Siva and Vishnu Puja

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Appreciate if you can throw some light on Siva and Vishnu Pujas.

 

This is the intrepretation from ISKCON -

According to the Vedic wisdom whenever we are confused about matters

of spiritual truth and our ultimate duty, we must approach the

spiritual master. This point is substantiated by the statement and

example of Sri Arjuna in the Bhagavad-gita:

 

karpanya-dosopahata-svabhavah

prcchami tvam dharma-sammudha-cetah

yac chreyah syan niscitam bruhi tan me

sisyas te 'ham sadhi mam tvam prapannam

 

" Now I am confused about my duty and have lost all composure because

of miserly weakness. In this condition I am asking You to tell me for

certain what is best for me. Now I am Your disciple, and a soul

surrendered unto You. Please instruct me. "

--Bhagavad-gita 2.7

 

When Lord Shiva was asked by his wife what is the highest form of

worship, he replied that the worship of Lord Vishnu is the highest.

(Lord Vishnu is Krishna's expanded form Who engages in affairs of the

universal management.) So according to Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu or

Lord Krishna is the Supreme. This was also confirmed by Lord Shiva

when he appeared as Shankaracharya. At that time he taught the

people to worship Krishna.

 

That Krishna or Vishnu is the Supreme is confirmed throughout the

Vedic literatures. Therefore although we should certainly worship and

adore Lord Shiva, we should do so in the mood of worshipping him as

the greatest devotee of Lord Krishna, not considering that Shiva is

the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This proper worship of Lord

Shiva as the greatest of all of Krishna's devotees is more pleasing

to Lord Shiva than mistakenly worshipping Him as the Supreme

Personality of Godhead.

 

I do an abhishekam of Siva and family - Sree Chakram,Parvathi,Nandi,

Ganesha, Subramanya and along with a saligrama chanting Rudram and

Chamakam

 

In addition I have Dasa Avtar saligramas on which I do a water(with

drops of Ganges water) abhishekam chanting Purusha and Narayana

Suktams closing the puja chanting Durga, Sree and Bagya Suktams. And

hence end up doing both Siva and Vishnu pujas.

 

What is your perception as I am confused with the above statement?

Which is the ultimate puja?

Is there anyway I can improvise on the above?

 

Regards

A Devotee