SrI: Dear BhakthAs : I am attaching a note from SrIman Narasimhan of Bangalore regarding this active topic on the number of SaaLigrAmams that we should have in our Pooja gruhams . NamO NaarAyaNAya , V.Sadagopan Here is the Input from SrIman Narasimhan ***************************************** >You may kindly refer the article translated from HH Pundarikapuram Swamy's >tamil articles in Perarulalan: >-------- >saalagraamaha samaaha poojyaaha samaeshu dvithayam na hi >asamaaha naiva pujyanthae ekaha pujyatamomataha > >Even number of saalagraamams have to be worshipped, exception being two >saalagraamams. >Odd number of saalagraamams should not be worshipped, exception being one >saalagraamam. >------- >There is no specific mention that a different rule applies for numbers above >12 >in these set of articles. However we can check with our Acharyans on this. > >Also, I have heard from elders that if Dwaraka Shila is present, it would >compensate for this even/odd problem as every Kuzhi (hole) in the dwaraka >shila is considered equivalent to a saligramam. > >Regards, >Narasimhan > > >"dileepan " wrote: > >> --- In SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Ram Anbil" <Ramanbil@xxxx> wrote: >> > >> > Can anyone clarify the correct position with appropriate PramaaNams? >> >> The only pramnams I have are the words of elders >> spoken to me in person and the printed words in >> books such as "kELvi Bathil" by Sri Visihtadvaita >> Research Centre and, if my memory serves me right, >> the Ahikagrantham book by Srimad Azhagiya Singar >> in poorvasramam. Textual pramanam may be found >> in these books, I have to look it up. >> >> The rule goes like this, I have paraphrased it a >> little bit: >> >> "Odd is no good, except 1, >> even is good except 2" >> >> Therefore, the count of Saligrama in one kovil >> azhvar can be a number from the following series, >> 1, 4, 6, ..... >> >> This rule applies only to Saligrama moorthees. >> >> -- Dileepan To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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