Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 23
शिवस्य आश्वासनं हरि-ब्रह्मणोः तथा शङ्खचूडवृत्तान्तकथनम् / Śiva’s Reassurance to Hari and Brahmā; Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Origin
त्वत्तः शर्व च सर्वं च त्वयि सर्वं महेश्वर । सर्वं त्वं निखिलाधीश प्रसीद परमेश्वर
tvattaḥ śarva ca sarvaṃ ca tvayi sarvaṃ maheśvara | sarvaṃ tvaṃ nikhilādhīśa prasīda parameśvara
噢，舍尔瓦（Śarva），宇宙万有与一切众生皆由你而生；一切亦安住于你，噢，大自在天（Maheśvara）。你自身即是一切，噢，统御诸界之主——愿你施恩，噢，至上主（Parameśvara）。
A devotee/combatant offering praise to Lord Shiva (as narrated by Suta Goswami within the Yuddha narrative)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Mantra: त्वत्तः शर्व च सर्वं च त्वयि सर्वं महेश्वर । सर्वं त्वं निखिलाधीश प्रसीद परमेश्वर
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
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The verse affirms Shiva as Pati—the supreme source, support, and indwelling reality of all—prompting the devotee to move from fear and conflict to śaraṇāgati (surrender) and to seek His grace (prasīda) for liberation.
By declaring that all emerges from Shiva and rests in Him, the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching the all-pervading Lord through a tangible focus like the Shiva-Linga—while remembering that the Linga signifies the limitless Parameśvara beyond form.
A simple practice is stuti with japa: repeat the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while contemplating “tvayi sarvaṃ”—all is in Shiva—and conclude with a prayer for prasāda (grace), optionally with Tripuṇḍra bhasma and rudrākṣa as Shaiva aids.