Shaligram shilas

1. In the whole world devotees of all religion worship Shaligram or Shalagram or Saligram or Salagram Shilas in their Puja Altar. In the puja room many devotees keep Shaligrams or Shalagram or Saligram or Salagram Shilas in a box or on a plate but most of them are worshipping it without knowing the exact form of the Shalagram god. We at www.shaligram.com the company’s name is Shaligram Shala share the vital and correct information about Shaligrams and that will help the devotees to identify the exact form of Shaligram. Sh. Rajeev Krishna Dasa, the founder of www.shaligram.com and www.shaligram.org is the 8th generation which is collecting Shaligram Shilas directly from Gandaki river and Damodar Kund at Nepal. He has a magnificent collection of extremely rare Shaligram Shilas exceeding 15 Lakhs or 1.5 million Shaligram Shilas in his collection. All devotees could donate Shaligram or Shalagram or Saligram or Salagram in india online also. Skanda Puran, Garud Puran, Padam Puran and many Hindu mythological texts explain the legend of has written about Shalagrams Shilas. Skanda Puran explains the nomenclature, the type of Saligram, characteristics of the salagram depending upon the impressions the Saligram has over Him. All Shaligrams are the divine gift of Lord Vishnu to the mankind and they bestow the devotees with extreme protection, immense peace of mind, spiritual augmentation, salvation and abundance. As per Skanda Puran each and every devotee irrespective of their cast creed or colour could worship Shaligram Shilas. Even ladies could worship the Shaligram Shilas and could be bestowed with Vaikuntha Dham. Following Shaloka will guide and inspire the devotee to worship Shaligram or Shalagram or Saligram or Salagram In India. 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), Vaishnavas etc. and they can all achieve the eternal abode (Vaikuntha) of Lord Vishnu perfectly. The Saligram stone is only found in Gandaki river and it upper region of Damodar Kund in Nepal. Earlier kings used to give gifts to saints and Brahmins who visit his kingdom with Shalagrams. They use to collect this Salagrams and pass this mystic stone on to their generations because of this being very rare manifestation of Lord Vishnu. As per Padma Puran 1008 different Shaligrams exist in the Brahmand or universe. The Shaligram Shala has a very vast collection of these mystic Shalagrams and a devotee could donate for these Shilas online. Why worship Of Shaligram or Shalagram or Saligram or Salagram Shilas is done !! Lord Vishnu is present everywhere. He is present in smallest part of dust or in the biggest mountains, even in living or non-living things. As per Skanda Puran Shaligram or Shalagram or Saligram or Salagram Shilas are the direct manifestation of Lord Vishnu. Shaligram Shilas does not require any “pran prathistha” to be done on them since Salagram is Himself Lord Vishnu or Lord Krishna. Lord Vishnu is “Isht” of Mahadev Shiva also. As per Skanda Purana Lord Shiva Himself inspire devotees to worship Salagram Shilas. He says that if a devotee does not worship Saligram, he does not accept his worship or obeisance. PUJITO’HAM NA TAIR MARTYAIR NAMITO’HAM NA TAIR NARAH NAKRTAM MARTYA LOKE YAIH SALAGRAM SILARCANAM

2. (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 obeisance. So it is important for all Shivaties and Vaishnavas to worship Shaligram Shilas. Shaligrams comes in the form of Shivalinga and all devotees worship tem since it is the most natural Shivaliiga that is now available on the Earth.