Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 149
ईश्वर उवाच । आवयोरंतरं नास्ति चैकरूपावुभावपि । यो जानाति स जानाति सत्यलोकं स गच्छति
īśvara uvāca | āvayoraṃtaraṃ nāsti caikarūpāvubhāvapi | yo jānāti sa jānāti satyalokaṃ sa gacchati
Īśvara bersabda: “Tiada perbezaan antara kita; sesungguhnya kita berdua adalah satu rupa. Sesiapa yang mengetahui ini, dialah yang benar-benar mengetahui—dan dia pergi ke Satyaloka.”
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: The visionary witness (unnamed in provided excerpt)
Scene: Īśvara speaks a clear doctrinal sentence to the witness: both deities are one form; the knower attains Satyaloka. The scene is calm, authoritative, and luminous.
FAQs
Right knowledge is recognizing the essential oneness of Śiva and Viṣṇu; such insight is praised as salvific.
The teaching is embedded in Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya, making the kṣetra a place where liberating insight is celebrated.
No rite is specified; the ‘prescription’ is jñāna—understanding the non-difference of the deities.