[RamanujaMission] Saligramam articles - 3

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At 08:40 PM 2/3/03 -0500, you wrote:

Dear Bhaghavatas:

I am posting the four articles on Saligramam one by one.

This was posted initially in Oppliappan groups.

Many of you could not get it/or not open the attachments.

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Lakshmana dasan

Shri:

 

Shriimathe gopaala desika mahaadesikaaya nama:

 

Saalagraamodhbhavaha deva: ya:

 

ya: deva: dwaarakodhbhava:

 

ubhayo: sangamo yetra mukti:

 

tatra na samshaya:

 

Saalagraama shila yetra yetra dwaaravathii shila

 

mruthae vishnupuram yaathi

 

kruthaartham yojanathrayam

 

dwaaravathyath bhavam chakram shilaavai gandakii bhava

 

pumsaam kshanaath haranthyeva paapam janma shathaarjitham

 

Mokha is assured for one who performs aaradhanam to the Lord who resides as

rishna in the dwaaraka shila and Naaraayana who resides in the

saaligraamam,together (at the same place and same time). Those who breathe

their last in a resdence where dwaaraka shila and saaligrama are present,

will be assured a plae in Sri Vaikuntam. Moreover, those who reside within a

radius of three yojanasfrom the residence of the saaligraama will be assured

of these benefits. The shilaas found in the dwaaravathi river and the chakra

marked shilaas of the Gandaki river, can destroy the sins gathered by a

person across a hundred births.

 

Balaraama and Krishna created the Dwaarakaa city where the dwaaravathii

river meets the ocean; at this junction the dwaaravathii shilaa can be obtained.

 

Saaligramae harae: murthi: jagannaatha: cha dwaarakam

 

kale: dasha sahasraantey yayou tyakthvaa hare: padam

 

Narayana sannidhyam in the saaligraamam and Lord janardhana's sannidhyam in

the dwaaraka shila is only for a specific period of time - viz. for ten

thousand years in kali yuga only. Currently, with vikrama year, 5101 years

have lapsed, 4899 years of saannidhyam is left. This is said in the

Bramhavaivrutam.

 

Only, Saaligram aaradhanam is very amenable for us. Since, we are not sure

if we would get another birth as a human, it is wise to make the best use of

this birth and perform saaligrama aaradhanam

 

sakruth archita: vishnu: saaligraama shilaa sthithha:

 

dadaathi viphulaam muktim sarva sanga vivarjithaam

 

saalagraama shila chakram payodadhi kruthaadhikai:

 

ya: snaapayathi nunam sa: kalpakhoham vayeth divi

 

drushta pranamathaayen snaapitha pujitha thathhaa

 

sa dhanya: purusho lokae saphalam tasya jivitham

 

snaanae chaachamanae chaiva bhojanadhou dhanaathava

 

dhanathava bhojanaanthae cha saaligraama jalam pibheth

 

By praying to saligramam even once, bad company is destroyed. Thirumanjanam

or abhishekam with milk, curds and ghee is very special. By seeing the

saaligramaa or by performing namaskaaram to the saaligramam or by performing

thirumanjanam , ones life becomes fruitful. The theertam of thirumanjanam

when partaken during bath, during aachamanam, during food and at the end of

meals would give rise to goodness. Hence, we pray to Lord Naarayana that

more and more adopt this way( of saaligraama aaradhanam) .

 

Narayana narayana narayana

 

The above is a translation of the article in Tamil by HH Paravakottai Swami

of Prakrutam Aandavan of Poundarikapuram Ashramam, SriRangam