Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43
यथा शिवस्तथा त्वं हि यथा त्वं च तथा शिवः । सेवकाश्च वयं सर्वे तव वा शंकरस्य च
yathā śivastathā tvaṃ hi yathā tvaṃ ca tathā śivaḥ | sevakāśca vayaṃ sarve tava vā śaṃkarasya ca
“Sebagaimana Śiva, demikianlah engkau; dan sebagaimana engkau, demikianlah Śiva. Kami semua adalah para pelayan—sama ada milikmu atau milik Śaṅkara.”
Vīrabhadra
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee/warrior declares equivalence: ‘As Śiva, so you; as you, so Śiva,’ and affirms universal servanthood to either—an emblematic Hari-Hara concord tableau.
FAQs
It teaches Hari-Hara harmony: sectarian rivalry is dissolved in the recognition of the one divine reality expressed as Śiva and Viṣṇu.
No site is directly praised; the verse is a theological pivot within the Kedāra narrative setting.
None; the verse emphasizes devotion and right understanding rather than ritual instruction.