A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Salagrama
This page describes Salagrama which is located on page 156 of the third volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Salagrama” according to 40 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Garuda Purana [by Manmatha Nath Dutt]
Where there is Shalagrama stone there lives the lord of Dvaravati (Vishnu). Where is the meeting between these two there is forsooth emancipation. Shalagrama, Dvaraka, Naimisha, Pushkara, Gya, Baranashi, Prayaga, Kurukshetra, Ganga, Narmuda, Chandrabhaga, Sarasvati, Purusottama, and Mahakala—these are the sacred shrines, O Shankara, which dissipate all sins and yield enjoyment and emancipation....
Read full contents: Chapter LXVI - Description of the specific marks of Salagrama
The Devi Bhagavata Purana [by Swami Vijnanananda]
Observing vows, making gifts, installing images, doing Shraddhas, worshipping the Devas, all these become highly exalted, if done before the Shalagrama Shila. One acquires the merits of bathing in all the Tirthas and in being initiated in all the sacrifices, if one worships the Salagrama Shila. What more than this, that the merits acquired by all the sacrifices, all the Tirthas, all vows, all austerities and reading all the Vedas are all acquired by duly worshipping by the holy Shalagrama Shila....
Read full contents: Chapter 24 - On the glory of Tulasi
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
flows by many great cities (maha-puri), flows by seven cities (sapta-puri), flows by Nanda-grama (nandi-grama-sthala-sthita), is a friend of the Gandaki river, where the Salagrama-cilas are manifest (calagrama-ciladitya), flows by Sambhala-grama (cambhala-grama-madhyaga), . . ....
Read full contents: Verse 4.19.122
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