणो जातस्स्वेच्छया निर्गुणश्शिवः । मामुत्पाद्य ततस्त्वां च स्वशक्त्या सुविहारकृत्
yadā hi saguṇo jātassvecchayā nirguṇaśśivaḥ | māmutpādya tatastvāṃ ca svaśaktyā suvihārakṛt
Khi Śiva vô tướng, vô thuộc tính (nirguṇa), do chính ý nguyện tự tại của Ngài, hiển lộ thành hữu tướng, hữu thuộc tính (saguṇa), thì trước hết Ngài sinh ra ta, rồi cũng sinh ra ngươi—tất cả đều được Ngài thực hiện như cuộc thần du, nhờ chính Thánh Năng (Śakti) nội tại của Ngài.
Brahmā (narrating within the Sati-khaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: sṛṣṭi-ārambha (manifestation of saguṇa from nirguṇa by svātantrya)
FAQs
It teaches that the transcendent Nirguṇa Śiva freely manifests as Saguṇa for the sake of cosmic order and grace, and that creation unfolds through His inseparable Śakti—pointing devotees toward the Lord who is both beyond qualities and compassionately accessible.
Since Nirguṇa Śiva becomes knowable as Saguṇa by His will, devotees can approach Him through manifest forms such as the Liṅga—worshipping the visible sign while remembering the same Lord remains ultimately beyond all attributes.
Meditate on Śiva as both Nirguṇa and Saguṇa while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offering bhakti to the manifest Lord (Liṅga) and contemplating His inner Śakti as the power behind all manifestation.