Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30
कैलासमार्गे शङ्करस्य परीक्षा — Śiva Tests the Approachers on the Kailāsa Path
त्वमेव सर्व लोकेशस्त्वमेव जगदात्मकः । सर्वान्वयस्सर्वभिन्नस्त्वमेव प्रकृतेः परः
tvameva sarva lokeśastvameva jagadātmakaḥ | sarvānvayassarvabhinnastvameva prakṛteḥ paraḥ
നീ തന്നെയാണ് സർവ്വലോകങ്ങളുടെ ഈശ്വരൻ; നീ തന്നെയാണ് ജഗത്തിന്റെ ആത്മസ്വരൂപം. നീ എല്ലാറ്റിലും അന്തർബന്ധമായി വ്യാപിച്ചിട്ടും, എല്ലാറ്റിൽ നിന്നും വ്യത്യസ്തൻ; നീ തന്നെയാണ് പ്രകൃതിയെ അതിക്രമിച്ചവൻ.
Suta Goswami (narrating the hymn/praise as it occurs within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha
Sthala Purana: Kedāra is revered as a transcendent yet immanent Śiva of the Himalayas; the verse’s ‘sarvānvayaḥ… sarva-bhinnaḥ… prakṛteḥ paraḥ’ matches Kedāra’s contemplative theology: Śiva pervades all while remaining beyond prakṛti and its guṇas.
Significance: Pilgrimage is sought for purification of karmic bonds (pāśa), steadiness in renunciation, and grace that reveals Śiva beyond prakṛti while present as the world’s inner self.
Mantra: त्वमेव सर्व लोकेशस्त्वमेव जगदात्मकः । सर्वान्वयस्सर्वभिन्नस्त्वमेव प्रकृतेः परः
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It declares Shiva as both immanent (the inner Self and pervader of the universe) and transcendent (beyond Prakriti), guiding the devotee to see Him as the supreme Pati who grants liberation.
The Linga is worshipped as the sign of the formless-transcendent Shiva, while also serving as a tangible focus for devotion—this verse supports both: Shiva is present in all (anvaya) yet beyond all forms (bhinna, prakṛteḥ paraḥ).
Meditate on Shiva as the indwelling Self while chanting the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and cultivate detachment from Prakriti by offering all experiences mentally into Shiva as the supreme reality.