Shloka 95
एष ब्रह्मा शिवो रुद्रो वरुणो5ग्नि: प्रजापति: । कीर्त्यते भगवान् देव: सर्वभूतपति: शिव:,ये ही भगवान् सर्वभूतपति महादेव ब्रह्मा, शिव, रुद्र, वरुण, अग्नि, प्रजापति तथा कल्याणमय शम्भु आदि नामोंसे पुकारे जाते हैं
eṣa brahmā śivo rudro varuṇo 'gniḥ prajāpatiḥ | kīrtyate bhagavān devaḥ sarvabhūtapatiḥ śivaḥ ||
वसिष्ठ उवाच—एष एव भगवान् सर्वभूतपतिः शिवः ब्रह्मा शिवो रुद्रो वरुणोऽग्निः प्रजापतिरिति नानानामभिः कीर्त्यते। बहुधा कीर्त्यमानोऽपि स एक एव कल्याणः प्रभुः सर्वप्राणिनां रक्षकः स्वामी च।
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the unity of the supreme Lord: the same divine reality is praised through multiple well-known Vedic and Purāṇic names (Brahmā, Rudra, Varuṇa, Agni, Prajāpati), yet is ultimately affirmed here as Śiva, the lord of all beings. Ethically, it encourages reverence, inclusivity in worship, and recognition of one governing divine order behind diverse forms.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Vasiṣṭha is instructing by praising and identifying the supreme deity. He declares that the Lord who is being lauded is called by many divine titles, emphasizing Śiva’s sovereignty as sarvabhūtapati (master of all creatures).