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
वह ठीक वैसा ही है, अन्यथा नहीं; क्योंकि यहाँ विष्णु ने जो कहा है वह सत्य है। ‘जो मैं हूँ वही हरि है, और जो हरि है वही मैं हूँ’— यही निश्चय है।
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.