Guest guest Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 dear shiv bhakts om namo bhagawate rudraya there is a general perception that shaligram is worshipped by vaishnavaites and not shaivaites as it represents goddess of wealth lakshmi and many puranas have eulogised the worshipping of shaligram for pleasing laxmi and vishnu. there are very rarely available shivling shaligrams in which instead of the chakras, a shivling is carved naturally within the shaligram. as is the case with all shaligrams, they carry a small quantity of gold which is mostly lost in natural processs by the time it is taken from the river and came to the homes of the devotees for worshipping. while worshipping a shaligram pleases laxmi, worshipping a shaligram with gold in it makes goddess laxmi dwell in that place. the miraculous part of all shaligrams is that only in the shivling shaligrams, we find the entire shivling within the shaligram is made up of gold and in all shivling shaligrams, traces of gold are visible. by worshipping the shivling shaligram with a tulasi leaf and a bilva patram, the shiv bhakt gets the blessings from both lord shiva and goddess laxmi. those devotees who are in grihastha and improve their financial matters are recommended for worshipping the shivling shaligram containing a gold shivling within it as it is believed to grant wealth to the worshipper. i came into contact with a supplier in nepal and knowing our group activities in promotion of shiv bhakti, he has requested to make these rarest golden shivling shaligrams at an inexpensive range starting from rupees one thousand onwards. shiv bhakts desirous of these golden shivling shaligrams may contact on my personal address. in praise of lord shiva and with best wishes Pandit Arjun (Healer, Astrologer) B-32A, Kalkaji, New Delhi-110019 Mobile # 9899860935 Email: panditarjun2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Hari Om! Hari Om Tat Sat! Namaskaragalu! I am not sure about the Gold makes Sri Matha Mahalakshmi dwell. She dwells where Sri Paramapurusha dwells. Regardless all Sri Saligrams are Sri Maha Vishnu swaroopams only. Worshipping any good Sri Saligram makes Sri Mother Maha Lakshmi pleased. =========Taken from Sri Jaya Tirtha Charan Dasan's Saligram web site ====================== In the Padma Purana Lord Siva declares the greatness of salagrama sila as follows; mallinga kotibhi drsthi yad phalam pujiti | salagrama sila yamtu ekasyam iva tad bhaved || "The merit obtained by seeing and worshipping hundreds of thousands of My Lingams, is equivalent to that obtained by worshipping one single salagrama sila." ato'dhisthana vargesu suryadisviva murtisu | salagrama silaiva syad adhisthanottamam hareh || The Lord resides in many places in which he may be worshipped, but of all places Salagrama is the best. ( Skanda Purana ) salagrama sila rupi yatra tisthati kesavah | tatra devasurayaksa bhuvanani catur dasa || With Keshava in the form of Salagrama sila reside all the devatas, asuaras, yaksas and the fourteen worlds. ( Padma Purana ) However having said all that, there are verses encouraging the worship and service of Lord Siva for Vaishnavas as mentioned and collected in Hari Bhakti Vilas: such as in the Shivaratri information and observances herein: DRSTVA PRANAMITA YENA SNAPITA PUJITA TATHA YAJNA KOTI SAMAM PUNYAM GAVAM KOTI PHALAM BHAVET (HARI BHAKTI VILASA 5/384 from SKANDA PURANA) Lord Siva spoke to Skanda, his son, saying that any person who has seen Salagram Sila, paid obeisances to Him, bathed and worshipped Him, has achieved the results of performing ten million sacrifices and giving ten million cows in charity. PUJITO'HAM NA TAIR MARTYAIR NAMITO'HAM NA TAIR NARAH NAKRTAM MARTYA LOKE YAIH SALAGRAM SILARCANAM (HARI BHAKTI VILASA 5/396 from SKANDA PURANA) (Lord Siva speaks to his son, Skanda) In this mortal world, if anyone does not worship Salagram Sila, I do not at all accept any of their worship and obeisances. =========Taken from Sri Jaya Tirtha Charan Dasan's Saligram web site ====================== So there is no need for getting only a Gold Shiv Ling saligram to get the blessings. All Saligrams are same and LORD Shri Purusha dwells in them. SubhamMastu! Sarvam Sri Krishna Arpanamastu! Shivaya Namah Om! _____ [] On Behalf Of panditarjun2004 Wednesday, July 12, 2006 8:21 PM golden shivling shaligram dear shiv bhakts om namo bhagawate rudraya there is a general perception that shaligram is worshipped by vaishnavaites and not shaivaites as it represents goddess of wealth lakshmi and many puranas have eulogised the worshipping of shaligram for pleasing laxmi and vishnu. there are very rarely available shivling shaligrams in which instead of the chakras, a shivling is carved naturally within the shaligram. as is the case with all shaligrams, they carry a small quantity of gold which is mostly lost in natural processs by the time it is taken from the river and came to the homes of the devotees for worshipping. while worshipping a shaligram pleases laxmi, worshipping a shaligram with gold in it makes goddess laxmi dwell in that place. the miraculous part of all shaligrams is that only in the shivling shaligrams, we find the entire shivling within the shaligram is made up of gold and in all shivling shaligrams, traces of gold are visible. by worshipping the shivling shaligram with a tulasi leaf and a bilva patram, the shiv bhakt gets the blessings from both lord shiva and goddess laxmi. those devotees who are in grihastha and improve their financial matters are recommended for worshipping the shivling shaligram containing a gold shivling within it as it is believed to grant wealth to the worshipper. i came into contact with a supplier in nepal and knowing our group activities in promotion of shiv bhakti, he has requested to make these rarest golden shivling shaligrams at an inexpensive range starting from rupees one thousand onwards. shiv bhakts desirous of these golden shivling shaligrams may contact on my personal address. in praise of lord shiva and with best wishes Pandit Arjun (Healer, Astrologer) B-32A, Kalkaji, New Delhi-110019 Mobile # 9899860935 Email: panditarjun2004@ <panditarjun2004%40> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 dear shivbhakt pradeep ji om namo bhagawate rudraya thanks for your added information on the significance of shaligrams and various references. however, your concluding remark that "there is no need to get only gold shivling shaligram and all shaligrams are same" is not true and is your personal opinion. shaligrams with various chakras and even the shivlings are all having different significances attributed to it. the way you concluded, you would also say that all gods are same and we need not worship only shiva. it is the individual choice, preference or prediliction of the devotee to focus on which form of god or which form of holy natural object he or she worship. you cannot impose your views by saying THERE IS NO NEED TO WORSHIP ONLY THIS GOD AND ALL GODS ARE SAME. also no where in my mail i said this is the only shaligram which needs to be worshipped and you are putting your own words and suggesting as if i recommended that this is the only shivling which needs to be worshipped. shivbhakt pradeep ji, kindly note that in the group dedicated to lord shiva, we keep discussing and sharing information on various holy objects and forms related to lord shiva. suppose if one person writes about the significance of narmadalingam, you need not jump in to conclude that one need not worship only narmadalingam and all lingams are equal. similarly when we discuss one particular mukh rudraksha and its benefits as elucidated by lord shiva himself, you need not jump in and say that all rudraksha are equal and one need not get only this rudraksha. kindly do not discourage and hurt the sentiments of the shiv bhakts by such comments. this group is highly grateful to you for your positive contributions and hence kindly desist from such advices. we are planning to write the significance of each shiv temple and i am afraid you would again jump in to say that there is no need to worship only this temple and all temples are the same. in praise of lord shiva and with best wishes pandit arjun , "Pradeep Balakrishnan" <balakrishnanpradeep wrote: > > Hari Om! Hari Om Tat Sat! > > > > Namaskaragalu! > > > > I am not sure about the Gold makes Sri Matha Mahalakshmi dwell. She dwells > where Sri Paramapurusha dwells. > > > > Regardless all Sri Saligrams are Sri Maha Vishnu swaroopams only. > Worshipping any good Sri Saligram makes Sri Mother Maha Lakshmi pleased. > > > > =========Taken from Sri Jaya Tirtha Charan Dasan's Saligram web site > ====================== > > > > In the Padma Purana Lord Siva declares the greatness of salagrama sila as > follows; > > mallinga kotibhi drsthi yad phalam pujiti | > > salagrama sila yamtu ekasyam iva tad bhaved || > > > > "The merit obtained by seeing and worshipping hundreds of thousands of > My Lingams, is equivalent to that obtained by worshipping one single > salagrama sila." > > > > ato'dhisthana vargesu suryadisviva murtisu | > > salagrama silaiva syad adhisthanottamam hareh || > > > > The Lord resides in many places in which he may be > worshipped, but of all places Salagrama is the best. ( Skanda Purana ) > > > > salagrama sila rupi yatra tisthati kesavah | > > tatra devasurayaksa bhuvanani catur dasa || > > > > With Keshava in the form of Salagrama sila reside all the devatas, > asuaras, yaksas and the fourteen worlds. ( Padma Purana ) > > > > However having said all that, there are verses encouraging the worship and > service of Lord Siva for Vaishnavas as mentioned and collected in Hari > Bhakti Vilas: > > such as in the Shivaratri information and observances herein: > > > > DRSTVA PRANAMITA YENA SNAPITA PUJITA TATHA > > YAJNA KOTI SAMAM PUNYAM GAVAM KOTI PHALAM BHAVET > > > > (HARI BHAKTI VILASA 5/384 from SKANDA PURANA) > > > > Lord Siva spoke to Skanda, his son, saying that any person who has seen > Salagram Sila, paid obeisances to Him, bathed and worshipped Him, has > achieved the results of performing ten million sacrifices and giving ten > million cows in charity. > > > > PUJITO'HAM NA TAIR MARTYAIR NAMITO'HAM NA TAIR NARAH > > NAKRTAM MARTYA LOKE YAIH SALAGRAM SILARCANAM > > > > (HARI BHAKTI VILASA 5/396 from SKANDA PURANA) > > > > (Lord Siva speaks to his son, Skanda) In this mortal world, if anyone does > not worship Salagram Sila, I do not at all accept any of their worship and > obeisances. > > > > =========Taken from Sri Jaya Tirtha Charan Dasan's Saligram web site > ====================== > > > > So there is no need for getting only a Gold Shiv Ling saligram to get the > blessings. All Saligrams are same and LORD Shri Purusha dwells in them. > > > > SubhamMastu! > > Sarvam Sri Krishna Arpanamastu! > > Shivaya Namah Om! > > > > _____ > > > [] On Behalf Of panditarjun2004 > Wednesday, July 12, 2006 8:21 PM > > golden shivling shaligram > > > > dear shiv bhakts > om namo bhagawate rudraya > > there is a general perception that shaligram is worshipped by > vaishnavaites and not shaivaites as it represents goddess of wealth > lakshmi and many puranas have eulogised the worshipping of shaligram > for pleasing laxmi and vishnu. > > there are very rarely available shivling shaligrams in which instead > of the chakras, a shivling is carved naturally within the > shaligram. as is the case with all shaligrams, they carry a small > quantity of gold which is mostly lost in natural processs by the > time it is taken from the river and came to the homes of the > devotees for worshipping. while worshipping a shaligram pleases > laxmi, worshipping a shaligram with gold in it makes goddess laxmi > dwell in that place. > > the miraculous part of all shaligrams is that only in the shivling > shaligrams, we find the entire shivling within the shaligram is made > up of gold and in all shivling shaligrams, traces of gold are > visible. by worshipping the shivling shaligram with a tulasi leaf > and a bilva patram, the shiv bhakt gets the blessings from both lord > shiva and goddess laxmi. those devotees who are in grihastha and > improve their financial matters are recommended for worshipping the > shivling shaligram containing a gold shivling within it as it is > believed to grant wealth to the worshipper. > > i came into contact with a supplier in nepal and knowing our group > activities in promotion of shiv bhakti, he has requested to make > these rarest golden shivling shaligrams at an inexpensive range > starting from rupees one thousand onwards. shiv bhakts desirous of > these golden shivling shaligrams may contact on my personal address. > > in praise of lord shiva and with best wishes > > Pandit Arjun (Healer, Astrologer) > B-32A, Kalkaji, New Delhi-110019 > Mobile # 9899860935 > Email: panditarjun2004@ <panditarjun2004%40> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Hari Om! Hari Om Tat Sat! To the self of Shri Pandit Arjunji, dasomsi. You stressed that Ammavaru Sri Maha Lakshmi dwells where Sri Shiva Gold Saligram is present. My jiva expressed that SHE dwells where Sri Maha Vishnu dwells and HE exists in all Saligrams with or without chakras; with Gold or without Gold. Regarding Shivalingams, Narmada shiva linga needs no pradistha pooja unlike any man made lingam. My jiva will bow out of this great group and keep my self focused on my Lord GowriShankara deeksha's. Let you and other high spiritual souls in this group decide. Hey Mahadeva, if I have intentionally hurt your bhakthas, then punish me, however if my jiva has given the satya updaesham, bless all your bhakthas. Hey Rudra prove Satya Meva Jayade! Subham Mastu! Sarvam Sri Krishna Arpanamastu! Aghora Aghora! _____ [] On Behalf Of panditarjun2004 Thursday, July 13, 2006 9:12 PM Re: golden shivling shaligram dear shivbhakt pradeep ji om namo bhagawate rudraya thanks for your added information on the significance of shaligrams and various references. however, your concluding remark that "there is no need to get only gold shivling shaligram and all shaligrams are same" is not true and is your personal opinion. shaligrams with various chakras and even the shivlings are all having different significances attributed to it. the way you concluded, you would also say that all gods are same and we need not worship only shiva. it is the individual choice, preference or prediliction of the devotee to focus on which form of god or which form of holy natural object he or she worship. you cannot impose your views by saying THERE IS NO NEED TO WORSHIP ONLY THIS GOD AND ALL GODS ARE SAME. also no where in my mail i said this is the only shaligram which needs to be worshipped and you are putting your own words and suggesting as if i recommended that this is the only shivling which needs to be worshipped. shivbhakt pradeep ji, kindly note that in the group dedicated to lord shiva, we keep discussing and sharing information on various holy objects and forms related to lord shiva. suppose if one person writes about the significance of narmadalingam, you need not jump in to conclude that one need not worship only narmadalingam and all lingams are equal. similarly when we discuss one particular mukh rudraksha and its benefits as elucidated by lord shiva himself, you need not jump in and say that all rudraksha are equal and one need not get only this rudraksha. kindly do not discourage and hurt the sentiments of the shiv bhakts by such comments. this group is highly grateful to you for your positive contributions and hence kindly desist from such advices. we are planning to write the significance of each shiv temple and i am afraid you would again jump in to say that there is no need to worship only this temple and all temples are the same. in praise of lord shiva and with best wishes pandit arjun om_namah_shivaya_ <%40> group, "Pradeep Balakrishnan" <balakrishnanpradeep wrote: > > Hari Om! Hari Om Tat Sat! > > > > Namaskaragalu! > > > > I am not sure about the Gold makes Sri Matha Mahalakshmi dwell. She dwells > where Sri Paramapurusha dwells. > > > > Regardless all Sri Saligrams are Sri Maha Vishnu swaroopams only. > Worshipping any good Sri Saligram makes Sri Mother Maha Lakshmi pleased. > > > > =========Taken from Sri Jaya Tirtha Charan Dasan's Saligram web site > ====================== > > > > In the Padma Purana Lord Siva declares the greatness of salagrama sila as > follows; > > mallinga kotibhi drsthi yad phalam pujiti | > > salagrama sila yamtu ekasyam iva tad bhaved || > > > > "The merit obtained by seeing and worshipping hundreds of thousands of > My Lingams, is equivalent to that obtained by worshipping one single > salagrama sila." > > > > ato'dhisthana vargesu suryadisviva murtisu | > > salagrama silaiva syad adhisthanottamam hareh || > > > > The Lord resides in many places in which he may be > worshipped, but of all places Salagrama is the best. ( Skanda Purana ) > > > > salagrama sila rupi yatra tisthati kesavah | > > tatra devasurayaksa bhuvanani catur dasa || > > > > With Keshava in the form of Salagrama sila reside all the devatas, > asuaras, yaksas and the fourteen worlds. ( Padma Purana ) > > > > However having said all that, there are verses encouraging the worship and > service of Lord Siva for Vaishnavas as mentioned and collected in Hari > Bhakti Vilas: > > such as in the Shivaratri information and observances herein: > > > > DRSTVA PRANAMITA YENA SNAPITA PUJITA TATHA > > YAJNA KOTI SAMAM PUNYAM GAVAM KOTI PHALAM BHAVET > > > > (HARI BHAKTI VILASA 5/384 from SKANDA PURANA) > > > > Lord Siva spoke to Skanda, his son, saying that any person who has seen > Salagram Sila, paid obeisances to Him, bathed and worshipped Him, has > achieved the results of performing ten million sacrifices and giving ten > million cows in charity. > > > > PUJITO'HAM NA TAIR MARTYAIR NAMITO'HAM NA TAIR NARAH > > NAKRTAM MARTYA LOKE YAIH SALAGRAM SILARCANAM > > > > (HARI BHAKTI VILASA 5/396 from SKANDA PURANA) > > > > (Lord Siva speaks to his son, Skanda) In this mortal world, if anyone does > not worship Salagram Sila, I do not at all accept any of their worship and > obeisances. > > > > =========Taken from Sri Jaya Tirtha Charan Dasan's Saligram web site > ====================== > > > > So there is no need for getting only a Gold Shiv Ling saligram to get the > blessings. All Saligrams are same and LORD Shri Purusha dwells in them. > > > > SubhamMastu! > > Sarvam Sri Krishna Arpanamastu! > > Shivaya Namah Om! > > > > _____ > > om_namah_shivaya_ <%40> group > [om_namah_shivaya_ <%40> group] On Behalf Of panditarjun2004 > Wednesday, July 12, 2006 8:21 PM > om_namah_shivaya_ <%40> group > golden shivling shaligram > > > > dear shiv bhakts > om namo bhagawate rudraya > > there is a general perception that shaligram is worshipped by > vaishnavaites and not shaivaites as it represents goddess of wealth > lakshmi and many puranas have eulogised the worshipping of shaligram > for pleasing laxmi and vishnu. > > there are very rarely available shivling shaligrams in which instead > of the chakras, a shivling is carved naturally within the > shaligram. as is the case with all shaligrams, they carry a small > quantity of gold which is mostly lost in natural processs by the > time it is taken from the river and came to the homes of the > devotees for worshipping. while worshipping a shaligram pleases > laxmi, worshipping a shaligram with gold in it makes goddess laxmi > dwell in that place. > > the miraculous part of all shaligrams is that only in the shivling > shaligrams, we find the entire shivling within the shaligram is made > up of gold and in all shivling shaligrams, traces of gold are > visible. by worshipping the shivling shaligram with a tulasi leaf > and a bilva patram, the shiv bhakt gets the blessings from both lord > shiva and goddess laxmi. those devotees who are in grihastha and > improve their financial matters are recommended for worshipping the > shivling shaligram containing a gold shivling within it as it is > believed to grant wealth to the worshipper. > > i came into contact with a supplier in nepal and knowing our group > activities in promotion of shiv bhakti, he has requested to make > these rarest golden shivling shaligrams at an inexpensive range > starting from rupees one thousand onwards. shiv bhakts desirous of > these golden shivling shaligrams may contact on my personal address. > > in praise of lord shiva and with best wishes > > Pandit Arjun (Healer, Astrologer) > B-32A, Kalkaji, New Delhi-110019 > Mobile # 9899860935 > Email: panditarjun2004@ <panditarjun2004%40> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 dear pradeep ji om namo bhagawate rudraya again you are missing the bone of contention. did i, in any part of the message, said goddess mahalaxmi dwells "ONLY" in this shaligram. let me reiterate one last time the objective of our mails and messages. whenever we write on a particular form of god, particular festival, particular way of worship, particular holy item or a particular temple, we write the significance of that particiular specific thing, IT DOES NOT IN ANY WAY DENOTE OR CONNOTE YOUR SURMISE OF UNDERMINING OTHERS. this particular remark smacks critical analysis with a negative bias as it is sounding "so what a big deal about this particular thing, god dwells in all other things also" as regards your observation that laxmi dwells where vishnu exists, it is a general observation. in mahashivapuran lord shiva clearly mentions that where ekmukhi rudraksha is worshipped, goddess laxmi dwells in that place and never leave that place. similarly while mentioning the significance of bilva patram also it is mentioned that goddess laxmi dwells. this rudraksha and bilva patram are used by shaivaites and in shiva archanas and vishnu is not in the scene, so you say that these are wrong? yes, at a macro level every one knows that all forms of gods and goddesses came from lord rudra as mentioned in shivapuran but that does not mean individual significances are undermined with a generalised remark. in this diverse cultural world, all various diverse forms and kinds are followed without criticisng another, for each follow a particular thing according to his own liking, choice or convenience. with best wishes and blessings pandit arjun , "Pradeep Balakrishnan" <balakrishnanpradeep wrote: > > Hari Om! Hari Om Tat Sat! > > > > To the self of Shri Pandit Arjunji, dasomsi. > > > > You stressed that Ammavaru Sri Maha Lakshmi dwells where Sri Shiva Gold > Saligram is present. My jiva expressed that SHE dwells where Sri Maha Vishnu > dwells and HE exists in all Saligrams with or without chakras; with Gold or > without Gold. > > > > Regarding Shivalingams, Narmada shiva linga needs no pradistha pooja unlike > any man made lingam. > > > > My jiva will bow out of this great group and keep my self focused on my Lord > GowriShankara deeksha's. Let you and other high spiritual souls in this > group decide. > > > > Hey Mahadeva, if I have intentionally hurt your bhakthas, then punish me, > however if my jiva has given the satya updaesham, bless all your bhakthas. > Hey Rudra prove Satya Meva Jayade! > > > > Subham Mastu! > > Sarvam Sri Krishna Arpanamastu! > > Aghora Aghora! > > _____ > > > [] On Behalf Of panditarjun2004 > Thursday, July 13, 2006 9:12 PM > > Re: golden shivling shaligram > > > > dear shivbhakt pradeep ji > om namo bhagawate rudraya > > thanks for your added information on the significance of shaligrams > and various references. > > however, your concluding remark that "there is no need to get only > gold shivling shaligram and all shaligrams are same" is not true and > is your personal opinion. shaligrams with various chakras and even > the shivlings are all having different significances attributed to > it. the way you concluded, you would also say that all gods are > same and we need not worship only shiva. it is the individual > choice, preference or prediliction of the devotee to focus on which > form of god or which form of holy natural object he or she worship. > you cannot impose your views by saying THERE IS NO NEED TO WORSHIP > ONLY THIS GOD AND ALL GODS ARE SAME. > > also no where in my mail i said this is the only shaligram which > needs to be worshipped and you are putting your own words and > suggesting as if i recommended that this is the only shivling which > needs to be worshipped. > > shivbhakt pradeep ji, kindly note that in the group dedicated to > lord shiva, we keep discussing and sharing information on various > holy objects and forms related to lord shiva. suppose if one person > writes about the significance of narmadalingam, you need not jump in > to conclude that one need not worship only narmadalingam and all > lingams are equal. similarly when we discuss one particular mukh > rudraksha and its benefits as elucidated by lord shiva himself, you > need not jump in and say that all rudraksha are equal and one need > not get only this rudraksha. > > kindly do not discourage and hurt the sentiments of the shiv bhakts > by such comments. this group is highly grateful to you for your > positive contributions and hence kindly desist from such advices. > we are planning to write the significance of each shiv temple and i > am afraid you would again jump in to say that there is no need to > worship only this temple and all temples are the same. > > in praise of lord shiva and with best wishes > pandit arjun > > om_namah_shivaya_ <% 40> > group, "Pradeep > Balakrishnan" <balakrishnanpradeep@> wrote: > > > > Hari Om! Hari Om Tat Sat! > > > > > > > > Namaskaragalu! > > > > > > > > I am not sure about the Gold makes Sri Matha Mahalakshmi dwell. > She dwells > > where Sri Paramapurusha dwells. > > > > > > > > Regardless all Sri Saligrams are Sri Maha Vishnu swaroopams only. > > Worshipping any good Sri Saligram makes Sri Mother Maha Lakshmi > pleased. > > > > > > > > =========Taken from Sri Jaya Tirtha Charan Dasan's Saligram web > site > > ====================== > > > > > > > > In the Padma Purana Lord Siva declares the greatness of salagrama > sila as > > follows; > > > > mallinga kotibhi drsthi yad phalam pujiti | > > > > salagrama sila yamtu ekasyam iva tad bhaved || > > > > > > > > "The merit obtained by seeing and worshipping hundreds of > thousands of > > My Lingams, is equivalent to that obtained by worshipping one > single > > salagrama sila." > > > > > > > > ato'dhisthana vargesu suryadisviva murtisu | > > > > salagrama silaiva syad adhisthanottamam hareh || > > > > > > > > The Lord resides in many places in which he may be > > worshipped, but of all places Salagrama is the best. ( Skanda > Purana ) > > > > > > > > salagrama sila rupi yatra tisthati kesavah | > > > > tatra devasurayaksa bhuvanani catur dasa || > > > > > > > > With Keshava in the form of Salagrama sila reside all the > devatas, > > asuaras, yaksas and the fourteen worlds. ( Padma Purana ) > > > > > > > > However having said all that, there are verses encouraging the > worship and > > service of Lord Siva for Vaishnavas as mentioned and collected in > Hari > > Bhakti Vilas: > > > > such as in the Shivaratri information and observances herein: > > > > > > > > DRSTVA PRANAMITA YENA SNAPITA PUJITA TATHA > > > > YAJNA KOTI SAMAM PUNYAM GAVAM KOTI PHALAM BHAVET > > > > > > > > (HARI BHAKTI VILASA 5/384 from SKANDA PURANA) > > > > > > > > Lord Siva spoke to Skanda, his son, saying that any person who > has seen > > Salagram Sila, paid obeisances to Him, bathed and worshipped Him, > has > > achieved the results of performing ten million sacrifices and > giving ten > > million cows in charity. > > > > > > > > PUJITO'HAM NA TAIR MARTYAIR NAMITO'HAM NA TAIR NARAH > > > > NAKRTAM MARTYA LOKE YAIH SALAGRAM SILARCANAM > > > > > > > > (HARI BHAKTI VILASA 5/396 from SKANDA PURANA) > > > > > > > > (Lord Siva speaks to his son, Skanda) In this mortal world, if > anyone does > > not worship Salagram Sila, I do not at all accept any of their > worship and > > obeisances. > > > > > > > > =========Taken from Sri Jaya Tirtha Charan Dasan's Saligram web > site > > ====================== > > > > > > > > So there is no need for getting only a Gold Shiv Ling saligram to > get the > > blessings. All Saligrams are same and LORD Shri Purusha dwells in > them. > > > > > > > > SubhamMastu! > > > > Sarvam Sri Krishna Arpanamastu! > > > > Shivaya Namah Om! > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > om_namah_shivaya_ <% 40> > group > > [om_namah_shivaya_ > <%40> group] On > Behalf Of > panditarjun2004 > > Wednesday, July 12, 2006 8:21 PM > > om_namah_shivaya_ <% 40> > group > > golden shivling shaligram > > > > > > > > dear shiv bhakts > > om namo bhagawate rudraya > > > > there is a general perception that shaligram is worshipped by > > vaishnavaites and not shaivaites as it represents goddess of > wealth > > lakshmi and many puranas have eulogised the worshipping of > shaligram > > for pleasing laxmi and vishnu. > > > > there are very rarely available shivling shaligrams in which > instead > > of the chakras, a shivling is carved naturally within the > > shaligram. as is the case with all shaligrams, they carry a small > > quantity of gold which is mostly lost in natural processs by the > > time it is taken from the river and came to the homes of the > > devotees for worshipping. while worshipping a shaligram pleases > > laxmi, worshipping a shaligram with gold in it makes goddess laxmi > > dwell in that place. > > > > the miraculous part of all shaligrams is that only in the shivling > > shaligrams, we find the entire shivling within the shaligram is > made > > up of gold and in all shivling shaligrams, traces of gold are > > visible. by worshipping the shivling shaligram with a tulasi leaf > > and a bilva patram, the shiv bhakt gets the blessings from both > lord > > shiva and goddess laxmi. those devotees who are in grihastha and > > improve their financial matters are recommended for worshipping > the > > shivling shaligram containing a gold shivling within it as it is > > believed to grant wealth to the worshipper. > > > > i came into contact with a supplier in nepal and knowing our group > > activities in promotion of shiv bhakti, he has requested to make > > these rarest golden shivling shaligrams at an inexpensive range > > starting from rupees one thousand onwards. shiv bhakts desirous of > > these golden shivling shaligrams may contact on my personal > address. > > > > in praise of lord shiva and with best wishes > > > > Pandit Arjun (Healer, Astrologer) > > B-32A, Kalkaji, New Delhi-110019 > > Mobile # 9899860935 > > Email: panditarjun2004@ <panditarjun2004%40> > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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