Sri Hari said:
1. Relevant to the context I shall explain the characteristics of Salagrama stone a touch of which destroys the sins of a crore of births.
2. Gadadhara (Vishnu) bearing Shankha, Chakra, Gada and Padma is called Kesava. The supreme lord holding Abja (Padma), Kaumodaki (gada), Chakra and Shankha is Narayana.
3. Sri Gadadhara (Vishnu) bearing Chakra, Shankha, Padma and Gada is Madhava. He can be worshipped as Govinda who has Gada, Padma, Shankha and Chakra.
4. Obeisance Vishnu bearing Padma, Shankha, Chakra and Gada. Obeisance to Madhusudana form bearing Shankha, Padma, Gada and Chakra).
5. Obeisance unto Trivikrama (the incarnation Vamana who took three steps) bearing Gada, Chakra, Shankha and Padmaa. Obeisance unto Vamana murti, bearing Chakra, Gada, Padma and Shankha.
6. Obeisance unto Sridhara-murti bearing Chakra, Padma, Shankha and Gada. Obeisance unto Hrsikesha bearing Padma, Gada, Shankha and Chakra.
7. Obeisance to Him in the form of Padmanabha bearing Padma, Chakra, Gada and Shankha. O Damodara, obeisance unto you bearing Shankha, Chakra, Gada and Padma.
8. Obeisance to Vasudeva bearing Chakra, Shankha, Gada and Padma. Obeisance to Shankarsana bearing Shankha, Padma, Chakra and Gada.
9. Obeisance to Pradyumna-murti bearing Shankha, Gada, Padma and Chakra. Obeisance to Aniruddha bearing Gada, Shankha, Padma and Chakra.
10. Obeisance to Purusottama-murti bearing Padma, Shankha, Gada and Chakra. Obeisance to Him in the form of Adhoksaja bearing Gada, Shankha, Chakra and Padma.
11. Obeisance to Narasimha-murti bearing Padma, Gada, Shankha and Chakra. Obeisance to Achyuta bearing Padma, Chakra, Shankha and Gada.
12. I invoke Janardhana here bearing Shankha, Chakra, Padma and Gada. Obeisance, to O Upendra having Gada, Chakra, Padma and Shankha.
13. Obeisance to Hari bearing Chakra, Padma, Gada and Shankha. Obeisance to Sri Krishna-murti bearing Gada, Padma, Chakra and Shankha.
14. The Salagrama white in colour that has two Chakra-like marks at the entrance is called Vasudeva. Let Lord Vishnu presiding over it protect you all.
15. The Salagrama red in colour, having the mark of a lotus in front, with two clearly defined Chakra-like marks, is called Shankarsana. If it is yellow in colour with Chakra-like marks not clearly defined it is called Pradyumna.
16. Aniruddha Salagrama is blue in colour; it has a long aperture at the top, it has three lines at the lateral aperture. It is circular in shape.
17. The Narayana Salagrama is black in colour with the form of Gada in the middle, with the Chakra lines at the centre that is lifted up. The Salagrama called Narasimha has a stout chest and three dots. It is tawny in colour. May it protect us.
18. Or it may have five dots. Only Brahmacharins (students) shall worship it. The Salagrama with two uneven Chakra -like marks is called Varaha Salagrama. May it protect us.
19. The Kurma Salagrama is blue in colour. It has three lines. It is stout and has dots. May the Salagrama called Krishna depressed at the back and having circular curb protect you.
20. Let the Sridhara Salagrama marked with five lines, a garland of Vanamala and club protect us. Vamana Salagrama is circular and short. Sureshvara Salagrama has a Chakra -like mark on the left side.
21. The Anantha Salagrama is of various colours and forms with serpentine marks. The Damodara Salagrama is stout and of blue colour. In its middle there is a Chakra-like mark of deep blue colour.
22. The Brahma Salagrama is of crimson colour. It has a small aperture. May it protect you. It has a long line and a Chakra-like mark and a large lotus in the aperture.
23. Hayagriva Salagrama has a big aperture, a stout Chakra-like mark and dark spots. That which has five lines in the form of a goad is Kaustubha Salagrama.
24. Vaikuntha Salagrama is lustrous like a precious gem. It has a single Chakra-like mark and a lotus. It is dark in colour. The Matsya Salagrama is of great length in the form of a lotus with lines at the aperture. May it protect you.
25. May the Trivikrama Salagrama with Chakra-like mark on the left and lines on the right and dark in colour protect you. Obeisance to the Lord with Gada staying in Salagrama in Dvaraka.
26. May the Lakshmi-Narayana Salagrama protect us – the stone that has one aperture with four Chakra-like marks, which is bedecked with Vanamala. It has golden lines in the form of cow's hoofs. It is of the shape of a Kadambha flower.
27. The Sudarsana Salagrama class of stones is marked with a single Chakra.
28. May Vishnu presiding over it protect us. The Laksmi Narayana Salagrama is marked with two Chakra, the Trivikrama class with three Chakra. The Chaturvyuha class is marked with four Chakra: the Vasudeva class with five.
29. The Pradyumna class with six and the Shankarsana class with seven. The Purusottama class is marked with eight Chakra, the Navavyuha class with nine.
30. The Dasavatara class is marked with ten Chakra and Aniruddha with eleven. May it protect us. The Dvadasatma class is marked with twelve Chakra and the Ananta class with more Chakra.
31. He who reads this prayer consisting of Vishnu's forms shall go to Heaven. Brahma is four-headed. It (the image) has a staff and two water pots.
32. That of Maheshwara has five faces, ten hands and the emblem of a bull. It has suitable weapons and the attendants Gauri, Chandika, Sarasvati.
33. And Mahalaksmi. The idol of the Sun has a lotus in the hand. The Ganesha {Vishvaksena} has the face of an elephant. Skanda has six faces.
34. These images of the different characteristic features shall be duly worshipped and installed in mansions after duly consecrating the plot of land. Then the owner of that building shall obtain Virtue, Wealth, and Fulfillment of desires, emancipation and other benefits.
1. Relevant to the context I shall explain the characteristics of Salagrama stone a touch of which destroys the sins of a crore of births.
2. Gadadhara (Vishnu) bearing Shankha, Chakra, Gada and Padma is called Kesava. The supreme lord holding Abja (Padma), Kaumodaki (gada), Chakra and Shankha is Narayana.
3. Sri Gadadhara (Vishnu) bearing Chakra, Shankha, Padma and Gada is Madhava. He can be worshipped as Govinda who has Gada, Padma, Shankha and Chakra.
4. Obeisance Vishnu bearing Padma, Shankha, Chakra and Gada. Obeisance to Madhusudana form bearing Shankha, Padma, Gada and Chakra).
5. Obeisance unto Trivikrama (the incarnation Vamana who took three steps) bearing Gada, Chakra, Shankha and Padmaa. Obeisance unto Vamana murti, bearing Chakra, Gada, Padma and Shankha.
6. Obeisance unto Sridhara-murti bearing Chakra, Padma, Shankha and Gada. Obeisance unto Hrsikesha bearing Padma, Gada, Shankha and Chakra.
7. Obeisance to Him in the form of Padmanabha bearing Padma, Chakra, Gada and Shankha. O Damodara, obeisance unto you bearing Shankha, Chakra, Gada and Padma.
8. Obeisance to Vasudeva bearing Chakra, Shankha, Gada and Padma. Obeisance to Shankarsana bearing Shankha, Padma, Chakra and Gada.
9. Obeisance to Pradyumna-murti bearing Shankha, Gada, Padma and Chakra. Obeisance to Aniruddha bearing Gada, Shankha, Padma and Chakra.
10. Obeisance to Purusottama-murti bearing Padma, Shankha, Gada and Chakra. Obeisance to Him in the form of Adhoksaja bearing Gada, Shankha, Chakra and Padma.
11. Obeisance to Narasimha-murti bearing Padma, Gada, Shankha and Chakra. Obeisance to Achyuta bearing Padma, Chakra, Shankha and Gada.
12. I invoke Janardhana here bearing Shankha, Chakra, Padma and Gada. Obeisance, to O Upendra having Gada, Chakra, Padma and Shankha.
13. Obeisance to Hari bearing Chakra, Padma, Gada and Shankha. Obeisance to Sri Krishna-murti bearing Gada, Padma, Chakra and Shankha.
14. The Salagrama white in colour that has two Chakra-like marks at the entrance is called Vasudeva. Let Lord Vishnu presiding over it protect you all.
15. The Salagrama red in colour, having the mark of a lotus in front, with two clearly defined Chakra-like marks, is called Shankarsana. If it is yellow in colour with Chakra-like marks not clearly defined it is called Pradyumna.
16. Aniruddha Salagrama is blue in colour; it has a long aperture at the top, it has three lines at the lateral aperture. It is circular in shape.
17. The Narayana Salagrama is black in colour with the form of Gada in the middle, with the Chakra lines at the centre that is lifted up. The Salagrama called Narasimha has a stout chest and three dots. It is tawny in colour. May it protect us.
18. Or it may have five dots. Only Brahmacharins (students) shall worship it. The Salagrama with two uneven Chakra -like marks is called Varaha Salagrama. May it protect us.
19. The Kurma Salagrama is blue in colour. It has three lines. It is stout and has dots. May the Salagrama called Krishna depressed at the back and having circular curb protect you.
20. Let the Sridhara Salagrama marked with five lines, a garland of Vanamala and club protect us. Vamana Salagrama is circular and short. Sureshvara Salagrama has a Chakra -like mark on the left side.
21. The Anantha Salagrama is of various colours and forms with serpentine marks. The Damodara Salagrama is stout and of blue colour. In its middle there is a Chakra-like mark of deep blue colour.
22. The Brahma Salagrama is of crimson colour. It has a small aperture. May it protect you. It has a long line and a Chakra-like mark and a large lotus in the aperture.
23. Hayagriva Salagrama has a big aperture, a stout Chakra-like mark and dark spots. That which has five lines in the form of a goad is Kaustubha Salagrama.
24. Vaikuntha Salagrama is lustrous like a precious gem. It has a single Chakra-like mark and a lotus. It is dark in colour. The Matsya Salagrama is of great length in the form of a lotus with lines at the aperture. May it protect you.
25. May the Trivikrama Salagrama with Chakra-like mark on the left and lines on the right and dark in colour protect you. Obeisance to the Lord with Gada staying in Salagrama in Dvaraka.
26. May the Lakshmi-Narayana Salagrama protect us – the stone that has one aperture with four Chakra-like marks, which is bedecked with Vanamala. It has golden lines in the form of cow's hoofs. It is of the shape of a Kadambha flower.
27. The Sudarsana Salagrama class of stones is marked with a single Chakra.
28. May Vishnu presiding over it protect us. The Laksmi Narayana Salagrama is marked with two Chakra, the Trivikrama class with three Chakra. The Chaturvyuha class is marked with four Chakra: the Vasudeva class with five.
29. The Pradyumna class with six and the Shankarsana class with seven. The Purusottama class is marked with eight Chakra, the Navavyuha class with nine.
30. The Dasavatara class is marked with ten Chakra and Aniruddha with eleven. May it protect us. The Dvadasatma class is marked with twelve Chakra and the Ananta class with more Chakra.
31. He who reads this prayer consisting of Vishnu's forms shall go to Heaven. Brahma is four-headed. It (the image) has a staff and two water pots.
32. That of Maheshwara has five faces, ten hands and the emblem of a bull. It has suitable weapons and the attendants Gauri, Chandika, Sarasvati.
33. And Mahalaksmi. The idol of the Sun has a lotus in the hand. The Ganesha {Vishvaksena} has the face of an elephant. Skanda has six faces.
34. These images of the different characteristic features shall be duly worshipped and installed in mansions after duly consecrating the plot of land. Then the owner of that building shall obtain Virtue, Wealth, and Fulfillment of desires, emancipation and other benefits.
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