Shloka 27

Devanagari script

यद्भूतं यच्च भव्यं यद्भविप्यत्सर्वमेव च । मन्मयत्वादहं सर्वः सर्वो वै रुद्र इत्यपि

Transliteration

yadbhūtaṃ yacca bhavyaṃ yadbhavipyatsarvameva ca | manmayatvādahaṃ sarvaḥ sarvo vai rudra ityapi

Translation

Whatever has been, whatever is to be, and whatever will be—indeed all of it—because it is pervaded by Me, I am everything. Therefore it is also said: “All is Rudra.”

Word by Word

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: सम्बन्ध (Relative reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Relative pronoun (neuter)

• भूतम्: past; that has been
• भूतम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjectival predicate 'past/been'

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: सम्बन्ध (Relative reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Relative pronoun

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भव्यम्: future; what will be
• भव्यम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'to be, future'

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: सम्बन्ध (Relative reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Relative pronoun

• भविष्यत्: that which will come to be
• भविष्यत्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू (धातु) + शतृ (कृत्)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle used with future sense), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: कर्म/विशेष्य (Object/Totality)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'everything'

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मन्मयत्वात्: because it is of my nature; because it consists of me
• मन्मयत्वात्: हेतु (Hetu/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद् + मयत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: 'of me' + 'consisting of'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; Ablative of cause

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वः: all
• सर्वः: प्रत्ययार्थ-विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective

• सर्वः: the all (one)
• सर्वः: प्रत्ययार्थ-विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective (repetition for emphasis)

• वै: indeed
• वै: निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: प्रत्ययार्थ-विशेष्य (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative Singular (predicate)

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक निपात (also/even)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Rudra)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: sarvo vai rudraḥ

Type: rudram

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: implicit tri-kāla (past–present–future) totality

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse declares Rudra (Shiva) as the all-pervading Lord who underlies past, present, and future. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, it points to Pati (Shiva) as the indwelling reality of all experience, and liberation arises through recognizing His presence beyond time.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The Linga is worshipped as the sign of the formless, all-pervading Shiva. By meditating on the Linga, the devotee learns to see the same Rudra pervading all names and forms—Saguna worship becoming a doorway to realizing Shiva’s timeless, pervasive nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with contemplation that all time—past, present, future—is pervaded by Shiva, along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) application as a reminder of the Lord’s supremacy over time and change.