Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32
शिवतत्त्ववर्णनम् (Śiva-tattva-varṇana) — “Description/Exposition of the Principle of Śiva”
यथा च ज्योतिषस्संगाज्जलादेः स्पर्शता न वै । तथा ममागुणस्यापि संयोगाद्बन्धनं न हि
yathā ca jyotiṣassaṃgājjalādeḥ sparśatā na vai | tathā mamāguṇasyāpi saṃyogādbandhanaṃ na hi
Cũng như ánh sáng, dù nước và các vật khác có gần kề, vẫn không thật sự “chạm” được nó; cũng vậy, đối với Ta—Đấng vượt ngoài các guṇa—chỉ do sự tiếp xúc hay kết hợp mà không hề có trói buộc.
Lord Śiva (teaching on His nirguṇa nature within the Sṛṣṭi narrative)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
FAQs
It declares Śiva as nirguṇa (beyond prakṛti’s qualities) and therefore eternally unbound; bondage belongs to the paśu (limited soul) under pāśa, not to the Pati (Lord).
Liṅga-worship approaches Śiva in a manifest, saguna form for devotion and grace, while this verse clarifies that His true nature remains untouched and unconditioned—saguna worship leads the devotee toward realizing the nirguṇa reality.
Meditate on Śiva as the witness beyond guṇas while chanting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating detachment—engaging in worship without imagining any limitation or bondage in the Lord.