FOOLS: temple in India using WHELK SHELLS for Abhishek

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Here is a photo of a Hari Krishna temple in India using WHELK SHELLS for

Abhishek. This under the illusion that they are " Lakshmi Shanks. "

 

QUESTION: Most Hindu temples have " Lightning Whelks " on the altar. I have heard

from some that this is an accepted exception but I have very serious doubts. Any

information about other kinds of sea shells besides conch shells. Maybe you

could write a detailed article on the subject and I could circulate it to pujari

types in ISKCON who should know the truth.

 

REPLY: Shastra says " bone " is impure, BUT, Conch Shell (Indian Turbinella Pyrum)

is super-pure, even to bathe the Deities. Even Lakshmi Devi and Her Lord

Narayana carry one in Their hand. Shastra doesn't say ANY SHELL or EVERY SHELL

is pure, it's only Indian Shank (Turbinella Pyrum) that is pure. And these come

in two types, normal left side opening AND special right side opening (Valampuri

Dakshin-varti Turbinella Pyrum). Both are ruled by Goddess Lakshmi. It is not

required to have right-side opening. Left side (normal) opening Shank is perfect

for puja. And Lakshmi Shank is even better than perfect. It is said by

Conchologists that only one Lakshmi Shank is found among 1,000 normal Indian

Shanks. And ALL Indian shanks are pure and auspicious.

 

BUT common Lightning Whelk (busycon contrarium), with no internal formation and

no ridges in the conch cavity - is a bogus non-pure shell. And as you mention so

many temples use this non-conch shell, and they're doing puja with an impure

non-conch shell simply because they have been hoodwinked by con men. It is

embarrassing that temples use the wrong shell. And in many temples they openly

display the fact that they have been cheated on a bogus Conch. And worse, they

tell the public that they have a REAL Sri Lakshmi Conch, even though that is

untrue.

 

Fact: The left side opening OR the right side opening Turbinella Pyrum Indian

Conch - with 3 to 7 ridges in the conch cavity, and special internal structure

is the ONLY Shank that is Vedic. The normal left-side opening Conch is very low

price, even less than the bogus ones (Lightning Whelk), and only the Indian

Shank is correct for puja.

 

Genuine Valampuri Lakshmi Shank Turbinella Pyrum Conch shells sell by the gram.

Normal size is about 60-120 grams. Depending on quality and number of ridges in

the conch cavity they sell for between Rs. 1,000 up to Rs. 3,000 per gram. This

means that a genuine Lakshmi Shank can be had for a few thousand dollars ONLY.

So no one has any excuse to use a non-conch shell. Everyone can use either a $2

normal Shank OR a $2,000 Lakshmi Shank. BUT, USE A SHANK, ONLY!.

 

 

 

 

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