Who is great either siva or vishnu?

Answer 1

This 'god' theory is all confusing.

Vishnu Purana & Pada Purana says that in the beginning of creation, the great Vishnu desirous of cheating the world (can god cheat?) became three fold : creator Brahma, preserver Vishnu and the destroyer Shiva. Vishnu therefore, is one yet three fold who not only creates but also preserves and destroys (destroying his own creations?).

Further, Trimurti is one body with three heads : in the middle, it is the Brahma; on the right, it is the Vishnu and on the left, it is the Shiva.

Since Vishnu, Vishnu & Shiva are all one, there should not be any arguments as to the question who is greatest but scripture shows it all wrong.

Because,

i. One of the four heads of Brahma was burnt off by the fire of Shiva's central eye because Brahma had spoken disrespectfully to Shiva.

If Brahma & Shiva are one as the scripture says, showing disrespect by Brahma to Shiva is disrespect to self only. Burning Brahma's head will also mean destroying self.

ii. Mohini in Hindu scripture is actually Vishnu in female form. The product of Shiva's union with Mohini was Ayenar, the only male among the Grama-devatas. Now the question is, Vishnu is Shiva, also Mohini in female form. Isn't the Shiva's union with Mohini is the union with self only?

The question now is whether the three are one? If so as the scripture says, why each one has hatred, union with the own 'self'?