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The section of Shri Rudram (in Yajur veda) that is most appealing is the part where Shiva transcends the various polarities of our mundane world!

नमो॒ नील॑ग्रीवाय च शिति॒कण्ठा॑य च॒
नमः॑ कप॒र्दिने॑ च॒ व्यु॑प्तकेशाय च॒
नमः॒ शीघ्रि॑याय च॒ शीभ्या॑य च॒
..
(Contd..)
नम॑ ऊ॒र्म्या॑य चावस्व॒न्या॑य च॒
नमः॑ स्रोत॒स्याय॑ च॒ द्वीप्या॑य च
नमो॓ ज्ये॒ष्ठाय॑ च कनि॒ष्ठाय॑ च॒
नमः॑ पूर्व॒जाय॑ चापर॒जाय॑ च॒
नमो॑ मध्य॒माय॑ चापग॒ल्भाय॑ च॒
...
नमो॑ धृ॒ष्णवे॑ च प्रमृ॒शाय॑ च॒
नमः॒ स्रुत्या॑य च॒ पथ्या॑य च॒
नमो॑ ना॒द्याय॑ च वैश॒न्ताय॑ च
...
नमः॑ सिक॒त्या॑य च प्रवा॒ह्या॑य च
...
नमः॑ सिक॒त्या॑य च प्रवा॒ह्या॑य च
..
नमः॒ शुष्क्या॑य च हरि॒त्या॑य च॒
..
नम॑ आख्खिद॒ते च॑ प्रख्खिद॒ते च॒
Rough translation -

"Salutation to the blue-necked one and to the white-throated"

"To the wearer of braids, and to him of shaven hair"
"To the rapid one, and to one who carries himself quickly and gracefully like water

"To him who is in the midst of waves (ūrmi) to him who is amidst still waters"

"To him who is moving like a stream, and to him who is secluded in an island
"Salutation to the oldest (or to one who is great in learning) and to the youngest"

"To the first born and to the later born."

"To the midmost (most moderate) and to the immature"
"To him capable of small walk and to him capable of going on the (royal way)"

"To the bold, and to the cautious"

"Salutation to him of the nerves, and to him of the peaceful water"
"Salutation to him who crosses over, and to him who crosses back"

"To him in the sand, and to him in the stream"

"To him of the dry regions, and to him of the green"

"Salutation to him who is afflicted slightly, and to him who is seriously affected."
One can use this all pervasive nature of the divine to argue for his attributeless-ness (nirguNa brahman) or for his ability to contain in him the multitudes of the world (closer to the visiShtAdvaita idea of sharIrAtma bhAva)
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