Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 23
बाणस्य शोकः शिवस्मरणं च — Bāṇa’s Grief and the Turn to Śiva-Remembrance
त्वं ब्रह्म परमात्मा हि सर्वव्याप्यखिलेश्वरः । ब्रह्मांडतनुरुग्रेशो विराट् सर्वान्वितः परः
tvaṃ brahma paramātmā hi sarvavyāpyakhileśvaraḥ | brahmāṃḍatanurugreśo virāṭ sarvānvitaḥ paraḥ
நீரே பிரம்மம், பரமாத்மா, அனைத்திலும் வியாபித்த அகிலேசுவரன். உக்ரேசா! பிரபஞ்சமே உமது திருமேனி; நீர் விராட் ரூபம், அனைத்தையும் தாங்கியவன், அனைத்திற்கும் அப்பாற்பட்ட பரமன்।
A deity or chief warrior in the Yuddha narrative offering a stuti (hymn of praise) to Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
FAQs
The verse identifies Shiva as both transcendent (Para Brahman/Paramatma) and immanent (all-pervading Virāṭ), teaching that liberation comes from recognizing Him as the Supreme Lord who pervades all beings and worlds.
Calling Shiva ‘Akhileśvara’ and ‘Brahmāṇḍa-tanu’ supports Saguna worship (a personal Lord who rules and manifests the cosmos), while ‘Brahman’ and ‘Paramātmā’ affirm the Linga’s deeper meaning as the sign of the formless, all-pervading Reality.
Meditate on Shiva as the all-pervading Self while chanting the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and offer simple Linga-pūjā with the inner contemplation: “Shiva alone is within and beyond all.”