Religion:Shalgram
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Shalgram (Sanskrit: शालग्राम) also known as Salgram is a sacred place in the tradition of Vaishnava sec in Hinduism. It is located at a bank of the Gandaki River in Nepal.[1][2][3][4]
Description
Shalgram is known for the sacred Shaligram stone in Hinduism. There is a temple of Lord Vishnu where Shaligram form of Lord Vishnu is worshipped.[3] It is said that the name of the sacred black stone Shaligram is derived from the name of this place Shalgram.
In Padma Purana, Lord Krishna told Lord Shiva in a dialogue that he always resides in the sacred stone produced at Shalgram.[5]
References
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- ↑ "Shaligram Kya hai: क्या है शालिग्राम पत्थर, कैसे बनता है और क्यों पूजा जाता है?" (in hi). https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/astro/others/what-is-shaligram-and-why-hindu-worship-it-what-is/articleshow/91081048.cms.
- ↑ www.wisdomlib.org (2015-02-15). "Shalagrama, Śālagrāma, Sālagrāma, Salagrama, Shala-grama: 18 definitions" (in en). https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/shalagrama.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Shaligram Bhagwan: कौन हैं शालिग्राम, क्यों की जाती है इनकी पूजा? जानिए इन्हें घर में रखने के 7 लाभ" (in hi). https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/spirituality/religion/who-is-shaligram-know-puja-vidhi-or-niyam-to-kept-shaligram-in-house-2023-02-03.
- ↑ "गंडक नदी के गर्भ में मिला जीवंत शालिग्राम, देश और विदेशों में नाम -" (in hi). https://www.jagran.com/bihar/west-champaran-the-lively-shaligram-found-in-the-womb-of-gandak-river-the-name-of-the-country-and-abroad-18787399.html.
- ↑ www.wisdomlib.org (2019-10-30). "The Greatness of Śālagrāma [Chapter 120"] (in en). https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365699.html.
