शालिग्राम

savaman shaligram mandir, vrindavan

shaligram bhagavan vishnu ke pratik mane jate haian, jaise bhagavan shiv ko shivaling ke roop mean pooja jata hai. usi tarah bhagavan shaligram ko bhagavan vishnu ke roop mean pooja jata hai.

yah kale rang ka aur chikana patthar hota hai, jise bhagavan vishnu ka sakshat svaroop mana jata hai. 'shaligram' ke patthar nepal mean bahane vali gandaki nadi mean pae jate haian. puratan katha ke anusar tulasi divy purush 'shankhachoo d' ki nishthavan patni vrinda thi. bhagavan vishnu ne chhal se usaka satitv bhang kiya tha. at: usane bhagavan kae patthar ban jane ka shrap de diya. is tarah bhagavan 'shaligram' roop mean parivartit ho ge. vrinda ki bhakti aair sadacharita ki lagan kae dekhakar shri vishnu ne use varadan dekar poojaniy paaidha 'tulasi' aur gandaki nadi bana diya.

gandaki nadi mean pae jane vale vishesh shaligram shila ko sakshat bhagavan vishnu mana jata hai. yah nadi nepal ki sabase b di nadiyoan mean se ek hai. ise narayani nam se bhi jana jata hai. isaka bahav madhy nepal aur uttari bharat mean pravahit hota hai. yah dakshin tibbat ke paha doan se nikalati hai tatha sonapur aur hajipur ke madhy mean ganga nadi mean jakar mil jati hai. yah nadi kali nadi aur trishooli nadiyoan ke sangam se bani hai. in nadiyoan ke sangam sthal se bharatiy sima tak nadi ko narayani ke nam se jana jata hai.

tulasi aur shaligram katha

ek samay jalandhar nam ka ek parakrami asur hua. isaka vivah vrianda namak kanya se hua. vrianda bhagavan vishnu ki param bhakt thi. isake pativrat dharm ke karan jalandhar ajey ho gaya tha. isane ek yuddh mean bhagavan shiv ko bhi parajit kar diya. apane ajey hone par ise abhiman ho gaya aur svarg ki kanyaoan ko pareshan karane laga. duahkhi hokar sabhi devata bhagavan vishnu ki sharan mean gaye aur jalandhar ke atank ko samapt karane ki prarthana karane lage.

bhagavan vishnu ne apani maya se jalandhar ka roop dharan kar liya aur chhal se vrianda ke pativrat dharm ko nasht kar diya. isase jalandhar ki shakti kshin ho gayi aur vah yuddh mean mara gaya. jab vrianda ko bhagavan vishnu ke chhal ka pata chala to usane bhagavan vishnu ko patthar ka ban jane ka shap de diya. devataoan ki prarthana par vrianda ne apana shap vapas le liya. lekin bhagavan vishnu vrianda ke sath hue chhal ke karan lajjit the atah vrianda ke shap ko jivit rakhane ke lie unhoanne apana ek roop patthar roop mean prakat kiya jo shaligram kahalaya.

bhagavan vishnu ne vrianda se kaha ki tum agale janm mean tulasi ke roop mean prakat hogi aur lakshmi se bhi adhik meri priy rahogi. tumhara sthan mere shish par hoga. maian tumhare bina bhojan grahan nahian karooanga. yahi karan hai ki bhagavan vishnu ke prasad mean tulasi avashy rakha jata hai. bina tulasi ke arpit kiya gaya prasad bhagavan vishnu svikar nahian karate haian.

bhagavan vishnu ko diya shap vapas lene ke bad vrianda jalandhar ke sath sati ho gayi. vrianda ke rakh se tulasi ka paudha nikala. vrianda ki maryada aur pavitrata ko banaye rakhane ke lie devataoan ne bhagavan vishnu ke shaligram roop ka vivah tulasi se karaya. isi ghatana ko yad rakhane ke lie prativarsh kartik shukl ekadashi yani dev prabodhani ekadashi ke din tulasi ka vivah shaligram ke sath karaya jata hai.