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DIKSA VIDHANA MANTRAJNAS CAKRE YO BALIM AHARET
SA YATI VAISNAVAM DHAMAM SATYAM SATYAM MAYO DITAM |
| (HARI BHAKTI VILASA 5/374 From PADMA PURANA)
Anyone who has attained mantra diksa initiation properly and is worshiping Shalagram Shila, whatever he offers to Shalagram Shila, he achieves the abode of Lord Vishnu. Of this, there is no doubt. I personally say this |
(SALAGRAMA SILA CAKRAM YO DADYAD DANAM UTTAMAM BHU CAKRAM TENA DATTAM SYAT SASAILAM VANAKANANAM
(HARI BHAKTI VILSA 5/382 From PADMA PURANA) |
DRSTVA PRANAMITA YENA SNAPITA PUJITA TATHA
YAJNA KOTI SAMAM PUNYAN GAVAM KOTI PHALM BHAVET. . |
| (HARI BHAKTI VILASA 5/384 From SKANDA PURANA)
Lord shiva spoke to Skanda, his son, saying that any person who has seen Shalagram Shila, paid obeisances to Him, bathed and worshipped Him, has achieved the results of performing ten million sacrifices and giving ten million cows in charity. |
PUJITO’HAM NA TAIR MARTYAIR NAMITO’HAM NA TAIR NARAH
NAKRTAM MARTYA LOKE YAIH SALAGRAM SILARCANAM |
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 5/396 From SKANDA PURANA)
(Lord Shiva speaks to his son, Skanda) in this mortal world, if anyone does not worship Shalagram Shila, I do not not at all accept any of their worship and obeisances. |
YO DADATI PHALAM VISNOH SALAGRAMA SAMUDBHAVAM
VIPRAYA VISNU BHAKTAYA TENE ISTAM BAHUBHIR MAKHAIH |
| (HARI BHAKTI VILASA 5/407 From Skanda Purana)
Any person who has donated a Shalagram Shila to the devotee of Lord Visnu (Vaishnava) or to a qualified pure brahmana, he has achieved the result of performing unlimited sacrifices and austerities. |
SA DHANYAH PURUSO LOKE SAPHALAM TASYA JIVITAM
SALAGRAMA SILA SUDDHA GRHE YASYA CA PUJITA |
| (HARI BHAKTI VILASA 5/409 From SKANDA PURANA)
In any house, if a person worship, Shalagram Shila property, Those person are glorified and their existence is successful in this world. |
SALAGRAMA SILARUPI YATRA TISTHATI KESAVAH
NAVADHANTE’SURAS TATRA BHUTA VETALAK ADAYAH
SALAGRAM SILA YATRA TAT TIRTHAM TAT TAPOVANAM
YATAH SANNIHITAS TATRA BHAGAVAN MADHUSUDANAH |
| (HARI BHAKTI VILASA 5/427 , 428 From BRHAN NARADIYA PURANA)
In any place, if Lord Keshava is situated there in the form of Shalagram Shila, there neither demons, not ghosts, nor devils, can create any obstacles to that person or place. Any place where Shalagra Shila situated can be turned into a place of pilgrimage and a place for performing austerities because the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Madhusudana (killer of the Madhu demon), personally resides there. |
SALAGRAMA SILAYANTU PRATISTHA NAIVA VIDYATE
MAHA PUJANTY KRTVADAU PUJAYET TAM TATO BUDAH |
| (HARI BHAKTI VILASA, 5/438 From SKANDA PURANA)
There is no installation process for Shalagram Shila. The learned and purified souls have recommended a grand worship of him and then regular worship thereafter. |
SALAGRAMA SILAYANTU SAKSAT SRI KRSNA SEVANAM
NITYAM SANNIHITAS TATRA VASUDEVO JAGAD GURUH |
| (HARI BHAKTI VILASA 5/444 From PADMA PURANA)
The worship of Shalagram Shila is the worship of Lord Hari directly, Jagat Guru, the spiritual master of the universe, Lord Vasudeva, eternally resides with in Shalagram Shila. |
STRIYO VA YADI VA SUDRA BRAHMANAH KSATRIYADAYAH
PUJAYITVA SILA CAKRA LABHANTE SASVATAM PADAM |
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 5/452 From SKANDA PURANA conversation between Lord Brahma and Narada Muni )Worship of Salagram Sila can be done by women, sudras (low caste), brahmanas (twice born), kshatriyas (administrators), etc. and they can all achieve the eternal abode of Lord Krishna perfectly.
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