Guest guest Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Dear Chandrashekarji, Namaskar!!! We have such a wonderful museum, with so many rare items, and it is like a "pride of Bangkok" - Like Rome has Bvgari, or NY has Winstons, so Bkk has me Actually the real museum is so cool still I cannot exhibit Lakshmi Shank or Shalagram because I have to take care of such sacred objects at my home. So it is by WWW that I can show my collections to the whole world 24 hours a day at http://www.navaratna-museum.info <---Did you visit? We even show a REAL Ichadhari Naga Mani, plus Gaja Mani, Venu Mani, Shanka Mani, Varaha Mani, and Coral Ganeshs, flawless crystals cut as balls or pyramid, plus planetary herbs never seen on the web before, and lots of Navaratna and other things, including a single piece of green jade weighing over 50KG carved intricitlly as Lord Brahma. Here in Bangkok (alone) there are at least 100,000 temples to Brahma (Chatrumuk) and because of His vast presence here so Bkk is a paradise city in Asia with no trouble, safe at the feet of HM The King Rama IX The Great. I like to tell you that one of my ambition is to be appointed as Thailand's Royal Gemologist, and my application is pending. At 58 I'm still too young for honors like that, and I'm already doing the work. You can take ANY one square mile of Bangkok, and there are more Lord Brahma murtis in that square mile than in whole of India. So you can see who is really smart. And Bangkok looks like Disney Land now. 10 times more clean than Singapore. And loads of rich people. WHY? Because HERE in the Kingdom of Thailand Lord Vishnu is present as the King, and Lord Brahma is present everywhere... The BEST thing that India could do right now is to import a million Brahma Murtis from Siam and start temples all over Bharat. Then you will see a change in fortune. But that's not going to happen. That's why I stay in peaceful, clean, quiet, civilized Thailand. No honking, no quarrels, no clashes. Beautiful highways, and the whole country is paradise with REAL lotus flowers growing, and Lord Brahma and Lord Buddha as visable everywhere. The whole of Asia could learn from the Thai people, who were NEVER colonized in history, unlike other countries. They are the smartest people on Earth (Thai subjects of the King). His Majesty is going 55 years on the throne already. And I worship him in mind and body. He is like a Vedic King, with his symbol and national symbol is Garuda. BACK TO MUSEUM: The Cyber version is better than the real museum because I can show everything. Please take the tour. http://www.navaratna-museum.info Best regards, Richard --- chandrashekhar phadke <chphadke wrote: > Dear Rajiv, > > I have gone through your wonderful website on Shri > Shaligrams. Why do not you arrange exibitions of your > wonderful collections in India and abroad? I have seen > one monograph on Shaligrams. You can publish another > monograph of your collection. > > Thanking you and with best wishes, > > Chandrashekhar Phadke > --- Shaligram Shala <shaligram8 wrote: > > > Prabhu Richard Shaw Brown ji, > > Hare Krishna, > > It was wonderful to read your artical. It is really > > very good and extremely informative. You are really > > a very learned personality and its my profound > > previledge to have interaction with you. As I had > > mentioned earlier, that the devotees can visit my > > site viz www.shaligram.com (visit photo gallery) > > and choose what ever they like, still I will be > > sending you pictures of very very rare Shilas. We > > have a collection of more than 2000 shilas as of now > > and it is still increasing day by day. I am sure > > that 'Darshanas' of these Shilas will be definitely > > a treat for the eyes of the devotees. > > We have been in touch with ISKON society at Mumbai > > and there we come across very learned Mahatamas who > > have performed the 'Namakaran ' (naming ceremony) of > > all our shilas. Also they had very unique and rare > > litrature with them which I could get from them and > > its now in our website. > > Happy Darshanas > > Haribol, > > Rajiv > > > > > > Richard Shaw Brown <rsbj66 wrote: > > Sri Chandrashekarji, > > > > Sadar namaskar. You have asked a very good question. > > Below is some information on > > that... > > > > Different Features of Shalagrama-shilas > > > > In the Brahma Purana Lord Narayana says, "O Brahma, > > I eternally reside in the form of > > Shalagrama-shila. Hear from Me the different names > > of all these shilas according to the > > various cakras marking them." The Vasudeva-shila is > > white in color, very attractive > > looking, and has two equal-sized cakras on the > > front, but off-center. The Sankarsana- > > shila is red-coloured, with two cakras combined in > > one section, a fat front portion, and is > > very beautiful to see. That yellow shila with small > > cakras and a very large mouth with > > numerous small holes within is known as Pradyumna. > > The Anirudha-shila steals the mind > > with His blue colour and naturally round shape. He > > has three lines in front of His mouth > > and a lotus mark on His back. The Keshava-shila is > > square-shaped and gives great > > fortune. A black shila with a cakra in His raised > > navel is called Narayana. The Hari-shila > > fulfils all desires, grants moksha (liberation), and > > especially gives wealth to the faithful > > worshiper. He has a long line and a mouth opening > > upward and placed right of centre. The > > Paramesthi-shila, is coloured red with marks of both > > a lotus and a cakra. The Vishnu-shila > > is most attractive, but it will create problems if > > non-celibates do His puja. Black and > > shaped like a bael fruit, He has two big cakras with > > a large mouth on His back. - In > > another place it is described that the > > Narasimhadeva-shila with three spots on it and the > > Kapila-shila with five spots both have two wide > > cakras. Only a brahmacari and no one else > > should do Their puja or they will suffer all kinds > > of Problems. Thus one must remain > > celibate while worshiping Them. Those Narasimha or > > Kapila-shilas that have two large > > cakras, brownish colour, and a lotus-shaped line > > above the mouth, along with various > > uneven cakras give liberation and victory in battle. > > In the Kartika Mahatmya of the Padma > > Purana it states that a shalagrama-shila that > > contains the above mentioned signs, a large > > mouth, and many lines like the filaments of saffron > > is called Narasimhadeva. - In the > > Brahma Purdana it describes the Varaha-shila as > > saphire-blue, large sized with three lines, > > two unequal cakras, two signs of shakti, and > > pleasing to see. According to the Padma > > Purana the Varaha-shila is naturally hog-shaped with > > uneven cakras, many lines, and > > awards His worshiper with material enjoyment and > > liberation. Giving the same blessings as > > Varaha, the Matsya-shila is described in the Brahma > > Purana as long, bronze or golden in > > colour, and adorned with three dots. There it also > > describes the shalagrama-shila named > > Kurma as round with an arched back, green in colour, > > and marked with the sign of the > > Kaustubha jewel. The Padma Purana says the > > Kurma-shila is naturally turtle-shaped and > > marked with a cakra. - The Hayagriva-shila has a > > mark shaped like an elephant goad, a > > line near one cakra, many other cakras, and His back > > is the colour of a blue rain cloud. > > Another scripture describes the Hayagriva-shila as > > bluish, with the sign of elephant goad, > > five lines, and many spots. The Padma Purana states > > that the Hayagriva-shila has a long > > line in the shape of a horse's mouth and His worship > > gives one knowledge. Elsewhere it > > says His mouth is like a horse's mouth, there is the > > sign of a lotus, and on top of the shila > > the sign of a lotus seed garland. - The Brahma > > Purana gives descriptions of the following > > shilas. The shila name Vaikuntha looks jewel-like in > > color, has one cakra, a three-cornered > > flag, and beautiful lotus-shaped lines above His > > mouth. The Shridhara-shila is black and > > shaped like a kadamba flower, has five lines, and > > the marks of a flower garland. A small > > beautiful shila with a cakra on the top and the > > bottom and that fulfills all desires, is known > > as Vamana. A second type of Vamana-shila is > > round-shaped, smaller than a marble, blue > > in color, and adorned with spots. The > > Sudarsana-shila is black, very shiny, marked with a > > cakra and club on His left side, and lines on His > > right. The Padma Purana says He has > > many lines in the form of a cakra and He satisfies > > the aspirations of His worshipers. - ln > > the Kartika Mahatmya of Purana it describes three > > types of Damodara-shila. One is plump > > in shape, the colour of black-green durva grass, > > with a cakra in the middle portion, a > > small mouth, and a yellow line. The second has > > cakras on its top and bottom, a small > > mouth, with a long line in the middle. His worship > > always gives happiness. The third is > > plump, with a narrow mouth, and two cakras on the > > middle portion. The shila called > > Ananta has a variety of colours, the sign of a > > snake's body, along with many other signs. > > He is also described as decorated with many > > different signs and numerous cakras. Like > > most shilas, Ananta fulfils all desires. - The > > Brahma Purana give further descriptions. The > > Purushottama-shila has many mouths on the upper > > portion and awards material > > enjoyment and moksha. The Yogeshvara-shila has a > > cakra on its top and worshiping Him > > removes the sin of killing a brahmana. A poor man > > will become wealthy by offering Tulasi > > leaves to the reddish Padmanabha-shila marked with > > the signs of a lotus and an umbrella. > > The Hiranyagarbha-shila is moon-shaped, gives off > > many rays, and has many golden lines > > on His crystal white surface. By adoring the > > half-moon shaped Hrishikesha-shila one > > attains the heavenly planets and fulfilment of all > > desires. A Lakshmi-Narasimha-shila is > > black, with two equal cakras on His left side, and > > some dots on the surface. This shila > > gives both pleasure and mukti (liberation) to His > > worshiper. A very shiny dark blue shila > > with two cakras on His left side and one line on His > > right is known as Trivikrama. > > Decorated with the marks of a forest garland on His > > left side, the Krishna-shila bestows > > grains, wealth, and happiness. - The Gautamiya > > Tantra states that after many, many births > > the fortunate person who receives a special > > Krishna-shila that is decorated with a cow's > > hoof print will never take birth again. lt also > > describes the Caturmukhi-shila with two > > cakras placed between four lines. - The Kartika > > Mahatmya of Padma Purana continues its > > descriptions with the shila with a row of many small > > lines called Vishnu panjara. The > > Shesha-shila has coils like a snake. The > > Garuda-shila has the sign of a lotus between two > > lines and one long line below. The Janardana-shila > > has four cakras. Awarding both > > material pleasure and liberation, the > > Lakshmi-Narayana-shila has four cakras, a small > > mouth, and a flower garland decorating its middle > > portion. - All the shilas mentioned > > above give auspicious results, but those that are > > very small are even more auspicious. > > Elsewhere in the Padma Purana, the Supreme Lord > > Vishnu explains to Lord Brahma that the > > smaller the shila is, the more auspicious results it > > gives. Such a shila should certainly be > > worshiped by the devotee to attain perfection in > > religion, economic development, sense > > gratification, and liberation. He declares, ''O > > Brahma, in that shila small like an amalaki > > fruit or even much smaller, I eternally remain along > > with My divine consort, Shrimati > > Lakshmidevi.'' > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million > > songs. 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Guest guest Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Respected Shri. Richard ji, Thank you very much for your mail. Yes, I am a regular visitor of your priceless collection of rarest items displayed on 'Online Museum' since beginning of the museum. The idea to start such type of 'Museum-Online' is no doubt an innovative idea. It is for the people who can not visit personally to see such wonderful collection. Museums are important part of our heritage. It is necessary that people and mainly next generation should see and study such rare objects. I am very much excited to visit your museum personally. I do not know, when it will materialize ? An inttroduction to 'Thai Culture' is very exiciting. When I visited your website introducing your journey from America to Bangkok through England and India is no doubt exciting. I did not have much idea about Thailand and peaceful culture there. I always had a question in my mind, after doing so much 'Sadhana' in India, what attracted you to settle in Bangkok instead of India ? It was not appropriate to ask you directly since it was very personal. Today, I got answer to my question. It is the peaceful culture and a land with tremendous positive energy from the Lord Brahma, the creator of the universe attracted you. It was exciting to know the total no. 100,000 Brahma temples in Bangkok alone. In India, we have only one at 'Pushkar'. So poor we are ! Your wish to get recognition as a 'Royal Gemologist' will definitely get fulfilled in near future because you definitely deserves it. I am sure, that day is not far. My best wishes are always with you. Thanking you and with personal regards, Chandrashekhar PhadkeRichard Shaw Brown <rsbj66 > wrote: Dear Chandrashekarji,Namaskar!!! We have such a wonderful museum, with so many rare items,and it is like a "pride of Bangkok" - Like Rome has Bvgari, or NY hasWinstons, so Bkk has meActually the real museum is so cool still I cannot exhibit LakshmiShank or Shalagram because I have to take care of such sacred objectsat my home. So it is by WWW that I can show my collections to the wholeworld 24 hours a day at http://www.navaratna-museum.info <---Did youvisit? We even show a REAL Ichadhari Naga Mani, plus Gaja Mani, VenuMani, Shanka Mani, Varaha Mani, and Coral Ganeshs, flawless crystalscut as balls or pyramid, plus planetary herbs never seen on the webbefore, and lots of Navaratna and other things, including a singlepiece of green jade weighing over 50KG carved intricitlly as LordBrahma. Here in Bangkok (alone) there are at least 100,000 temples toBrahma (Chatrumuk) and because of His vast presence here so Bkk is aparadise city in Asia with no trouble, safe at the feet of HM The KingRama IX The Great. I like to tell you that one of my ambition is to beappointed as Thailand's Royal Gemologist, and my application ispending. At 58 I'm still too young for honors like that, and I'malready doing the work.You can take ANY one square mile of Bangkok, and there are more LordBrahma murtis in that square mile than in whole of India. So you cansee who is really smart. And Bangkok looks like Disney Land now. 10times more clean than Singapore. And loads of rich people. WHY? BecauseHERE in the Kingdom of Thailand Lord Vishnu is present as the King, andLord Brahma is present everywhere... The BEST thing that India could doright now is to import a million Brahma Murtis from Siam and starttemples all over Bharat. Then you will see a change in fortune. Butthat's not going to happen. That's why I stay in peaceful, clean,quiet, civilized Thailand. No honking, no quarrels, no clashes.Beautiful highways, and the whole country is paradise with REAL lotusflowers growing, and Lord Brahma and Lord Buddha as visable everywhere.The whole of Asia could learn from the Thai people, who were NEVERcolonized in history, unlike other countries. They are the smartestpeople on Earth (Thai subjects of the King). His Majesty is going 55years on the throne already. And I worship him in mind and body. He islike a Vedic King, with his symbol and national symbol is Garuda.BACK TO MUSEUM: The Cyber version is better than the real museumbecause I can show everything. Please take the tour.http://www.navaratna-museum.infoBest regards,Richard--- chandrashekhar phadke <chphadke (AT) (DOT) co.in> wrote:> Dear Rajiv,> > I have gone through your wonderful website on Shri> Shaligrams. Why do not you arrange exibitions of your> wonderful collections in India and abroad? I have seen> one monograph on Shaligrams. You can publish another> monograph of your collection.> > Thanking you and with best wishes,> > Chandrashekhar Phadke> --- Shaligram Shala <shaligram8 > wrote:> > > Prabhu Richard Shaw Brown ji, > > Hare Krishna,> > It was wonderful to read your artical. It is really> > very good and extremely informative. You are really> > a very learned personality and its my profound> > previledge to have interaction with you. As I had> > mentioned earlier, that the devotees can visit my> > site viz www.shaligram.com (visit photo gallery)> > and choose what ever they like, still I will be> > sending you pictures of very very rare Shilas. We> > have a collection of more than 2000 shilas as of now> > and it is still increasing day by day. I am sure> > that 'Darshanas' of these Shilas will be definitely> > a treat for the eyes of the devotees.> > We have been in touch with ISKON society at Mumbai> > and there we come across very learned Mahatamas who> > have performed the 'Namakaran ' (naming ceremony) of> > all our shilas. Also they had very unique and rare> > litrature with them which I could get from them and> > its now in our website.> > Happy Darshanas> > Haribol, > > Rajiv> > > > > > Richard Shaw Brown <rsbj66 > wrote:> > Sri Chandrashekarji,> > > > Sadar namaskar. You have asked a very good question.> > Below is some information on > > that...> > > > Different Features of Shalagrama-shilas> > > > In the Brahma Purana Lord Narayana says, "O Brahma,> > I eternally reside in the form of > > Shalagrama-shila. Hear from Me the different names> > of all these shilas according to the > > various cakras marking them." The Vasudeva-shila is> > white in color, very attractive > > looking, and has two equal-sized cakras on the> > front, but off-center. The Sankarsana-> > shila is red-coloured, with two cakras combined in> > one section, a fat front portion, and is > > very beautiful to see. That yellow shila with small> > cakras and a very large mouth with > > numerous small holes within is known as Pradyumna.> > The Anirudha-shila steals the mind > > with His blue colour and naturally round shape. He> > has three lines in front of His mouth > > and a lotus mark on His back. The Keshava-shila is> > square-shaped and gives great > > fortune. A black shila with a cakra in His raised> > navel is called Narayana. The Hari-shila > > fulfils all desires, grants moksha (liberation), and> > especially gives wealth to the faithful > > worshiper. He has a long line and a mouth opening> > upward and placed right of centre. The > > Paramesthi-shila, is coloured red with marks of both> > a lotus and a cakra. The Vishnu-shila > > is most attractive, but it will create problems if> > non-celibates do His puja. Black and > > shaped like a bael fruit, He has two big cakras with> > a large mouth on His back. - In > > another place it is described that the> > Narasimhadeva-shila with three spots on it and the > > Kapila-shila with five spots both have two wide> > cakras. Only a brahmacari and no one else > > should do Their puja or they will suffer all kinds> > of Problems. Thus one must remain > > celibate while worshiping Them. Those Narasimha or> > Kapila-shilas that have two large > > cakras, brownish colour, and a lotus-shaped line> > above the mouth, along with various > > uneven cakras give liberation and victory in battle.> > In the Kartika Mahatmya of the Padma > > Purana it states that a shalagrama-shila that> > contains the above mentioned signs, a large > > mouth, and many lines like the filaments of saffron> > is called Narasimhadeva. - In the > > Brahma Purdana it describes the Varaha-shila as> > saphire-blue, large sized with three lines, > > two unequal cakras, two signs of shakti, and> > pleasing to see. According to the Padma > > Purana the Varaha-shila is naturally hog-shaped with> > uneven cakras, many lines, and > > awards His worshiper with material enjoyment and> > liberation. Giving the same blessings as > > Varaha, the Matsya-shila is described in the Brahma> > Purana as long, bronze or golden in > > colour, and adorned with three dots. There it also> > describes the shalagrama-shila named > > Kurma as round with an arched back, green in colour,> > and marked with the sign of the > > Kaustubha jewel. The Padma Purana says the> > Kurma-shila is naturally turtle-shaped and > > marked with a cakra. - The Hayagriva-shila has a> > mark shaped like an elephant goad, a > > line near one cakra, many other cakras, and His back> > is the colour of a blue rain cloud. > > Another scripture describes the Hayagriva-shila as> > bluish, with the sign of elephant goad, > > five lines, and many spots. The Padma Purana states> > that the Hayagriva-shila has a long > > line in the shape of a horse's mouth and His worship> > gives one knowledge. Elsewhere it > > says His mouth is like a horse's mouth, there is the> > sign of a lotus, and on top of the shila > > the sign of a lotus seed garland. - The Brahma> > Purana gives descriptions of the following > > shilas. The shila name Vaikuntha looks jewel-like in> > color, has one cakra, a three-cornered > > flag, and beautiful lotus-shaped lines above His> > mouth. The Shridhara-shila is black and > > shaped like a kadamba flower, has five lines, and> > the marks of a flower garland. A small > > beautiful shila with a cakra on the top and the> > bottom and that fulfills all desires, is known > > as Vamana. A second type of Vamana-shila is> > round-shaped, smaller than a marble, blue > > in color, and adorned with spots. The> > Sudarsana-shila is black, very shiny, marked with a > > cakra and club on His left side, and lines on His> > right. The Padma Purana says He has > > many lines in the form of a cakra and He satisfies> > the aspirations of His worshipers. - ln > > the Kartika Mahatmya of Purana it describes three> > types of Damodara-shila. One is plump > > in shape, the colour of black-green durva grass,> > with a cakra in the middle portion, a > > small mouth, and a yellow line. The second has> > cakras on its top and bottom, a small > > mouth, with a long line in the middle. His worship> > always gives happiness. The third is > > plump, with a narrow mouth, and two cakras on the> > middle portion. The shila called > > Ananta has a variety of colours, the sign of a> > snake's body, along with many other signs. > > He is also described as decorated with many> > different signs and numerous cakras. Like > > most shilas, Ananta fulfils all desires. - The> > Brahma Purana give further descriptions. The > > Purushottama-shila has many mouths on the upper> > portion and awards material > > enjoyment and moksha. The Yogeshvara-shila has a> > cakra on its top and worshiping Him > > removes the sin of killing a brahmana. A poor man> > will become wealthy by offering Tulasi > > leaves to the reddish Padmanabha-shila marked with> > the signs of a lotus and an umbrella. > > The Hiranyagarbha-shila is moon-shaped, gives off> > many rays, and has many golden lines > > on His crystal white surface. By adoring the> > half-moon shaped Hrishikesha-shila one > > attains the heavenly planets and fulfilment of all> > desires. A Lakshmi-Narasimha-shila is > > black, with two equal cakras on His left side, and> > some dots on the surface. This shila > > gives both pleasure and mukti (liberation) to His> > worshiper. A very shiny dark blue shila > > with two cakras on His left side and one line on His> > right is known as Trivikrama. > > Decorated with the marks of a forest garland on His> > left side, the Krishna-shila bestows > > grains, wealth, and happiness. - The Gautamiya> > Tantra states that after many, many births > > the fortunate person who receives a special> > Krishna-shila that is decorated with a cow's > > hoof print will never take birth again. lt also> > describes the Caturmukhi-shila with two > > cakras placed between four lines. - The Kartika> > Mahatmya of Padma Purana continues its > > descriptions with the shila with a row of many small> > lines called Vishnu panjara. The > > Shesha-shila has coils like a snake. The> > Garuda-shila has the sign of a lotus between two > > lines and one long line below. The Janardana-shila> > has four cakras. Awarding both > > material pleasure and liberation, the> > Lakshmi-Narayana-shila has four cakras, a small > > mouth, and a flower garland decorating its middle> > portion. - All the shilas mentioned > > above give auspicious results, but those that are> > very small are even more auspicious. > > Elsewhere in the Padma Purana, the Supreme Lord> > Vishnu explains to Lord Brahma that the > > smaller the shila is, the more auspicious results it> > gives. Such a shila should certainly be > > worshiped by the devotee to attain perfection in> > religion, economic development, sense > > gratification, and liberation. He declares, ''O> > Brahma, in that shila small like an amalaki > > fruit or even much smaller, I eternally remain along> > with My divine consort, Shrimati > > Lakshmidevi.''> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Links> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million> > songs. Try it free.> > > > > ________ > India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to> http://.shaadi.com> Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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