Shloka 46

Paramparā (Transmission), Rudra’s Viṣṇu-Dhyāna, and the Garuḍa Purāṇa’s Origin-Impulse

Devanagari script

सर्वज्ञानान्यहं शम्भो ! ब्रह्मात्माहमहं शिव ! / अहं ब्रह्मा सर्वलोकः सर्वदेवात्मको ह्यहम्

Transliteration

sarvajñānānyahaṃ śambho ! brahmātmāhamahaṃ śiva ! / ahaṃ brahmā sarvalokaḥ sarvadevātmako hyaham

Translation

ഹേ ശംഭോ! ഞാൻ സർവ്വജ്ഞാനസ്വരൂപൻ; ഞാൻ ബ്രഹ്മാത്മാവ്, ഞാൻ ശിവൻ. ഞാൻ ബ്രഹ്മാ; ഞാൻ സർവ്വലോകങ്ങൾ; സത്യമായും ഞാൻ സർവ്വദേവന്മാരുടെയും ആത്മസ്വരൂപൻ.

Word by Word

• सर्वज्ञानानि: all knowledges
• सर्वज्ञानानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (sarva-jñānāni = all knowledges)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शम्भो: O Śambhu
• शम्भो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मात्मा: Brahman-souled (Brahman as self)
• ब्रह्मात्मा: Pratijñā/Predicative (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (brahma-ātmā = whose self is Brahman / Brahman-souled)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शिव: O Śiva
• शिव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā / Brahman
• ब्रह्मा: Pratijñā/Predicative (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वलोकः: the entire world
• सर्वलोकः: Pratijñā/Predicative (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (sarva-lokaḥ = the whole world)

• सर्वदेवात्मकः: having the essence of all gods
• सर्वदेवात्मकः: Pratijñā/Predicative (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sarva-deva-ātmakaḥ = having the nature of all gods)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अर्थः—emphasis/indeed

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (self-declarative / mahāvākya-style proclamation within the narrative)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Aham-brahmāsmi / sarvātmatva: the Self as Brahman and as the essence of all gods and worlds.

Vedantic Theme: Advaita-leaning identity of jīva/īśvara/Brahman; sarva-devātmakatva as a pedagogical upāya.

Application: Contemplate the indwelling Self in all beings; reduce sectarian division by seeing deities as expressions of one Consciousness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.2.47-48 (Dharma/planetary identifications continuing the ‘I am’ litany)

Characters & Entities

• Shambhu (Shiva)
• Shiva
• Brahma
• Devas (all gods)
• Brahman (implicit via brahmātmā)

FAQs

What is the importance of Shiva’s identity with Brahman in the Garuda Purana?

This verse asserts Śiva as the Brahman-Self and as the essence of all gods and worlds, presenting a unifying, non-dual theological vision.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By identifying the Supreme as the inner Self of all, it points the seeker toward liberation through Self-knowledge—realizing the one reality behind gods, worlds, and individual identity.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate humility and devotion while practicing self-inquiry: see divinity in all beings and prioritize knowledge and ethical living that support realization of the one Self.