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11 The Krishna type :
i) Marked with a vanamala and discus on his right side.
ii) Black in colour with two equal circular marks at the opening.
iii) Small in size with a yellow spot and several dot prints on his
sides.
iv) With the upper side like that of a tortoise, and the entire lower
middle portion resembling its mouth.
v) Taarksya : a) Black in colour and long in shape resembling a pillar.b)Shaped
like a spear head and marked with two circles, one lotus, one ring
and one gem.
vi) Baalakrsna : With a long opening having dot-prints on his lower
side.
vii) Gopala : Deep black in colour, big in size with a good looking
opening. He has two circular marks and the marks of vanamala and shrivatsa
on his upper side, and also teeth like marks on a rear side.
viii) Madanagopal : A Gopala type holding a lotus mark on his upper
or lower side.
ix) Santaanagopal: Long in shape, black in colour with an opening
of the half moon shape.
x) Govardhanagopala : Witeh a comparatively less height and round
upper portion. Marked with a stick, a garland, a whistle and long
lines and also having silver dots all over his body.
xi) Lakshmigopal : Shaped like the egg of a hen and marked with vanamala,
a plough, a whistle, and a ring on different sides.
xii) Kaliyamardana : Marked with a golden line and three dot-prints.
xiii) Syamantahaarin : Big in size, with the colour of a sword and
having the marks of a vanamala and shrivatsa on his upper side.
xiv) Chanooramardan : Green in colour with two red spots and a linear
mark on each of the right and left sides.
xv) Kamasamardana : Blue in colour, having a different colour either
at the front or on a rear side.
The Siva-nabha-murti-salagrama has a linga-like form on top where
there is also an aperture; it is perfectly round in shape and cold
to touch. It is auspicious and secures all prosperity.The Hiranya-garbha-salagrama brings all good fortune to the worshipper;
it is like worshipping a thousand Shiva-nabha salagramas. It assures
worldly prosperity. There was a difference of opinion as the
whether the Shalagram broken into pieces, or those having a crack
on their body, or even two or more Shalagrams having a joined body,
When worshipped can produce any good result or not. The Skandapurana
rules that each of the above types of Shaligrams, if worshipped with
dedication, produces very good results, and as such, should be duly
worshipped without the least hesitation. (khaditam lagnam shalagrame
na doshadam, ishtantn yasya yaa murtih sa taam yatnena pujayat - Skanda
Purana quoted in Praanatoshanitantra page 347 )
Reference taken from (Rabindra kumar Siddhantashastree 1985. Vaishnavism
Through the ages. “Different types of Shalagram” page 27-49.
Munshriram Manoharlal Publishers pvt ltd. New Delhi. Hard bound 200
pages)
(Narada tells Brahma that he was enlightened by the letter on many topics, and requests him that he be pleased to tell him about the other Salagrama-stones; about their origin, characteristics like colour and field, the differentiation in respect of divine form, and their suitability for purposes of worship.)
(Brahma proceeds to tell Narada about the salagrama-stones: their origin, identification, colour, field and other details.)
There is in the country of Avanti, a sacred mountain around which is the site which is the source of all the salagrama-stones.
Merely to remind oneself of this sacred site is to get rid of all the sins that have accumulated in the past. It is here that the river Gandaki, which destroys all sins, flows. By a touch of the waters of this river, one obtains residence in the realm of Vishnu. At the foot of the mountain in this site is a great stream known as Chakra-tirtha. The source of that river is said to be Vishnu himself; and in that mountain-stream, the god who wields the discus dwells. He abides here along with his consorts Lakshmi and Bhu, and in every stone that occurs in this sacred site. In the bowels of the rocks free from wind and cold the salagrama-stones are formed, with all adorable characteristics. On auspicious moments, these sacred stones get formed by the grace of God. The formation of spiral marks, the chakras, in these stones is explained as follows: After thousands of years, the animal called vajra-kita (the adamentine worm) was born in these stones; the animal was in fact the form which Vishnu himself assumed. Having entered into the bowels of these stones, the animal, golden coloured, mighty and brilliant like a flash of lightning, making a sweet noise, carves out the marks of discus of numerous kinds and various other marks with ease in the stones. The animal, who is Vishnu himself, the lord of Lakshmi, resides inside these stones for countless years; the presence of Godhead is unbroken here.
