Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 20
देवस्तुतिः—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्वं, मायाशक्तिः, कर्मफलप्रदातृत्वं च
Devas’ Hymn: Śiva as Parabrahman, Māyā-Śakti, and Giver of Karmic Fruits
भीमाय व्योमरूपाय शब्दमात्राय ते नमः । महादेवाय सोमाय प्रवृत्ताय नमोस्तु ते
bhīmāya vyomarūpāya śabdamātrāya te namaḥ | mahādevāya somāya pravṛttāya namostu te
向您顶礼——可畏者，形同无垠苍穹，乃音声之精髓。向您顶礼，摩诃提婆，月般之主，使宇宙发动而显现。
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating the hymn within the Satī-khaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: ‘Vyomarūpa’ and ‘śabdamātra’ support contemplation of Śiva as the subtle ground of space and sound (nāda), while ‘pravṛtta’ highlights his activation of cosmic manifestation—pilgrims may meditate on the liṅga as the still center from which vibration arises.
Mantra: भीमाय व्योमरूपाय शब्दमात्राय ते नमः । महादेवाय सोमाय प्रवृत्ताय नमोस्तु ते
Type: stotra
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It praises Shiva as both transcendent and immanent: as vyoma (all-pervading space) and as śabda-tattva (the subtle principle of sound/mantra). In Shaiva Siddhanta, this points to Pati (Shiva) as the supreme reality who can be approached through devotion and inner contemplation.
Though Shiva is described in subtle, all-pervading terms (space and sound), the same Lord is worshipped in accessible Saguna forms—especially the Śiva-liṅga—where mantra (śabda) and offering become concrete acts of devotion leading the devotee toward realization of the formless.
Mantra-japa and nāda/śabda-dhyāna: repeat Shiva’s names (including the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while contemplating Shiva as boundless space (vyoma). This is especially fitting for Mahāśivarātri worship alongside simple liṅga-pūjā.