INTRODUCTION
Shaligram.com has pioneered in making the water from Gandaki river available
to various devotees. If the bathing of the Shilas is done using this water the
effects of worshipping the Shaligram Shilas are extremely good and also once
this water which has bathed the Shaligram Shilas is consumed the effects on
the health of the devotee are remarkable and beyond explaination. The water is
good for stomach problems, ulcers, thyroid, blood pressure, kidney problems,
gall bladder and many more but the water has such powerful qualities that it
purifies of the whole body spiritually. The water can be consumed twice a day
once in the morning after after puja and once in the evening at any time
convenient. Small quatity of water from Gandaki river may be added with the
Ganga Jal along with the normal water of the house and same can be
consumed as mentioned above.



THE LEGEND OF WATER FROM GANDAKI RIVER
The River Gandaki is flowing from upper Himalaya mountain RANGES and in
her 'Garbha' millions and millions of Shaligrams have lived from the time
immemorial. The medicinal effects of the water from the Gandaki river are
immense and need no emphasis as a lot has been said about the good effect of
Shilagram Shila water on our body in our mythological texts. Not only that the
water is good for stomach problems, ulcers, thyroid, blood pressure, kidney
problems, gall bladder and many more but the water has such powerful
qualities that it purifies of the whole body spiritually ( as if our souls are taking
bath from this pious water and getting purified), and its consumption definitely
increases the positive Karmas as mentioned in few of Shlokas below. If a small
quantity of water from Gandaki river is consumed every day, the devotee is
blessed with very good health and spiritual and transcendental growth. This
water is also used by the devotees who worship Shaligrams daily and the
legend of this water is equals the Ganga Jal in all the Religious Pujas, Abhishek
and Yajnas. The water from Gandaki river commands a high value in Indian
culture. The purity and good effects of any religious ceremony is enhanced
when this water is used.

As per Purana Sangraha when the dying person is made to sip a little of the
water from Gandaki river or in which the salagrama-stone is bathed, he will be
freed from all sins, and will reach the heavenly abode of Vishnu. And death
itself when it occurs in the presence of a salagrama-stone will pave the way for
Vishnu’s realm, for Vishnu is present in that stone (Purana-samgraha). The
rites of expiation of sins (prayaschitta) becomes effective more by drinking the
Gandaki water or the water in which Shaligram stones are washed than by gifts
or fasting or by observances of various kinds. In times of solar or lunar eclipse,
whatever ritual is undertaken becomes all the more effective when done in
front of a salagrama-stone and Gandaki water so says Hemadri. Even the worst
criminal who has committed countless sins will instantaneously get purified by
sipping the Gandaki water or the water in which salagrama stones has been
bathed/washed.

SALAGRAMA SILA TOYAM PIVET VINDUNA SAMAM
MATUH STANYAM PUNAR NAIVA SAPIVET BHAKTI BANG NARAH
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 9/22 FROM PADMA PURANA)
As per Padma Purana any person if he has even taken one drop of water which
has bathed or washed Salagram Shila will not have to suck a mother’s breast
again in the furure. He will attain Moksha.

GANGA GODAVARI REVA NADYO MUKTI PRADAS TO YAH
NIVASANTI SA TIRTHAS TAH SALAGRAMA SILA JALE
KOTE TIRTHA SAHASRAIS TU SEVITAIH KIM PRAYOJANAM
TIRHAM YADI BHAVET PUNYAM SALAGRAMA SILODBHAVAM
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 3/293, 294 From PADMA PURANA)
As per Padma Puran the water which has bathed or washed Shalagram Shila
includes the water from the Ganga, Godavari, Reva and other liberating rivers.
If this bath water from the Shalagram Shila is available, then there is no need
for thousands of other places of piligrimage. The Gandaki water itself is a
pilgrimage of the most higest order.

YE PIVANTI NARA NITYAN SALAGRAMA SILA JALAM
PANCA GAVYA SAHASRAIS TU SEVITAIH KIM PRAYOJANAM
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 9/20 FROM PADMA PURANA)
Any persopn who has drank the water which has bathed Shalagram shila is
equivalent to drinking thousand and thousands of times panchagavya.
(Panchagavya is made from five auspicious products of a cow offered to the
Lord)

DRSTVA PRANAMITA YENA SNAPITA PUJITA TATHA
YAJNA KOTI SAMAM PUNYAN GAVAM KOTI PHALM BHAVET. .
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 5/384 From SKANDA PURANA)
Lord Shiva is telling to His son Skanda, that any person who has seen
Shalagram Shila, paid obeisances to Him, bathed the Shila, drank this water
and worshipped Him, has achieved the results of performing ten million
sacrifices and giving ten million cows in charity.