Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45
तत्त्था नान्यथा किंचिदत्र प्रोक्तं हि विष्णुना । यो ह्यहं स हरिर्ज्ञेयो यो हरिः सोऽहमित्युता
tattthā nānyathā kiṃcidatra proktaṃ hi viṣṇunā | yo hyahaṃ sa harirjñeyo yo hariḥ so'hamityutā
C’est exactement ainsi, et non autrement ; car ce qui a été dit ici par Viṣṇu est vérité. « Celui qui est moi doit être connu comme Hari ; et celui qui est Hari, c’est moi »—tel est bien le fait.
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Scene: Śiva proclaims the truth of Viṣṇu’s words, declaring mutual identity; the scene can be visualized as a luminous convergence of Śiva and Viṣṇu auras, suggesting one essence in two forms.
FAQs
Śiva and Viṣṇu are affirmed as non-different in essence; sectarian hostility is spiritually misguided.
No tīrtha is named; the verse is a doctrinal proclamation of Hari-Hara unity.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the teaching guides right understanding and devotion.