Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 90
मेनायाः क्रोध-विलापः — Menā’s Lament and Reproach
to the Sage
शिवत्वं न च जानासि निर्गुणस्य गुणस्स हि । विरूपस्स सुरूपो हि सर्वसेव्यस्सतां गतिः
śivatvaṃ na ca jānāsi nirguṇasya guṇassa hi | virūpassa surūpo hi sarvasevyassatāṃ gatiḥ
你并未真正了知“湿婆之境”（Śivatva）。虽祂为离诸相、超越一切德相之 nirguṇa，然祂实为一切德相之根基。虽于世眼或显无形、或似异相，然其本体至美无上。祂为众生所礼敬，亦为贤善之人所归依、所趋向的究竟归宿。
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva transcends all limiting qualities (nirguṇa) yet is the source and support of every auspicious attribute, making Him the ultimate refuge (gati) sought by the righteous for liberation.
The verse reconciles nirguṇa and saguna: although Shiva is beyond form and qualities, devotees approach Him through worship (sevā) of accessible manifestations such as the Śiva-liṅga, which anchors devotion and leads toward realization of His transcendent nature.
Meditate on Shiva as both beyond qualities and the giver of all auspiciousness while repeating the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering simple worship to the liṅga with bhakti as a direct means toward moksha.