Is Vishnu and Shiva same?

Swami Sivananda maharaj states: "Shiva and Vishnu are one and the same entity. They are essentially one and the same. They are the names given to the different aspects of the all-pervading Supreme Parabrahman the Supreme Being or the Absolute.
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What is relation between Shiva and Vishnu?

So in this regard, Lord shiva is the grandson of Lord Vishnu.
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Is Shivji a part of Vishnu?

Yes, Lord Vishnu and Shiva are one and the same. According to Shiva Purana, Shiva is the Supreme God. Once Lord Vishnu and Brahma fought over supremacy among themselves, then Shiva manifested himself into a column of fire.
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Who is supreme Shiva or Vishnu?

(1) For a Śaiva, the answer to this question is Him. Lord Vishnu is the supreme god. Lord Vishnu created the whole universe and other gods.
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Which God came first Vishnu or Shiva?

Soon after giving birth to Brahma for creating life on earth, Vishnu produced Lord Shiva from his forehead, to end the journey of the varied forms of life. Thus, he entrusted Brahma and Mahesh with their respective duties to form a life cycle.
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Shiva and Vishnu are essentially one and the same



Who is the son of Vishnu and Shiva?

Lord Ayyappa was the son of Vishnu & ShivaLord Ayyappa is a very popular Hindu deity, which is mainly worshipped in South India. He is also spelt as Ayyappa. It is believed that he was born out of the union between Lord Shiva and the mythical Mohini, who is also regarded as an avatar of Lord Vishnu.
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Who is the father of Vishnu?

The birth of these three Gods is a great mystery in itself. While many purans believe that God Brahma and God Vishnu were born from God Shiva, there is no hardcore evidence to prove the same.
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Can Vishnu defeat Shiva?

Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu are equally powerful, if they will fight then the universe created by Lord Brahma will be finished/Destroyed completely.
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Did Shiva and Vishnu fight?

When bhagwan vishnu lost his memory and started living in paataal lok, then mata laxmi became worried. To bring him back, lord shiva took sharabh avtaar and indulged in a fight with him. It lasted for a long time and vishnu finally recalled his original identity.
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Who can defeat Shiva?

Nobody can defeat Lord Shiva. Shiva is ONE of the Rudra and Shiva is also Mahadeva ( Trinity). Mahadeva is undefeated and Rudra is defeated a couple of time.
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Did Shiva worship Krishna?

Not only Krishna, Lord Vishnu's incarnations Parashuram and Ram are also greatest devotees of Lord Shiva. Krishna worship Shiva and shiva worshipp Krishna .
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Who is greater Krishna or Shiva?

In Hindu scriptures, there are 18 puranas – each dedicated to a particular name for God – and each establishing that name as supreme. The Shiva purana establishes Lord Shiva as the greatest. The Vishnu purana establishes Lord Vishnu as the greatest. The Shrimad Bhagvad Purana establishes Lord Krishna as the greatest.
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Who is powerful than Shiva?

but lord Vishnu and lord Shiva eternally exists but lord Brahma does not. if you will read Brahma samhita you'll find that these three are not most powerful. lord Krishna is above them and most powerful.
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Who killed Lord Vishnu?

Finally, Sharabha defeats Vishnu.
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Is Vishnu male or female?

Vishnu, the preserver

Vishnu is a feminine God, known for his feminine attributes.
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Who will win Shiva vs Vishnu?

No they would never fight fight because they were a devotee of each other and even if they would have fought Lord Vishnu would have won because he is the creator of Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva = Lord Vishnu, nobody can win.
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Is Krishna and Vishnu same?

Krishna is the complete incarnation of Lord Vishnu. They both are one and supreme, but the difference; Vishnu is Narayana himself and Krishna is Narayana in human form.
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Who is superior god?

For Vaishnavites, Lord Maha Vishnu is God Of Supreme, For Shaktas, Goddess Shakti is supreme, For Shaivites, God Shiva is Supreme.
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Who is more powerful Brahma or Vishnu?

Similarly,Lord Brahma,Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva are many forms of same energy that creates(Lord Brahma),sustains(Lord Vishnu) and destroys(Lord Shiva) the world and all things. So,,ultimately none of the trio Gods are weaker nor powerful than each other.
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Why Vishnu and Lakshmi has no child?

When kartikey was born, indra ordered agnidev to take the child and vanish. There were reasons for this. But then, mata parvati became so angry that she cursed devatas that they will never have a child. Vishnu and laxmi had children , but only when they took avatars.
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Who is first Krishna or Vishnu?

vishnu is first. krishna is an incarnation of lord vishnu. vishnu gives his power to his incarnations so vishnu is all powerfull. incarnations do their work on the behalf of vishnu.
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Where is Vishnu now?

He is considered to live in the city of Vaikuntha on Mt. Meru, where everything is made of shining gold and fabulous jewels and where there are lakes resplendent with lotus flowers.
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Who is daughter of Shiva?

Who was Shiva's daughter? Shiva's daughter was named Ashok Sundari as she rid her mother Parvati of her sorrow ('shok'). Folk tales also refer to the goddess of light, Jyoti, as well as Mansa, who cures snakebites, as his daughters.
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Who is first son of Lord Shiva?

Actually, the answer is neither. Shiva's first son was actually Lord Ayyapa. People often forget that Shiva had more than just two sons. Shiva had 6 sons (Ayyapa, Andhaka, Bhauma, Khuja, Ganesh, and Karthikeya/Subramanya) and one daughter (Ashok Sundari).
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