देव-गण-समरः
Devas and Śiva’s Gaṇas Engage in Battle
यथा शिवस्तथा त्वं हि यथा त्वं च तथा शिवः । इति वेदा वर्णयंति शिवशासनतो हरे
yathā śivastathā tvaṃ hi yathā tvaṃ ca tathā śivaḥ | iti vedā varṇayaṃti śivaśāsanato hare
“Śiva thế nào thì ngài cũng như thế; và ngài thế nào thì Śiva cũng như thế.” Các Veda tuyên xưng như vậy—theo thánh lệnh của Śiva, hỡi Hari—nêu rõ sự nhất thể cốt tủy của Đấng Tối Thượng.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: yathā śivastathā tvaṃ hi yathā tvaṃ ca tathā śivaḥ | iti vedā varṇayaṃti śivaśāsanato hare
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
It teaches Hari–Hara aikya (essential unity): the Supreme Reality is one, appearing as Śiva and Viṣṇu for cosmic functions; realizing this non-duality supports liberation (mokṣa) through devotion and right knowledge.
It affirms that saguna worship—such as Śiva-liṅga pūjā—reaches the same Supreme Lord whom devotees may also approach as Hari; the forms differ in function and iconography, not in ultimate divinity.
Contemplate the one Lord in both names and forms while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a non-sectarian, unified vision; this steadies bhakti and dissolves divisive notions.