Meaning and elaboration
Meaning: Salutations To The one who is everything, the all, the totality of existence.
Elaboration
The name Sarvasmai, derived from the Sanskrit word 'Sarvam' (सर्वं), means "to all," "to everything," or "the whole." When applied to Lord Kalabhairava, it conveys His absolute and all-encompassing nature as the Supreme Being.
The All-Encompassing Reality Sarvasmai signifies that Kalabhairava is not merely a part of existence but is the entirety of existence. He is the substratum, the source, the essence, and the ultimate destination of all that is. This includes all forms, all names, all energies, all consciousness, and all matter—visible and invisible, manifest and unmanifest. He transcends all limitations of space, time, and causality, yet paradoxically, He is also immanent within every atom and every moment of creation.
Totality of Being This name emphasizes His nature as the Brahman, the Absolute Reality described in the Upanishads. There is nothing outside of Him; He is the 'sarvam khalvidam brahma' ("All this is indeed Brahman") in its most potent and dynamic form. His being comprehends the entirety of the cosmos, from the subtlest particles to the grandest galaxies, from the lowest forms of life to the highest states of consciousness.
Unification of Opposites As 'the all', Kalabhairava embodies the unity of all apparent dualities: creation and destruction, good and evil, light and darkness, stillness and motion. He is the ultimate ground where all distinctions dissolve, revealing the underlying singularity of existence. This aspect is particularly significant in His Bhairava form, which often appears fearsome yet offers ultimate liberation. Just as 'all' includes both the pleasant and the terrifying, He embodies both the benevolent and the wrathful aspects of the Divine.
Salutation and Realization To offer Salutations to Sarvasmai is to acknowledge this ultimate oneness. It is a spiritual practice of seeing the Divine in everything and within oneself, leading to the realization that the individual self (Atman) is ultimately one with the Universal Self (Brahman), represented by Lord Kalabhairava in His aspect as the 'All'.
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