Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33
दक्षयज्ञ-प्रसङ्गे देवतानां आश्वासनं तथा दण्डविधानम् | Consolation of the Devas and the Ordinance of Consequences in the Dakṣa-Yajña Episode
नमामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूपं पुरातनं ब्रह्मनिजात्मरूपम् । नमामि शर्वं भव भावभावं परात्परं शंकरमानतोमि
namāmi viśveśvara viśvarūpaṃ purātanaṃ brahmanijātmarūpam | namāmi śarvaṃ bhava bhāvabhāvaṃ parātparaṃ śaṃkaramānatomi
我顶礼毗湿维湿伐罗（Viśveśvara），宇宙之主，其形即遍满一切的宇宙——古老无始，而其真实自性即是梵（Brahman）。我亦顶礼舍尔瓦（Śarva）、婆伐（Bhava）——一切生成与诸有之根基——顶礼商羯罗（Śaṅkara），超越至上之至上；我以至诚叩首归敬。
Satī (offering a hymn of salutation to Lord Śiva)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
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This verse centers on surrender to Shiva as Viśveśvara (cosmic Lord) and Parātpara (utterly transcendent), affirming that the same Shiva is both the immanent universe (viśvarūpa) and the supreme Reality (Brahman). In a Shaiva Siddhanta tone, it points to Pati (Shiva) as the highest refuge who grants liberation when approached with devotion and reverence.
Calling Shiva “Viśvarūpa” supports Saguna worship—Shiva adored with attributes as the Lord who pervades all forms—while “Parātpara” and “Brahman” indicate the transcendent dimension realized through the same devotion. In Linga-worship, the Linga functions as the focused emblem through which the devotee contemplates both Shiva’s immanence and transcendence.
A practical takeaway is stotra-japa with prostration (namaskāra), mentally visualizing Shiva as all-pervading (viśvarūpa) while repeating a Shiva mantra such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” ideally alongside simple Linga-upacāra (water, bilva leaves) and inward contemplation of Shiva as the inner Self.