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Two of the names in Vishnusahasranama that refer to Shiva are " Shiva " ( names # 27 and # 600 in Adi Sankara's commentary ) itself, " Shambhu " ( name # 38 ), " Isanah " ( name # 6 4 ), and " Rudra " ( name # 114 ).
Most notably, Adi Shankara, according to one interpretation, has not interpreted these to mean that the deity Shiva and the deity Vishnu are the same.
Specifically, he asserts that the deity Vishnu is Brahman itself ( not just an aspect of Brahmam ).
Again, he notes that " only Hari ( Vishnu ) is eulogized by names such as Shiva ", a position consistent with interpretations of the Srivaishnavite commentator Parasara Bhattar.
Parasara Bhattar had interpreted Shiva to mean a quality of Vishnu, such as " One who bestows auspiciousness.
". In fact, the Shri Rudram, a sacred prayer for Hindus and devotees of Shiva in particular, describes Vishnu as an aspect of Shiva in the fifth anuvaka.

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