Worship of Shri Shaligram Shilas

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Worship of Shri Shaligram Shilas

 

 

Salagramas do not require preliminary rituals of purification and

consecration. They naturally contain the vibhuti of the Godhead, and

may be worshipped straight away.

In the worship of Salagrama, no initiation is required; there is no

special hymnology or specific procedure of worship, nor any need for

a qualified priest or master of ceremonies. Worshipped anyhow, it

will bestowal the benefits; and there is no error of any kind.

If, however, it is formally worshipped with all the details

scrupulously observed, the benefits procured are boundless.

 

Method of worship: In the morning after bath arrange your prayer

vessels after cleaning. Fill a pot with water mixed with few drops of

Gangajal or rosewater. Set up oil lamp, incence sticks and fresh

flowers and sandal paste. Place the sila on the plate and perform

abhishek (pour water) on the sila chanting " Om Namo Narayana " . Now

lift the shila, wipe it with a soft cloth and place it on the seat.

Apply sandal paste as a 'Tilak' and offer fresh flowers. Offer a few

leaves of Tulsi or encircle a tulsi mala around Him. Light incense

and oil lamp and also camphor and offer to Shree Narayana one after

the other. Offer a fruit or sweet as Naivedyam to the Lord.

 

Chant the Shaligram mantra below:

om dhyeyah sada savitr mandala madhya varti

narayanah sarasijasana sannivistah !

keyuravan kanaka kundalavan kiriti

harir hiranmaya vapur dhrta sankha chakrah !!

 

Translation: Lord Narayana is seated on a lotus flower asana within

the sun globe. He is beautifully decorated and wears a crown, golden

earrings and arm bands of silver on His golden body, and in His hands

He holds a white conchshell and a Sudarshana disc weapon. Because of

all this He is ever enchanting and captivating to the mind. One

should always meditate on the supremely effulgent Lord within the sun

globe in this way being the source of the Sun's effulgence.

 

Offer gratitude to Lord Vishnu for arriving in your home and blessing

you and your family always .

 

Om Shantih shantih shantih !!!

 

This method of worship is easy to follow and applicable in our day to

day life routine.

In case you are interested to read detailed method of worship, please

email us at rudracentre .

 

 

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