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Line 12: − Two aphorisms from the ''Skanda Upanishad'': "Shiva is Jiva" and "the body is said to be the temple" are quoted repeatedly. [[Aurobindo]] interprets them to convey that the unmanifested soul within a person should be united with Shiva, that is, Brahman.<ref name="Ananda2013">{{cite book|author=Sri G. Ananda|title=Shiva: A Rediscovery of the Holy Spirit|date=3 December 2013|publisher=Art of Unity|isbn=978-1-4943-6868-5|page=135}}</ref> −
Skanda Upanishad (स्कन्दोपनिषद्) (view source)
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A prayer in first person follows. Obeisance is offered to the Supreme Light, wishing for prosperity and longevity. Vishnu as [[Narasimha]] and Shiva as Mahadeva are addressed. The hymn declares that by their grace, people realize the incomprehensible Brahman, which transcends thoughts, is unmanifest and infinite and indestructible, but takes the form of the deities, [[Brahma]], Vishnu and Shiva.<ref name="iyer" />
A prayer in first person follows. Obeisance is offered to the Supreme Light, wishing for prosperity and longevity. Vishnu as [[Narasimha]] and Shiva as Mahadeva are addressed. The hymn declares that by their grace, people realize the incomprehensible Brahman, which transcends thoughts, is unmanifest and infinite and indestructible, but takes the form of the deities, [[Brahma]], Vishnu and Shiva.<ref name="iyer" />
==Commentary==
==Commentary==
The unity and sameness of Vishnu and Shiva, gods of the rival Hindu sects of [[Vaishnavism]] and [[Shaivism]] respectively, in the text are also emphasized.<ref name="iyer" /> This identification of the two gods is said an attempt of syncretism of the warring sects, similar to the icon of [[Harihara]], the combined form of Vishnu and Shiva.<ref name="Bhaṭṭācāryya1969">{{cite book|author=Haridāsa Bhaṭṭācāryya|title=The Cultural Heritage of India: The religious. 1956|year=1969|publisher=Ramakrishna Mission, Institute of Culture|page=50}}</ref>
The unity and sameness of Vishnu and Shiva, gods of the rival Hindu sects of [[Vaishnavism]] and [[Shaivism]] respectively, in the text are also emphasized.<ref name="iyer" /> This identification of the two gods is said an attempt of syncretism of the warring sects, similar to the icon of [[Harihara]], the combined form of Vishnu and Shiva.<ref name="Bhaṭṭācāryya1969">{{cite book|author=Haridāsa Bhaṭṭācāryya|title=The Cultural Heritage of India: The religious. 1956|year=1969|publisher=Ramakrishna Mission, Institute of Culture|page=50}}</ref>
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