सालिग्राम sāligrām

सालिग्राम sāligrām (hindi)

(Hinduism) Sacred stone worshipped by the Vaishnavas and supposed to be pervaded by the presence of Vishnu (it is black stone containing fossil ammonite).
(Bābā) An oval shaped stone, a symbol of a soul. On the path of bhakti people worship saligrams, i.e. souls in their original stage, when they are absolutely pure, full of all divine virtues and that is why worthy of worship. Saligrams are also worshiped because they helped the Supreme Soul in the task of world transformation.
(Bābā) A small oval-shaped stone worshipped together with the Shiva Lingum, symbolic of the souls close to Shiva.

शाल śāla sha:l / ~ग्राम sacred stone worshipped by the Vaishnavas and supposed to be pervaded by the presence of Vishnu (it is black stone containing fossil ammonite).

Saligram. an oval shaped stone, a symbol of a soul. On the path of bhakti people worship saligrams, i.e. souls in their original stage, when they are absolutely pure, full of all divine virtues and that is why worthy of worship. Saligrams are also worshiped because they helped the Supreme Soul in the task of world transformation.

सालिग्राम sāligrām. Saligram (a small oval-shaped stone worshipped together with the Shiva Lingum), symbolic of the souls close to Shiva.