River Kali Gandaki holds Saligram (Lord Vishnu)

River Kali Gandaki holds Saligram (Lord Vishnu)

Holy and Eternal faith makes people visit Nepal, one of such a reason to visit Nepal is because of Kali Gandaki river and Saligram, Kali Gandaki river or Narayani River, this river is well known as Narayani in Nepal and Gandak in India also holds the name Krishna Gandaki, Krishna is another name for Lord Vishnu, Kali Gandaki covers a total area of 46,300 square kilometer mostly in Nepal. This river is also very famous for holing Saligram (Lord Vishnu)

Saligram is the most sacred stone worshiped by the Hindu followers which is occasionally used during a pooja at home, this is used to worship Lord Vishnu in an abstract form that means “God with no form”

As it is said in Sanskrit

Gandakayas caiva dese ca salagrama sthalam mahat, pasana tad bhavam yat tat salagramam iti smrtam

It is said near Kali-Gandaki river there is a big place called shalagram, the stones which appears in this place is called shalagram shila, these shaligrams comes in different colors and shapes out of which black color shaligrams are easily available and other color shaligrams are hard to find, each color and shapes

Each color carries some special values behind it like the yellow and golden colour saligrams are considered most auspicious and it is said it brings wealth and prosperity to the devotee different shapes and forms also holds sacred values these are one the basis of chakra's made on them like one chakra shaligram is known as Sudarshan ,enjoyment and salvation (bhukti-mukti)

Two chakra shaligram is known as Lakshminarayana, kingdom of heaven

Three Acyuta- Trivikrama wealth

Four Janardan- Caturbhuja destruction of enemies

Five- Vaasudeva freedom from birth and death

Six- Pradyumna fame and prosperity

Seven- Sankarshan Balabhadra sons and grandsons

Eight- Purushottama fulfilment of desires

Nine- Navavyuha high position

Ten- Dasavatara kingship

Eleven- Aniruddha immense wealth

Twelve- Ananta fulfilment of desires

Thirteen or more Paramatma bliss and liberation

It is said that these Saligram stones are shelters for a small insect known by the name of “Vajra Keeta” it is said that this insect has a diamond which cuts through the shaligram stone and stays inside it, These Shaligrams are often associated with different incarnations of Lord Vishnu such as Narsimha avtar, Kumara avtar, Krishna, Rama, Vasudeva and so on.

It is said that who keeps this saligrams at home need to follow strict rules as shaligram is defined as dwelling place of Lord Vishnu one should not keep shaligram on floor, need to worship it daily, shouldn't touch shaligram without taking bath.

Lord Krishna has himself described the qualities of Shaligram to Yudhistra during Mahabharat
It is said in Puranas that any stone from this land is equaly sacred to Shaligram, this reason makes Kali-Gandaki very famous and sacred too.

Visit Nepal and view this majestic Strong Streamed River – Kali Gandaki and try to find Sacred Shaligrams on its banks.

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