Lord Shiva: Position of Lord Shiva

Q. I just read digest 169 which was about Arjuna's material attachment. In that it was mentioned that Arjuna was an eternal assosiate of Lord, so there was no question of he being under illusion, and the Lord chooses his devotee to give the message to human kind.

Q. 1. Is Lord Brahma guaranteed to return to Goloka Vrindavana at the end of his lifetime? I said that I believe it is not a guarantee but probably likely given that whichever jiva occupies the post of Lord Brahma will have 50/64 of the transcendental qualities.

Q. 1. If Lord Shiva is considered to be a great Vaisnava then why do we not observe Shiva Ratri with fasting as we do the appearance days of other great Vaisnava acharyas?

This question was answered in Inquiries of Absolute - Digest 12F, as follows:

Q. I was just going through the Bhagavatam and came across this section -- 8.7.21 to 8.7.35 where the Prajapatis glorify Lord Siva as being the Supreme. This was a bit disturbing to my mind because I used to think that there is no ambiguity in the Bhagavatam regarding who is Supreme. Similarly, when the trinity of Lord Brahma, Lord Siva, and Lord Vishnu appear before the father of Dattatreya, they say that all three of them are same.

Q. In the Krishna Book, Chapter 4, where the counselors of Kamsa give instructions to him, they give some examples of the demigods being very much afraid of the demons. They also talk about the demigods surrendering and begging for their lives with folded hands. How could this have happened? Don't the demigods have a higher perception of Krishna? Doesn't Krishna protect the demigods? Doesn't goodness overcome evil?

Q. In Bhagavad Gita, Krishna claims Himself to be the only supreme Lord. But in Siva Gita (which is in Padmapurana) Siva claims that He is the only supreme Lord. Various puranas praise various Lords to be the supreme absolute truth. This is very much confusing and this suggests the possibility of scriptures being man made. It is obvious that Bhagavad Gita or Srimad Bhagavatam are not special since Siva Gita and other puranas can sufficiently counter the claims made by the above said scriptures. So how to know who the Almighty is?

Q. What position does Lord Krishna have according to Shiva Purana? What kind of relationship do Krishna and Shiva maintain (according to Shiva purana)? This is a question I came across in preaching and though I have been able to give references according to the Brahma Samhita, Srimad Bhagavatam, Gita Mahatmya, and also explain that the different puranas are meant for people in different modes, I wasn't able to give a direct answer as to Krishna's position according to the Shiva Purana.