[Advaita-l] Lord Vishnu Vs Lord Shiva

[VTCS Rao]

When I see postings arguing who is supreme - lord Vishnu or Lord Shiva, quoting BG slokas, I wonder why so much concern or conditioning.

There is one supreme consciousness, why argue about a name for nameless and a form for formless?

One-ness of both is indicated in Harivamsa  Parva of  the same Mahabharata that has Bhagavad-Gita


Lord Shiva being Supreme Lord of Vishnu and Lord Vishnu being Supreme Lord of Shiva is stated in Harivamsa Parva of Mahabharata in 2.125.41

रुद्रस्य परमो विष्णुर्विष्णोश्च परम: शिवः ।
एक एव द्विधा भूतो लोके चरति नित्यसः ॥
rudrasya paramo viShNurviShNoshcha paramaH shivaH |
eka eva dvidhA bhUto loke charati nityashaH ||2.125.41

The supreme lord of Rudra (Shiva) is Vishnu and the supreme lord of Vishnu is Shiva. The same lord is moving in the world always in two forms.


शिवाय विष्णु रूपाय शिव रूपाय विष्णवे |
शिवस्य हृदयं विष्णुं विष्णोश्च हृदयं शिवः ||
यथा शिवमयो विष्णुरेवं विष्णुमयः शिवः |
यथाsन्तरम् न पश्यामि तथा में स्वस्तिरायुषि|
यथाsन्तरं न भेदा: स्यु: शिवराघवयोस्तथा||


This mantra/sloka is found in the Yajurveda. It can also be found towards the end of the Yajurveda Sandhyavanam.

Shivaaya Vishnu Roopaaya, Shiva Roopaaya Vishanave |
Shivasya Hrudayam Vishnur, Vishnuscha Hrudayam Shivaha ||
Yatha Shivamayo Vishnuhu, Yevam Vishnu Mayaha Shivaha |

Yathaantharam Na Paschyaami, Thatha Me Swasthi Ra Yushi ||


सकंदपुराण २३ । ४१ :

यथा शिवस्तथा विष्णुर्यथा विष्णुस्तथा शिव: ।
अन्तरं शिवविष्ण्वोश्र भनागपि न विद्यते

Lets see what AGNIPURANA said :

yo vishnu bhakthivyajena, shiva bhakthichhalena vaa |
dvestinaa shankaram vishnum, tham gruhnidvam mamanthikam ||



Best Regards/  VTCS

VTCS Rao, Dean L&T IPM