Shloka 135
Karma, Non-Violence, Tīrtha & Gaṅgā Merit, Vaiṣṇava Protection, Śālagrāma Worship, and Ekādaśī as Deliverance
शालग्रामशिलायास्तु ह्येकेनाह्ना हि तत्फलम् । सकृदभ्यर्चिते लिंगे शालग्रामशिलोद्भवे
śālagrāmaśilāyāstu hyekenāhnā hi tatphalam | sakṛdabhyarcite liṃge śālagrāmaśilodbhave
مگر شالگرام شِلا کے لیے وہی ثواب ایک ہی دن میں حاصل ہو جاتا ہے؛ اور شالگرام شِلا سے پیدا ہونے والے لِنگ کی اگر ایک بار بھی پوجا کی جائے تو بھی وہی پُنّیہ ملتا ہے۔
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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.