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
‘సర్వం బ్రహ్మ’ అని ఉపాసించాలి; అలాగే ‘సర్వం రుద్రుడే’ అని కూడా. ఓ మునీ, శ్రుతి ఇలా ప్రకటిస్తుంది; కనుక ప్రపంచాత్మ సదాశివుడే.
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.