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Namaskaaram to all the learned people in this group, and please excuse my
ignorance. I find this very fascinating. From what I gather, a salagramam is a
special kind of stone that is found in this river bed? Can someone please
explain in detail what exactly is the significance of a salagramam?

Thanks in advance

Sreenadh Jonnavithula

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[from dAsan madhavakkannan]
I am too small for writing anything on SaaLagraamam. However, dog licking the 
Ganges river does not belittle or pollute the purity of the river...

It is adiyEn's bhagyam to write few words on SaaLigraamam.

This is from Sri Madhuranthakam Swamy centenary malar.

SaaLigraamam is one among the eight swayam vyaktha kshEthrams. Among the swayam 
vyaktha sthalams, SaaLigraamam is said to be the most important. This place is 
in Nepal, 60 miles of west of KaatmaNdu on the bank of the river Gandaki. This 
is on the way to mukthi Narayana kshEthram which is 100 miles off.

The saaLigraamams are found in this river Gandaki, one of the main
tributaries of the Sacred Ganges. There are many types of saaLigraamams. There 
exist saaLigraamams with or without holes, and house matsya, kUrma or other 
avtaars of Lord Sriman Narayanan.

Agamas and saasthrAs have said that the Lord VishNu on His own, dwells in these 
SaaLigraamams and no AvAhanam is required for the same. There is also a 
SaaLigAmam sthOthra manthram. Shri Bhagawan is the rishi of Shri SaaLigrAmam 
sthOthra manthra; Narayana is the deity; Gayathri is the chandhas;

Given below is an extract from English translation of SaaLigraamam sloka mantra 
(appeared in Centenary malar of Sri MadhurAnthakam Swamy) written by Dr. T.D 
Muralidharan, Assistant editor of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai.

Yuthishtira said:

Oh PurushOtthama, God of Gods, I want to hear it all a to what is the best of 
worship of Gods. Please tell me.

Shri Bhagawaan said:

The land, as extensive as ten yOjanAs (100 miles) lies extended as the
Northern bank of Gandaki river and at the south of the Lord of mountains. It is 
a great land.

One who desires expiation of the sins perpetrated since birth, he should remove 
(completely) the water of SaaLigraamam. Salutations to you (who removes the 
water from saaLigrAmam after bathing).

One should hold the water (thus obtained from washing the Feet of Lord
VishNu) in his palm and drink. It drives away untimely death. It destroys all 
illnesses. The water sprinkled on human beings burns away even the sin of 
killing a brahmin.

One obtains the same benefits of performance of 1000 (agnishtOma) yaagams with 
agni and 100 vajapeya sacrifices, if one consumes the food offered to 
saaLigraamam (i.e. Lord VishNu)

If one bathes Saaligraamam (Lord VishNu's Feet) with water and offers
thuLasi leaves at His Feet, he would obtain the merit equivalent to crores of 
puNyams.

Even if a saaLigraamam is broken or cracked, or burnt in fire, there is no 
harm; He is Blemishless; Faultless; There is no demerit in Him.

Worshipping saaLigraamam qucikly destroys any sin arising out of
brahmahayta, or any sin arising out of body, mind and speech. It will confer 
all benefits on you, when you worship saaLigraamam.

The saaLigrAmam is arisen out of Sriman Narayanan. It has developed a wheel 
within it by its own action. It has the capacity to grant boons.

One should always take the water from the Feet of Lord VishNu
(saaLigraamam); the flowers and thuLasi leaves bedecked on Him should be placed 
on one's head; food offered to Him should be consumed along with a thuLasi leaf.

A little portion of saaLigraamam will absolve you from even the killing of one 
crore jIvAs. 

One should always meditate on saaLigramam and worship Him. Best of the
brahmin should repeat this everyday.

Such a person will go the ultimate place where Sriman Narayanan resides; He 
will be absolved from all sins and reach Sri VishNulOkam.

One who performs the worship of Lord VishNu through saaLigraama shila, he will 
obtain the desired empire. He will see all ten avtaars of Lord VishNu.

All sins performed in crores of one's lives are destroyed by sipping water from 
the Feet of Lord VishNu (i.e. saaLigraamam). No water should be dropped.

I have not covered the translation fully and I have mentioned only few
points from the above article to drive home the point that SAALIGRAAMAM 

WORSHIP IS THE BEST AND ONE NEEDS TO DO AT ANY COST.

PLEASE DO NOT WORRY ABOUT what harm it would bring as you do not know the type 
and nature of SaaLigraamam. No harm would happen to you. How can there be harm 
by doing a good holy deed? Also we perform with SathvIka tyAgam and for 
Bhagawath preethi.

[One who has undergone Samasrayanam, is alone required to perform 
ThiruvArAdhanam everyday. Due to unforeseen circumstances, should one go out of 
station, then his spouse or other family member can just open the KoilAzhwAr 
(the Box where PerumAL is placed) and offer food...

Alternatively, Saaligraamam can be kept in a container of rice.. ]

One should learn from AchArya (or from a srivaishnava scholar) as to how to 
perform SaaLigrAma ArAdhanam and then start.

One should avoid buying or selling them [as mentioned earlier..]..

Acharyan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
namo narayana
dasan





 
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