शुद्धभक्तास्त्वेके श्रीगुरोः श्रीशिवस्य च श्रीभगवता सहाभेददृष्टिं तत्प्रियतमत्वेनैव मन्यन्ते ।
śuddha-bhaktās tv eke śrī-guroḥ śrī-śivasya ca śrī-bhagavatā sahābheda-dṛṣṭiṁ tat-priyatamatvenaiva manyante |
(Bhakti Sandarbha: 213)
“Many pure bhaktas, however, foster a vision of śrī guru’s and Śrī Śiva’s non-difference from Śrī Bhagavān specifically because of their being most dear to him.”