Shloka 122
Karma, Non-Violence, Tīrtha & Gaṅgā Merit, Vaiṣṇava Protection, Śālagrāma Worship, and Ekādaśī as Deliverance
न तथा रमते लक्ष्म्यां न तथा स्वपुरे हरिः । शालग्रामशिलाचक्रे यथा स रमते सदा
na tathā ramate lakṣmyāṃ na tathā svapure hariḥ | śālagrāmaśilācakre yathā sa ramate sadā
हरि लक्ष्मीमध्ये तितका रमतो नाही, ना आपल्या धामात; जितका तो चक्रचिन्हित शालग्रामशिलेत सदा रमतो।
Unspecified (narrative voice within Svargakhaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्वपुरे→स्व-पुरे; शालग्रामशिलाचक्रे→शालग्राम-शिला-चक्रे
FAQs
It elevates Śālagrāma worship, stating that Viṣṇu (Hari) is especially pleased by devotion centered on the chakra-marked Śālagrāma stone—even more than by the splendors of Lakṣmī or His own celestial abode.
It refers to the Śālagrāma-śilā bearing the mark of the cakra (Viṣṇu’s discus), a traditional identifying feature of sacred Śālagrāma stones revered in Vaiṣṇava practice.
It emphasizes that sincere, steady bhakti offered through a sanctified form (here, Śālagrāma) is supremely valued—suggesting devotion and reverent worship matter more than wealth, status, or even proximity to divine realms.