Namaste Devotees ! I Rajiv Krishna Dasa welcome you to the world of Saligramas. Shaligrams are the divine gift of Lord Vishnu to the mankind, whose worship can
spiritually uplift and show us the way to philanthropy, austerity and Salvation. Lord Vishnu has been taking birth in several forms (incarnations) duing the time immemorial and is saving the mankind from the hardships and miseries. In Kalyuga, Shaligram Shilas which are His direct manifestation will continue to show the light of conciousness and spiritual liberation to the mankind.
The devotees who have been benefitted wants to accumulate atleast 108 Shilas because as per 'Garuda Purana' Lord Vishnu has mentioned that, “Where 108 Shilas are kept and worshipped, that place becomes 'Vaikuntha' and I personally come and stay there and bless the worshipper". Due to the prevalent myths and misconceptions about this mystic Shila the devotees are sometimes not sure whether they would worship the Shila correctly. www.shaligram.com has determined to remove all misconceptions about this pious stone from the mind of the people and take atleast one Shaligram Shila to every Altar that is existing on this Earth. I would request you to kindly refer to 'Help' icon to facilitate easy browsing and proper navigation of the site......Read More
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Identification of Shalagram
The Shalagrama are divided into different varieties. It appears from
different authoritative texts that since hoary antiquity only the
sacred stones found under the current of the river Gandaki were worshipped.
But with the increase of their popularity the marked stone pieces
found on the slopes and even on the banks of the said river also were
accepted. Acceptance of Krishna Vaasudeva as an incarnation of Lord
Vishnu, and non availability of sufficient number of Shalagrams in
the Gandaki region, a section of people accepted a new type of stone
piece as a substitute for the Shalagrams, named as Dwarka-sila, because
of its availability in the Dwarka region. Thus Shalagrams were primarily
divided into two prominent varieties named gandaki silas or Shalagram
silas proper and Dwarka silas.
As regards the Shalagramas proper, they again were divided into different
varieties, collected from 16 different places
and know by the followingNames Pradyumna, Vaman, Varaha, Purushottama, Narayana, Nrisimha, Ananta, Janaradan, Vaasudeva, Matsya, Kurma, Buddha, Kalki,
Vishvakesha, Hayagriva, Srikara, Harihara, Lakshminarayana (Praanatoshanitntra
page 348).
With the growing popularity of Shaligram and long experiences of the
people about the result of their worship,
each of the two prominent varieties mentioned above were again divided
into new kinds in accordance with its colour
and other qualities. Thus we find the following 20 new division of
the Shalagram proper recorded in the Skandapurana. (Praanatoshanitntra page 347 )
Glaced (polished), Black ,Brown, Yellow ,Blue
,Red,Rough ,Curved ,Big ,Unmarked, Reddish Brown, Variegated ,Broken,
With many circular marks, With a single circular mark, With a long
opening, With a big circular marks ,Having two or more circular marks
joined with each opening, Having a broken circular mark and Having
opening at the base. As regards the results of worshipping these varieties
these also are recorded in the same book, which may be summarized
as under The glaced type : By worshipping it daily in the proper way,
a devotee can secure his salvation very easily.
Black: It offer fame to its worshippers Brown : it removes sin Yellow : It offers children Blue : This type grants fortune to the devotee
According to the Yogapaarijaata worshipping
shila which is white in colour or printed with teeth like mark brings
good
fortune (Yogapaarijaata quoted in Praanatoshanitantra 361)
In accordance with the number of circular marks also the Shalagram
are said to have their different names and result in the following
way (Praanatoshanitantra page 361) as regards the Shalagram with a
single circular mark it again according to the Prayogapaarijaata is
divided into the following varieties, each giving a different kind
of result in the following way (Prayogapaarijaata quoted in Praanatoshanitantra
page 361). No of Chakras Name of Shalagram Result offered by him are as below. One Sudarshan enjoyment and salvation (bhukti-mukti)
Two Lakshminarayana kingdom of heaven
Three Acyuta Trivikrama wealth
Four Janardan Caturbhuja destruction of enemies
Five Vaasudeva freedom from birth and death
Six pradyumna fame and prosperity
Seven Sankarshan Balbhadra sons and grandsons
Eight Purushottama fulfillment of desires
Nine Navavyuha high position
Ten Dasavatara kingship
Eleven Aniruddha immense wealth
Twelve Ananta fulfillment of desires
Thirteen or more paramatma bliss and liberation
