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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


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