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.
गंडक्यामेकदेशे तु शालग्रामस्थलं महत् । पाषाणं तद्भवं पातु शालग्राममिति स्थितम्
In one region of the Gandaki, there is a great place of Shalagrama; the stone born there is established as Shalagrama and protects.
शालग्रामशिलास्पर्शात्कोटिजन्माघनाशनम् । किं पुनः पूजनं तत्र हरेः सांनिध्यकारणम्
The touch of a Shalagrama stone destroys the sins of millions of births; what then of worship there, which brings the presence of Hari?
शालग्रामैकयजनाच्छतलिंगीफलं लभेत् । बहुभिर्जन्मभिः पुण्यैर्यदिकृष्णशिलां लभेत्
By worshipping a single Shalagrama, one attains the fruit of worshipping a hundred lingas; if, through many births of merit, one obtains a Krishna stone.
गोष्पदेन च चिह्नेन जनुस्तेन समाप्यते । आदौ शिलां परीक्षेत स्निग्धां श्रेष्ठां च मेचकाम्
A person’s life is completed by the mark resembling a cow’s hoof; first, one should examine the stone, choosing one that is smooth, excellent, and shining.
आकृष्णा मध्यमा प्रोक्ता मिश्रा मिश्रफलप्रदा । सदा काष्ठे स्थितो वह्निर्मथनेन प्रकाश्यते
The black stone is said to be the middle type; the mixed one gives mixed results. Fire always resides in wood and is revealed by friction.
यथा तथा हरिर्व्यापी शालग्रामे प्रतीयते । प्रत्यहं द्वादशशिलाः शालग्रामस्य योऽर्चयेत्
Just so, Hari is present everywhere and is perceived in the Shalagrama. Whoever worships twelve Shalagramas daily.
द्वारवत्याः शिलायुक्ताः स वैकुंठे महीयते । शालग्रामशिलायां तु गह्वरं लक्षते नरः
Those marked with stones from Dvaravati are honored in Vaikuntha; in the Shalagrama stone, a person observes a cavity.
पितरस्तस्य तिष्ठंति तृप्ताः कल्पांतकं दिवि । वैकुंठभवनं तत्र यत्र द्वारावती शिला
His ancestors remain satisfied in heaven until the end of the kalpa; the Vaikuntha abode is where the Dvaravati stone is found.
मृतो विष्णुपुरं याति तत्तीर्थं योजनत्रयम् । जपः पूजा च होमश्च सर्वं कोटिगुणं भवेत्
Upon death, one goes to Vishnu’s city; that holy place extends three yojanas. Recitation, worship, and offering all become a million times greater.
मनस्कामसमाभीष्टं क्रोशमात्रं न संशयः । कीटकोऽपि मृतिं याति वैकुंठभवनं यतः
Whatever one desires in mind is fulfilled within a krosha, without doubt; even an insect, upon death, attains the Vaikuntha abode there.
शालग्रामशिलायां यो मूल्यमुद्घाटयेन्नरः । विक्रेता चानुमंता च यः परीक्षानुमोदकः
Whoever sets a price on the Shalagrama stone, the seller, the approver, and the examiner who consents.
सर्वे ते नरकं यांति यावत्सूर्यश्च संप्लवः । अतस्तद्वर्जयेद्देवि चक्रक्रयणविक्रयम्
All of them go to hell until the sun is destroyed in the deluge; therefore, O Devi, one should avoid buying and selling the chakra.
शालग्रामोद्भवो देवो यो देवो द्वारकोद्भवः । उभयोः संगमो यत्र मुक्तिस्तत्र न संशयः
The deity born from Shalagrama and the deity born from Dvaraka; wherever both unite, there is liberation without doubt.
द्वारकोद्भवचक्राढ्यो बहुचक्रेण चिह्नितः । चक्रासनशिलाकारचित्स्वरूपो निरंजनः
Rich in Dvaraka-born chakras, marked with many chakras; the stone is shaped like the seat of the chakra, pure in form and consciousness.
नमोऽस्त्वोंकाररूपाय सदानंदस्वरूपिणे । शालग्राममहाभाग भक्तस्यानुग्रहं कुरु
Salutations to the one of Omkara form, embodiment of eternal bliss; O great Shalagrama, grant favor to your devotee.
तवानुग्रहकामस्य ऋणग्रस्तस्य मे प्रभो । अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि तिलकस्य विधिं मुदा
Desiring your favor, burdened with debt, O Lord, I shall now joyfully declare the procedure for the tilaka.
यच्छ्रुत्वा मानवाः सर्वे विष्णुसारूप्यमाप्नुयुः । ललाटे केशवं विद्यात्कंठे श्रीपुरुषोत्तमम्
Hearing this, all people attain similarity to Vishnu; one should know Kesava on the forehead, Shri Purushottama on the throat.
नाभौ नारायणं देवं वैकुंठं हृदये तथा । दामोदरं वामपार्श्वे दक्षिणे च त्रिविक्रमम्
Narayana, the god, is at the navel, Vaikuntha likewise in the heart; Damodara on the left side, and Trivikrama on the right.
मूर्ध्नि चैव हृषीकेशं पद्मनाभं च पृष्ठतः । कर्णयोर्यमुनां गंगां बाह्वोः कृष्णं हरिं तथा
On the head, place Hṛṣīkeśa; behind, Padmanābha; at the ears, Yamunā and Gaṅgā; on the arms, Kṛṣṇa and Hari likewise.
यथास्थानेषु तुष्यंति देवता द्वादश स्मृताः । द्वादशैतानि नामानि कर्तव्ये तिलके पठेत्
The twelve deities, remembered in their proper places, are satisfied; these twelve names should be recited when applying the tilaka.