Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 41
शिवस्य आश्वासनं हरि-ब्रह्मणोः तथा शङ्खचूडवृत्तान्तकथनम् / Śiva’s Reassurance to Hari and Brahmā; Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Origin
मत्तस्त्वत्तो न भेदोऽस्ति युवयोस्सेव्य एव सः । चराचराणां सर्वेषां सुरादीनां च सर्वदा
mattastvatto na bhedo'sti yuvayossevya eva saḥ | carācarāṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ surādīnāṃ ca sarvadā
我と汝との間に差別はない。汝ら二者が常に礼拝し奉るべきは、ただ彼のみである。動くもの動かぬもの一切の衆生、また諸天らに至るまで、いついかなる時も奉仕されるべき唯一の主である。
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: The verse teaches non-difference (abheda) between Śiva and Viṣṇu at the level of the Supreme to be worshipped, a Purāṇic harmonization that frames sectarian rivalry as ignorance of the one sevyā (worship-worthy) Lord.
Significance: Encourages ekāgratā (one-pointed worship) and samadarśana (non-sectarian reverence), considered spiritually purifying and conducive to grace.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It teaches non-difference at the level of the Supreme Lord (Pati): all beings—including the gods—ultimately have one refuge and one object of worship, pointing the seeker toward undivided devotion and liberation.
By declaring the one ever-worshipworthy Lord for all, it supports Linga-worship as a universal, accessible form of Saguna Shiva through which devotees approach the Supreme without sectarian division.
Adopt single-minded Shiva-bhakti: worship the Linga with Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and maintain steady remembrance that the one Lord is the constant refuge for all beings.