Shloka 34
अद्वैतशैवसिद्धान्ते पुरुष-प्रकृति-विचारः
Puruṣa–Prakṛti Analysis in Advaita Śaiva Doctrine
सर्वं ब्रह्मेत्युपासीत सर्वं वै रुद्र इत्यपि । श्रुतिराह मुने तस्मात्प्रपञ्चात्मा सदाशिवः
sarvaṃ brahmetyupāsīta sarvaṃ vai rudra ityapi | śrutirāha mune tasmātprapañcātmā sadāśivaḥ
‘സർവ്വം ബ്രഹ്മം’ എന്നു ഉപാസിക്കണം; ‘സർവ്വം റുദ്രൻ’ എന്നും. ഹേ മുനേ, ശ്രുതി ഇങ്ങനെ പറയുന്നു; അതിനാൽ പ്രപഞ്ചത്തിന്റെ ആത്മാവ് സദാശിവൻ തന്നേ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: sarvaṃ brahmetyupāsīta / sarvaṃ vai rudra ityapi
Type: stotra
FAQs
It affirms a Śaiva reading of Śruti: the Absolute (Brahman) is to be realized as Rudra, and Sadāśiva is the indwelling reality of the entire cosmos—supporting liberation through God-centered knowledge (jñāna) and devotion (bhakti).
By declaring “all is Rudra,” the verse legitimizes Saguna worship (such as Liṅga-upāsanā) as a direct approach to the same supreme reality—seeing the Liṅga as the accessible sign of the all-pervading Sadāśiva.
A practical takeaway is Rudra-bhāvanā: meditate that all experiences and beings are pervaded by Rudra, supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while maintaining Śiva-smarana during daily actions.