Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28
त्रिपुरदाहानन्तरं देवभयः ब्रह्मस्तुतिश्च — Fear of the Gods after Tripura’s Burning and Brahmā’s Praise
निर्गुणाय नमस्तुभ्यं पुनश्च सगुणाय च । पुनः प्रकृतिरूपाय पुनश्च पुरुषाय च
nirguṇāya namastubhyaṃ punaśca saguṇāya ca | punaḥ prakṛtirūpāya punaśca puruṣāya ca
顶礼于您，超越一切德相之主（nirguṇa）；复又顶礼于您，具足德相与形相之主（saguṇa）。复又顶礼于您，作为显现自然之本体——Prakṛti；复又顶礼于您，作为内在觉知的主宰——Puruṣa。
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: nirguṇāya namastubhyaṃ punaśca saguṇāya ca | punaḥ prakṛtirūpāya punaśca puruṣāya ca
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva is simultaneously transcendent (nirguṇa) and immanent (saguṇa), the Lord (Pati) who pervades both consciousness (Puruṣa) and manifestation (Prakṛti), making Him the complete refuge for liberation.
The verse legitimizes saguna worship—approaching Shiva through form such as the Śiva-liṅga—while affirming that the same Lord is ultimately beyond form and qualities; thus, external worship and inner contemplation converge on one Shiva.
Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with devotion while meditating that the worshipped Shiva is both nirguṇa (pure consciousness) and saguṇa (gracious Lord in form); liṅga-pūjā with bhasma and rudrākṣa supports this integrated focus.