Shloka 135
शालग्रामशिलायास्तु ह्येकेनाह्ना हि तत्फलम् । सकृदभ्यर्चिते लिंगे शालग्रामशिलोद्भवे
śālagrāmaśilāyāstu hyekenāhnā hi tatphalam | sakṛdabhyarcite liṃge śālagrāmaśilodbhave
แต่สำหรับศิลา ศาลคราม ผลบุญนั้นได้ในวันเดียว; และลึงค์ที่บังเกิดจากศาลครามศิลา หากบูชาเพียงครั้งเดียว ก็ย่อมได้ผลบุญเดียวกัน
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Concept: Śālagrāma worship condenses otherwise immense ritual merit into a single day; even once-off worship of a Śālagrāma-born emblem yields extraordinary fruit.
Application: Establish a simple, consistent home worship: clean water, tulasi leaf (where appropriate), a lamp, and sincere prayer; prioritize steadiness over extravagance.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: river
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"On the stony banks of the Gandakī, a priest-devotee lifts a dark, spiral-marked Śālagrāma stone, water streaming like silver threads. Nearby, a small liṅga said to be ‘born’ of Śālagrāma is worshipped with a single offering, while the sky opens into a subtle vision of accumulated merit collapsing into one luminous day.","primary_figures":["Śālagrāma-śilā (as sacred object)","a Vaishnava devotee/priest","subtle presence of Vishnu as aura"],"setting":"Riverbank shrine with smooth black stones, copper vessels, lamp, flowers; distant hills and flowing Gandakī current.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["basalt black","river-silver","marigold orange","turmeric yellow","deep teal"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: close-up devotional tableau—Śālagrāma on a jeweled pedestal with gold leaf aura, copper kalaśa pouring water, lamp flames rendered in bright gold; devotee in traditional attire offering flowers; ornate arch framing a faint Vishnu visage in the background, rich reds/greens, embossed gold detailing on vessels and ornaments.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate riverbank scene with cool blues and teals; Śālagrāma stone painted with fine spiral markings; a small shrine and a single offering gesture emphasized; soft mist over hills, refined facial features, minimal gold accents to suggest condensed merit.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized devotee and ritual implements with bold outlines; Śālagrāma centered with patterned spirals; warm yellow-red background, green borders, temple-wall symmetry; Vishnu’s presence suggested as a large haloed form behind the ritual scene.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Śālagrāma placed within a lotus medallion, surrounded by repeating conch-chakra motifs; river waves stylized as decorative bands; deep indigo background with gold highlights, floral borders, peacocks at corners, devotional symmetry emphasizing ‘one day’ merit."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["flowing water","small hand bell","lamp crackle","soft conch in distance"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शालग्रामशिलायास्तु = शालग्रामशिलायाः + तु; ह्येकेनाह्ना = हि + एकेन + अह्ना; तत्फलम् = तत् + फलम्; सकृदभ्यर्चिते = सकृत् + अभ्यर्चिते; शालग्रामशिलोद्भवे = शालग्रामशिला + उद्भवे.
FAQs
It elevates Śālagrāma worship as highly potent, stating that the merit (phala) associated with it can be gained within a single day, emphasizing concentrated devotion and sacredness of the object.
It links Śālagrāma sanctity to liṅga-worship, asserting that even a single act of worship to such a liṅga is spiritually fruitful—highlighting the extraordinary auspiciousness attributed to Śālagrāma-derived sacred forms.
The implied lesson is sincerity over quantity: even one reverent act of worship, performed with faith toward a highly sanctified emblem, is presented as capable of yielding significant spiritual merit.