Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6
रुद्र-विष्णोः ऐकत्व-उपदेशः तथा धर्म-आज्ञा
Instruction on Rudra–Viṣṇu Unity and Divine Injunctions
रुद्रध्येयो भवांश्चैव भवद्ध्येयो हरस्तथा । युवयोरन्तरन्नैव तव रुद्रस्य किंचन
rudradhyeyo bhavāṃścaiva bhavaddhyeyo harastathā | yuvayorantarannaiva tava rudrasya kiṃcana
A ti deve-se meditar como Rudra, e Hara (Śiva) deve ser meditado como tu. Entre vós dois não há, em verdade, diferença alguma—pois tu és o próprio Rudra.
Brahmā
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: tattva-upadeśa within sṛṣṭi narrative (identity teaching as cosmic concealment/revelation axis)
FAQs
It teaches abheda (non-difference) in devotion: the devotee should understand that Rudra and Hara are not two competing deities but one Supreme Lord (Pati), worthy of single-pointed meditation that leads toward liberation.
It supports Saguna upāsanā with clarity: whether one worships Śiva as Rudra, Hara, or through the Śiva-liṅga, the object of worship is the same Supreme Śiva, approached through a unifying form and name for steady bhakti.
Practice Rudra-dhyāna (meditation on Śiva as Rudra/Hara) with a single chosen form or liṅga, accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to stabilize devotion and insight into Śiva’s oneness.