Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19
देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas
नमस्ते पार्वतीनाथ परमात्मन्महेश्वर । नीलकंठाय रुद्राय नमस्ते रुद्ररूपिणे
namaste pārvatīnātha paramātmanmaheśvara | nīlakaṃṭhāya rudrāya namaste rudrarūpiṇe
顶礼于您，帕尔瓦蒂之主——大自在天，至上真我。顶礼于您，青颈者，鲁陀罗；顶礼于您，其本性与形相即是鲁陀罗者。
Suta Goswami (narrating the hymn/prayer in the Yuddha-khaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Nīlakaṇṭha
Mantra: नमस्ते पार्वतीनाथ परमात्मन्महेश्वर । नीलकंठाय रुद्राय नमस्ते रुद्ररूपिणे
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: dhupa
Cosmic Event: Samudra-manthana viṣa-dhāraṇa is implicitly recalled by the epithet Nīlakaṇṭha (mythic-cosmic memory).
FAQs
The verse unites devotion and metaphysics: Shiva is praised both as the intimate personal Lord (Pārvatīnātha) and as the transcendent Supreme Self (Paramātman). In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, it points to Pati (Shiva) as the ultimate refuge who grants grace and liberation.
The salutations address Shiva through recognizable saguna epithets—Maheshvara, Rudra, Nīlakaṇṭha—supporting form-based worship (including Liṅga worship) as a valid means to approach the same Supreme Reality described as Paramātman.
A simple practice is japa of reverential salutations (namas) to Shiva—mentally visualizing Nīlakaṇṭha and reciting with devotion. It can be paired with Panchākṣarī remembrance (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as an inner offering of surrender.