Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36
सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth
देवा ऊचुः । नमो भगवते तुभ्यं यत एतच्चराचरम् । पुरुषाय महेशाय परेशाय महात्मने
devā ūcuḥ | namo bhagavate tubhyaṃ yata etaccarācaram | puruṣāya maheśāya pareśāya mahātmane
诸天说道：“顶礼于您，吉祥的至尊主；由您而生此一切世界，动者与不动者皆然。顶礼于至上之普鲁沙，顶礼于摩诃伊湿伐罗（Maheśa），顶礼于超越万有之主，顶礼于大我（Mahātman）。”
The Devas (gods)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Establishes Śiva as the sole source of carācara jagat; recitation as a śaraṇāgati-stuti is held to purify devotion and orient the soul (paśu) toward Pati.
Mantra: namo bhagavate tubhyaṃ yata etaccarācaram | puruṣāya maheśāya pareśāya mahātmane
Type: stotra
FAQs
This verse is a devotional confession that Shiva (Pati) is the ultimate source and inner ruler of all beings—both the moving and the unmoving—so liberation begins with surrender (namaḥ) and recognition of His supreme lordship (Pareśa, Maheśa).
By addressing Shiva as Bhagavān, Puruṣa, and Maheśa, the Devas approach the transcendent Lord through praise—this same reverence is ritually expressed in Liṅga worship, where the formless Supreme is honored through a sacred, accessible form (saguṇa upāsanā).
Practice stuti and japa with the attitude of namaḥ (humble surrender): mentally offer salutations to Maheśa as the indwelling Puruṣa while repeating a Shiva mantra such as “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and contemplate Him as the source of all creation (carācaram).