Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
गालव उवाच । इति ते कथितं सर्वं शालग्रामस्य कारणम् । यथा स भगवान्विष्णुः पाषाणत्वमुपा गतः
gālava uvāca | iti te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ śālagrāmasya kāraṇam | yathā sa bhagavānviṣṇuḥ pāṣāṇatvamupā gataḥ
ဂါလဝက ပြောသည်—ဤသို့ဖြင့် သာလဂြာမနှင့် ပတ်သက်သော အကြောင်းရင်းအားလုံးကို သင့်အား ပြောပြီးပြီ၊ ထိုဘဂဝန် ဗိဿနုသည် မည်သို့ ကျောက်အဖြစ်သို့ ရောက်လာခဲ့သည်ကိုလည်း ဆိုပြပြီးပြီ။
Gālava
Tirtha: Śālagrāma
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sage Gālava concludes a narration, seated in a forest āśrama, gesturing toward a Śālagrāma stone placed respectfully; listeners sit attentively, indicating the completion of the origin story.
FAQs
Purāṇic sacred history explains how the divine chooses accessible forms so devotees may approach with reverence.
Śālagrāma as a sacred embodiment, traditionally tied to the Gaṇḍakī river-region.
None directly; it frames the doctrinal basis for Śālagrāma worship by narrating its origin.
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