विश्वानर उवाच । महेश्वर किमज्ञातं सर्वज्ञस्य तव प्रभो । सर्वान्तरात्मा भगवाच्छर्वस्सर्व्वप्रदो भवान्
viśvānara uvāca | maheśvara kimajñātaṃ sarvajñasya tava prabho | sarvāntarātmā bhagavāccharvassarvvaprado bhavān
విశ్వానరుడు పలికెను—హే మహేశ్వర ప్రభూ! సర్వజ్ఞుడవైన నీకు ఏది అజ్ఞాతం? నీవే సమస్తుల అంతరాత్మ. ఓ భగవాన్ శర్వా, నీవే సర్వప్రదుడు.
Viśvānara
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Type: stotra
The verse affirms Shiva as sarvajña (omniscient) and sarvāntarātmā (the indwelling Self), emphasizing the Shaiva Siddhanta insight that liberation comes by recognizing Pati (Shiva) as the inner Lord who grants grace and all attainments.
By praising Shiva as “Bhagavān Śarva” and “sarva-prada,” the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching Shiva through name, form, and Linga as the accessible embodiment of the all-knowing inner Reality who bestows both worldly boons and spiritual fulfillment.
A direct takeaway is contemplative japa and dhyāna: repeat Shiva’s names (e.g., “Maheśvara,” “Śarva”)—ideally with the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—while meditating on Him as the inner Self (antarātmā) present in all beings.