पद्मशंखारि गदिने विष्णुरूपाय ते नमः । सशंखाब्ज गदाचक्र मधुसूदन मूर्तये
Salutations to you, who take the form of Viṣṇu, holding the lotus, conch, enemy of the mace, and the mace; to the form of Madhusūdana, who holds the conch, lotus, mace, and discus.
नमो गदारिशंखाब्जयुक्तत्रिविक्रमाय च । सारिकौमोदकी पद्मशंख वामन मूर्त्तये
Homage to Trivikrama, endowed with the mace, enemy of the conch, and the lotus; to Vāmana, whose form bears the Sārṅga bow, Kaumodakī mace, lotus, and conch.
चक्राब्जशंखगदिने नमः श्रीधरमूर्त्तये । हृषीकेशसारिगदाशंखपद्मिन्नमोस्तु ते
Salutations to the form of Śrīdhara, who holds the discus, lotus, conch, and mace; and to you, Hṛṣīkeśa, who bear the Sārṅga bow, mace, conch, and lotus.
साब्जशंखगदाचक्रपद्मनाभ स्वमूर्त्तये । दामोदरशंखगदाचक्रपद्मिन्नमोस्तु ते
To Padmanābha, whose own form bears the lotus, conch, mace, and discus; and to Dāmodara, who holds the conch, mace, discus, and lotus—salutations to you.
शंखाब्जचक्रगदिने नमः संकर्षणाय च । सारिशंखगदाब्जाय वासुदेव नमोस्तुते
Salutations to Saṃkarṣaṇa, who holds the conch, lotus, discus, and mace; and to you, Vāsudeva, who bear the Sārṅga bow, conch, mace, and lotus.
शंखचक्रगदाब्जाय धृत प्रद्युम्नमूर्त्तये । नमोऽनिरुद्धाय गदाशंखाब्जारिविधारिणे
To Pradyumna, who holds the conch, discus, mace, and lotus—salutations to you; and to Aniruddha, who wields the mace, conch, lotus, and the enemy of the discus.
साब्जशंखगदाचक्रपुरुषोत्तममूर्त्तये । नमोऽधोक्षजरूपाय गदाशंखारि पद्मिने
Salutations to the supreme form of Puruṣottama, who holds the lotus, conch, mace, and discus; and to Adhokṣaja, who bears the mace, conch, enemy of the lotus, and the lotus.
नृसिंहमूर्त्तये पद्मगदाशंखारिधारिणे । पद्मारिशंखगदिने नमोस्त्वच्युतमूर्त्तये
To the form of Nṛsiṃha, who holds the lotus, mace, conch, and enemy of the discus; and to the form of Acyuta, who bears the lotus, enemy of the conch, and the mace—salutations to you.
सगदाब्जारिशंखाय नमः श्रीकृष्णमूर्त्तये । शालग्रामशिलाद्वारगतलग्नद्विचक्रधृक्
Salutations to the form of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who holds the mace, lotus, enemy of the conch, and the conch; and to the Śālagrāma stone, which bears two chakras at its entrance.
शुक्लाभरेखः शोभाढ्यः सदेवः श्रीगदाधरः । लग्नद्विचक्रो रक्ताभः पूर्वभागस्तु पुष्कलः
He who is adorned with a white line, resplendent, accompanied by the gods, and bears the glorious mace; with two chakras at the entrance, reddish in hue, and abundant at the front—
संकर्षणोऽथ प्रद्युम्नः सूक्ष्मचक्रस्तु पीतकः । सुदीर्घसुषिरच्छिद्रो ह्यनिरुद्धस्तु वर्त्तुलः
Is Saṃkarṣaṇa, then Pradyumna; the subtle chakra is yellow; Aniruddha is round, with a very long and deep opening.
नीलो द्वारे त्रिरेखश्च अथ नारायणोऽसितः । मध्ये गदाकृती रेखा नाभिपद्मं महोन्नतम्
Nīla is at the entrance, with three lines; Nārāyaṇa is dark; in the middle is a line shaped like a mace, and the navel-lotus is greatly elevated.
पृथुचक्रो नृसिंहो यः कपिलो यस्त्रिबिंदुकः । अथवा पंचबिंदोस्तु पूजनं ब्रह्मचारिणः
He whose wheel is broad is Narasimha; Kapila is marked with three dots; or, for the celibate, worship is to be done to the one with five dots.
वराहः स त्रिलिंगो यो विषमद्वयचक्रकः । नीलस्त्रिरेखः स्थूलोऽथ कूर्ममूर्तिः सबिंदुकः
Varaha is the one with three lines and an uneven double wheel; the blue one has three lines and is massive, and the Kurma form is marked with a dot.
कृष्णः सवर्तुलावर्त्त पांडुरो धृतपृष्ठकः । श्रीधरः पंचरेखश्च वनमाली गदांकितः
Krishna is marked with a double spiral; Pandura bears a raised back; Sridhara has five lines, wears a forest garland, and is marked with a mace.
वामनो वर्तुलो नाम मध्यचक्रः सनीलकः । नानावर्णानेकमूर्ति नागभोगी त्वनंतकः
Vamana is called round, with a central wheel and a blue mark; Anantaka is of many colors, many forms, and is adorned with a serpent coil.
स्थूलो दामोदरो नीलो मध्ये चक्रः सनीलकः । संकर्षणद्वारकोव्यादथ ब्रह्मा सुलोहितः
Damodara is massive and blue, with a wheel and blue mark in the center; Sankarshana and Dvaraka are next, and Brahma is of bright red hue.
सुदीर्घरेखासुषिर एकचक्रांबुजः पृथुः । पृथुचक्रः स्थूलछिद्रः कृष्णो बिंदुश्च बिंदुमान्
With very long lines, hollow, a single wheel, lotus-shaped and broad; with a broad wheel and large opening, Krishna is marked with a dot and is endowed with a dot.
ह्यग्रीवोंऽकुशाकारः पंचरेखः सकौस्तुभः । वैकुंठो मल्लवद्भाति एकचक्रमयोसितः
Hayagriva is elephant-hook shaped, with five lines and the Kaustubha gem; Vaikuntha shines like a wrestler, with a single wheel and two marks.
मत्स्यो दीर्घांबुजाकारो दीर्घरेखश्च पांडुरः । रामचक्रो दक्षरेखो यः श्यामः स त्रिविक्रमः
Matsya is long and lotus-shaped, with a long line and pale color; the Rama wheel has a right-hand line, and the dark one is Trivikrama.
शालग्रामद्वारकायां स्थिताय गदिने नमः । एकेन लक्षितो योव्याद्गदाधारी सुदर्शनः
Salutations to the mace-bearer who dwells at the gateway of Shalagrama; the one marked with a single sign is the mace-holder, Sudarshana.
लक्ष्मीनारायणो द्वाभ्यां त्रिभिश्चैव त्रिविक्रमः । चतुर्भिश्च चतुर्व्यूहो वासुदेवश्च पंचभिः
Lakshmi-Narayana is marked by two, and Trivikrama by three; the fourfold form by four, and Vasudeva by five.
प्रद्युम्नः षड्भिरेवाव्यात्संकर्षणश्च सप्तभिः । पुरुषोत्तमोऽष्टभिश्च स्यान्नवव्यूहो नवो हितः
Pradyumna is to be known by six, Sankarshana by seven; Purushottama by eight, and the ninefold form by nine, which is auspicious.
दशावतारो दशभिरनिरुद्धोऽवतादथ । द्वादशात्मा द्वादशभिरतऊर्द्ध्वमनंतकः
The ten incarnations are marked by ten, and Aniruddha is to be known by ten; the twelve-formed one by twelve, and Anantaka above by twelve.
ब्रह्मा चतुर्मुखो दंडी कमंडलुस्रगुन्नतः । महेश्वरः पंचवक्त्रो दशबाहुर्वृषध्वजः
Brahma is four-faced, staff-bearing, holding a water-pot and garland, exalted; Maheshvara is five-faced, ten-armed, and has the bull as his banner.
यथायुधस्तथागौरी चंडिका च सरस्वती । महालक्ष्मीर्मातरश्च पद्महस्तो दिवाकरः
As are their weapons, so too are Gauri, Chandika, and Sarasvati; Mahalakshmi, the Mothers, the lotus-handed one, and the Sun.
गजास्यश्च गजस्कंधः षण्मुखोनेकधा गणाः । एते स्थिताः स्थापिता स्युः प्रसादेवाथ पूजिताः
The elephant-faced one, the elephant-shouldered, six-faced, and the various hosts; these are established, installed, and worshipped by grace.
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षा हि प्राप्यंते पुरुषेण च
Dharma, wealth, desire, and liberation are indeed attained by a person.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे पातालखंडे शालग्रामनिर्णयोनामाष्टसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the seventy-eighth chapter named 'Determination of Shalagrama' in the Patalakhanda of the glorious Padma Purana.
ईश्वर उवाच- शालग्रामे मणौयंत्रे मंडले प्रतिमासु च । नित्यं तु श्रीहरेः पूजा केवले भवनेन तु
Ishvara said: In the Shalagrama stone, in the gem, in the yantra, in the mandala, and in images, the daily worship of Shri Hari is to be performed only with devotion.