Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27
चतुर्विंशतिभेदेन पुराणज्ञैर्निरीक्षितः । मुखे जांबूनदं चैव शालग्रामः प्रकीर्तितः
caturviṃśatibhedena purāṇajñairnirīkṣitaḥ | mukhe jāṃbūnadaṃ caiva śālagrāmaḥ prakīrtitaḥ
പുരാണജ്ഞർ അവനെ ഇരുപത്തിനാലു ഭേദങ്ങളായി നിരീക്ഷിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. ശാലഗ്രാമത്തിന്റെ മുഖത്തിൽ ‘ജാംബൂനദ’ (സ്വർണലക്ഷണം) ഉണ്ടെന്ന് പ്രസിദ്ധം.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Tīrthamāhātmya)
Tirtha: Śālagrāma (Gaṇḍakī-udbhava)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A learned assembly of purāṇa-knowers examines Śālagrāma stones, noting twenty-four varieties; one stone is shown with a golden ‘jāmbūnada’ marking on its face.
FAQs
The divine is recognized through sacred signs; tradition preserves careful ways to discern and honor holy embodiments.
Indirectly the Gaṇḍakī–Śālagrāma sphere, since Śālagrāma is classically associated with Gaṇḍakī.
No direct ritual is stated; it emphasizes discernment of Śālagrāma forms and auspicious markings for proper worship.