Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6
रुद्र-विष्णोः ऐकत्व-उपदेशः तथा धर्म-आज्ञा
Instruction on Rudra–Viṣṇu Unity and Divine Injunctions
रुद्रध्येयो भवांश्चैव भवद्ध्येयो हरस्तथा । युवयोरन्तरन्नैव तव रुद्रस्य किंचन
rudradhyeyo bhavāṃścaiva bhavaddhyeyo harastathā | yuvayorantarannaiva tava rudrasya kiṃcana
You are to be meditated upon as Rudra, and Hara (Śiva) is to be meditated upon as you. Between you two there is truly no difference whatsoever—for you are Rudra Himself.
Brahmā
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: tattva-upadeśa within sṛṣṭi narrative (identity teaching as cosmic concealment/revelation axis)
FAQs
It teaches abheda (non-difference) in devotion: the devotee should understand that Rudra and Hara are not two competing deities but one Supreme Lord (Pati), worthy of single-pointed meditation that leads toward liberation.
It supports Saguna upāsanā with clarity: whether one worships Śiva as Rudra, Hara, or through the Śiva-liṅga, the object of worship is the same Supreme Śiva, approached through a unifying form and name for steady bhakti.
Practice Rudra-dhyāna (meditation on Śiva as Rudra/Hara) with a single chosen form or liṅga, accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to stabilize devotion and insight into Śiva’s oneness.