Number of Saligramams

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs :

 

I am attaching a note from SrIman Narasimhan of

Bangalore regarding this active topic on the number

of SaaLigrAmams that we should have in our Pooja

gruhams .

 

NamO NaarAyaNAya ,

V.Sadagopan

 

Here is the Input from SrIman Narasimhan

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>You may kindly refer the article translated from HH Pundarikapuram Swamy's

>tamil articles in Perarulalan:

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>saalagraamaha samaaha poojyaaha samaeshu dvithayam na hi

>asamaaha naiva pujyanthae ekaha pujyatamomataha

>

>Even number of saalagraamams have to be worshipped, exception being two

>saalagraamams.

>Odd number of saalagraamams should not be worshipped, exception being one

>saalagraamam.

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>There is no specific mention that a different rule applies for numbers above

>12

>in these set of articles. However we can check with our Acharyans on this.

>

>Also, I have heard from elders that if Dwaraka Shila is present, it would

>compensate for this even/odd problem as every Kuzhi (hole) in the dwaraka

>shila is considered equivalent to a saligramam.

>

>Regards,

>Narasimhan

>

>

> " dileepan " wrote:

>

>> , " Ram Anbil " <Ramanbil@h...> wrote:

>> >

>> > Can anyone clarify the correct position with appropriate PramaaNams?

>>

>> The only pramnams I have are the words of elders

>> spoken to me in person and the printed words in

>> books such as " kELvi Bathil " by Sri Visihtadvaita

>> Research Centre and, if my memory serves me right,

>> the Ahikagrantham book by Srimad Azhagiya Singar

>> in poorvasramam. Textual pramanam may be found

>> in these books, I have to look it up.

>>

>> The rule goes like this, I have paraphrased it a

>> little bit:

>>

>> " Odd is no good, except 1,

>> even is good except 2 "

>>

>> Therefore, the count of Saligrama in one kovil

>> azhvar can be a number from the following series,

>> 1, 4, 6, .....

>>

>> This rule applies only to Saligrama moorthees.

>>

>> -- Dileepan