[Advaita-l] Lord Vishnu Vs Lord Shiva

[Kaushik Chevendra]

Namaste.
The quotes of bg i quoted were not to show Vishnu as supreme over Shiva.
I had in the end clearly stated that one brahman comes forward as two(Shiva
and Vishnu).
I had contended only the view of a "great Vishnu" and a "very great
Vishnu". Because they are not inline with the shastras.

As shri appaya dikshita has said " there are enough pramanas to show Vishnu
as supreme as well as lord Shiva".

On Thu, 17 Nov, 2022, 5:15 am VTCS Rao via Advaita-l, <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> 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
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