RE: [Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] Doubt about Saalagramam

November 28, 2006

!! Sri Rama Jayam !!

Dear Ranganathan ji,

I fear you took a slightly different meaning of "Rudraksha", it means - the EYE of RUDRA (SIVA). Hope a good % of devotees agree to that.

Regarding Salagram/Shalagram/Saligram - As per Gautamiya Tantra, near the kali - Gandaki river, there is a big place called Shalagram.The stones which appear in that place are called shalagram shila. According to the Hindu tradition this stone is the shelter for a small insect known as "Vajra-Keeta" that has a diamond tooth which cuts through the Shaligram stone and stays inside it. The Saligram stones are hundreds of million years old when the Himalaya was an ocean floor. The marks on the Shaligram gives it a special significance, with the pattern often representing that of Sudarshan Chakra, the Discus of Lord Vishnu. The Shaligrams come in different colours, such as red, blue, yellow, black, greeen. All the varities are considered very sacred. The yellow and golden colour Shaligrams are considered most auspicious and bestow immense wealth and prosperity to the devotee. The Shaligrams of different shapes are often associated with different incarnations of Lord Vishnu such as Narasimha Avatar, Kurma Avatar and so on.

For additional info : http://www.shaligram.com/about-shaligram.php

Hare Krishna

Hare Rama

guruvayur [guruvayur ] On Behalf Of RanganathanWednesday, November 22, 2006 11:12 AMNarasimhan EV[Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] Doubt about Saalagramam

Dear Devotees,

I am having a doubt about meaning of Saalagrama Silai.

Why it is called Saalagramam.

As I know:

Rudraaksha means : at it is very rough surface, rudra as Sanskrit word for Rough,

It is used to chant or count aksharas,

The combination is Rudraaksha.

So In this manner is there any meaning for Saalagramam also?