The Glories of Taking the Salagram Charan-amrita:
SANKHA STHITANTU YAT TOYAM BHRAMITAM KESAVOPARI
VANDATE SIRASA NITYAM GANGA SNANE TASYA KIM
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 9/4 from SKANDA PURANA conversation between Brahma and
Narada Muni)
The water which is within the conchshell, which is circled around the head of
Lord Sri Kesava, if anyone puts such water on his head, what is the need for
him to go take bath in the Ganges?
NA DAHO NA KLAMO NARTIR NARAKA AGNI BHAYAM NA HI
YASYA SANKHA UDAKAM MURDHNI KRSNA DRSTYA AVALOKITAM
NA GRAHA NA CA KUSMANDAH PISACA URAGA-RAKSASAH
DRSTVA SANKHODAKAM MURDHNI VIDRAVANI DISO DASA
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 9/5,6 from SKANDA PURANA about the glories of the
conchshell)
The water within the conchshell, if it is seen by the Supreme Lord Krsna, if
it is touched to one's head, he becomes free the fear of punishment, distress,
degradation and fire, bad planets, black magic, snakes, devils. They run away
in ten directions when they find that he has a drop of water on his head from
the conchshell which is offered to Lord Sri Krsna.
TIRTHADHIKAM YAJNA SATANCA PAVANAM
JALAM SADA KESAVA DRSTI SAMSTHITAM
CHINATTI PAPAM TULASI VIMISRITAM
VISESATAS CAKRA SILA VINIRMITAM
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 9/12 from BRHAD VISNU PURANA)
The water which is seen by the Supreme Lord Kesava and the water which has
washed the Salagram Sila are always more purifying than any water from the
places of pilgrimage. It is more purifying than one hundred sacrifices and
they remove all kinds of sins from a person.
YE PIVANTI NARA NITYAM SALAGRAMA SILA JALAM
PANCA GAVYA SAHASRAIS TU SEVITAIH KIM PRAYOJANAM
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 9/20 from PADMA PURANA)
Any person who has drank the water which has bathed Salagram Sila, what is
the need for them to drink thousand and thousands of times pancagavya?
(Pancagavya is made from five auspicious products of a cow offered to the
Lord.)
SALAGRAMA SILA TOYAM YAH PIVET VINDUNA SAMAM
MATUH STANYAM PUNAR NAIVA SAPIVET BHAKTI BHANG NARAH
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 9/22 from PADMA PURANA)
Any person, if he has even taken one drop of water which has washed Salagram
Sila, he will not have to suck a mother's breast again in the future.
TRIBHIH SARASVATAM TOYAM SAPTAHENA TU NARMADAM
SADYAH PUNATI GANGEYAM DASANAD EVA YAMUNAM
PUNANTI ETANI TOYANI SNANA DARSANA KIRTANAIH
PUNATI SMARANAD EVA KALAU PADODAKAM HAREH
ARCITAI KOTIBHIR LINGAIR NITYAM YAT KRIYATE PHALAM
TAT PHALAM SATA SAHASRAM PITE PADODAKE HAREH
ASUCI VA DURACARO MAHA PATAKA SAMYUTAH
SPRSTVA PADODAKAM VISNOH SADA SUDHYATI MANAVAH
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 9/27-30 from PADMA PURANA conversation between Pulastya
and Bhagiratha)
Water from the Narmada purifies after one week, but Ganges water immediately
purifies. Just by taking darshan of the Yamuna, one becomes purified. These
rivers all purify one by seeing them, bathing in them or by chanting their
names, but in Kali-yuga, one becomes purified just by remembering the water
which has washed the lotus feet of Lord Sri Hari. Therefore, if someone drinks
the water which has washed the lotus feet of Lord Hari, he gets more than
100,000 times more merit than by worshipping ten million Siva lingas. If a
person is impure, has unlimited bad habits, or is implicated with previous
sins, simply by touching the water which comes from the lotus feet of Lord
Visnu, he becomes purified. If somebody, at the time of death, touches to
their head or other parts of the body, the water which has washed the lotus
feet of Lord Hari, even if he is implicated with millions of sins, he does not
go to the hellish planets, the abode of Yamaraja.
HITVA PADODAKAM VISNOR 'NYATITHANI GACCHATI
ANARGHAM RATNAM UTSRJYA LOSTRAM VANCHATI DURMATH
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 9/38 from PADMA PURANA conversation between Pulastya and
Bhagiratha)
If a person gives up the water emanated from the lotus feet of Lord Sri Visnu
(caranamrita from the bathing of the Lord), and goes to other places of
pilgrimage, he is like a person who gives up unlimitedly valuable jewels,
desirous of obtaining a lump of mud.
NA ROGASYA BHAYANCAIVA NASTI VIGHNA KRTAM BHAYAM
NA DUSTA NAIVA GHORAKSAH SVAPADOTTHA BHAYAM NA HI
GRAHAH PIDAM NA KURVANTI CAURA NASYANTI DARUNAH
KIM TASYA TIRTHA GAMANE DEVARSINAM CA DARSANE
YASYA PADODAKAM MURDHNI SALAGRAMA SILODBHAVAM
PRITO BHAVATI MARTANDAH PRITO BHAVATI KESAVAH
BRAHMA BHAVATI SU PRITAH PRITO BHAVATI SANKARAH
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 9/42-44 from PADMA PURANA conversation between Pulastya
and Bhagiratha)
One who drinks caranamrita (water emanated from washing the body of the Lord)
he becomes free from all kinds of diseases, and all kinds of obstacles and the
fear of ferocious cobras and ferocious beasts. He does not have the eyes of
bad planets upon him. He becomes free from the fear of theft. What is the need
for him to go to the places of pilgrimage, seeing the demigods and great sages
(if he has taken the water which has washed the body of the Supreme Lord)? If
he has the water which has washed the Salagram Sila above his head, the sun,
Kesava, Lord Brahma, Sankara (Lord Siva) become greatly happy with him.
PRAYAS CITTAM YADI PRAPTAM KRCCHRAM VA TU AGHAMARSANAM
SO'PI PADODAKAM PITVA SUDDHIM PRAPNOTI TAT KSANAT
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 9/46 from BRAHMANDA PURANA conversation between Lord
Brahma and Narada Muni)
If somebody has to go through unavoidable abominations, or if it is necessary
for him to chant strong hymns as japa (silent chanting), even to that person,
if he takes the water which has washed the lotus feet of the Lord, he becomes
immediately purified.
APAVITRA YADANNAM SYAT PANIYAN CAPI PAPINAM
BHUKTVA PITVA VISUDDHAH SYAT PITVA PADODAKAM HAREH
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 9/50 from BRAHMANDA PURANA conversation between Lord
Brahma and Narada Muni)
If someone has eaten impure foods from someone or has drank water left from a
great sinner, the sins which are derived from such eating and drinking, can
become nullified just by drinking the water which has emanated from the lotus
feet of Lord Sri Hari.
SADYAH PHALA PRADAM PUNYAM SARVA PAPA VINASANAM
SARVA MANGALA MANGALYAM SARVA DUHKHA VINASANAM
DUHSVAPNA NASANAM PUNYAM VISNU PADODAKAM SUBHAM
SARVOPADRAVA-HANTARAM SARVA VYADHI-VINASANAM
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 9/57,58 from VISNU DHARMOTTARA)
Water which has emanated from the lotus feet of Lord Sri Visnu immediately
gives purification, removes all kinds of sins, it is more auspicious than the
most auspicious ingredients, it removes all kinds of miseries, it removes one
from having bad dreams, it helps one become meritorious, it is all auspicious,
it removes all obstacles, and it removes all kinds of diseases from a person.
PADODAKASYA MAHATMYAM DEVO JANATI SANKARA
VISNU PADA CYUTO GANGA SIRASA YENA DHARITA
SNANAM NAIVASTI PAPASYA DEHINAM DEHA MADHYATAH
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 9/63 from SKANDA PURANA)
Lord Siva, who holds the Ganges on his head, emanated from the lotus feet of
Lord Sri Visnu, knows the glories and importance of the water which has
emanated from His feet. Among all kinds of living entities with gross bodies
in this world, only Lord Siva's body does not have a place for sins.
VILAYAM YANTI PAPANI PITE PADODAKE HAREH
KIM PUNAR VISNU PADODAM SALAGRAMA SILACYUTAM
VISESENA HARET PAPAM BRAHMA HATYADIKAM PRIYE
PITE PADODAKE VISNOR YADI PRANAIR VIMUCYATE
HATVA YAMA BHATAN SARVAN VAISVAVAM LOKAM APNUYAT
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 9/68,69 from SKANDA PURANA conversation between Siva and
Uma)
Whoever drinks the water emanated from the Deity of Lord Sri Hari, all of his
sins are removed. I say, oh dear wife, what more can I say about the water
emanated from the bathing of Salagram Sila which actually cuts the sin
acquired by killing a brahmana. Anybody who quits his body while drinking the
water which has emanated from the lotus feet of Lord Hari, the messengers of
Yamaraja run away from him and he attains the abode of Lord Sri Visnu.
SA BRAHMACARI SA VRTTI ASRAMI CA SADASUCI
VISNU PADODAKAM YASYA MUKHE SIRASI VIGRAHE
JANMA PRABHRTI PAPANAM PRAYASCITTAM YADICCHAI
SALAGRAMA SILAVARI PAPAHARI NESEVYATAM
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 9/82,83)
Anybody who has caranamrta on his head, in his mouth or on his body, he is
called the real brahmacari, the real fasting person, and one especially
situated in the spiritual order. If someone wants to perform some kind of
atonement to remove all of his sins, he should certainly drink some water
which has been used to bath Salagram Sila.
SRI VISNOR VAISNAVANANCA PAVANAM CARANO DAKAM
SARVA TIRTHA MAYAM PITVA KURYAD ACAMANAM NA HI
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 9/91 from AGASTYA SAMHITA)
The water which has washed the feet of Lord Visnu and Vaisnavas (real
devotees) is equal to all the places of pilgrimage together. After drinking
such water, one does not have to take any acamana or to wash his hands or
mouth.
VISNOH PADODAKAM PITVA PASCAD ASUCI SANKAYA
ACAMATI CA YO MOHAD BRAHMAHA SA NIGADYATE
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 9/92 from SKANDA PURANA spoken by Lord Siva)
Lord Siva says, "Any person, due to bewilderment, after drinking water
emanated from Lord Visnu, thinking that he has become unclean, he washes his
mouth, he becomes the killer of a brahmana."
BHAGAVAN PAVITRAM BHAGAVAT PADAU PAVITRAM, BHAGAVAT
PADODAKAM PAVITRAM, NA TAT PANA ACAMANIYAM. YATHAHI SOMA ITI.
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 9/93 from SRUTI SASTRA)
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is all pure. His two lotus feet are all
pure and water emanated from them is all pure, therefore, after drinking that
water emanated from Him, one should not take any acamana because it is as best
as a soma.
VISNU PADODAKAM PITVA BHAKTA PADODAKAM TATHA
YA ACAMATI SAMMOHAD BRAHMAHA SA NIGADYATE
(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 9/94 from SAUPARNA SAMHITA)
If due to bewilderment, somebody washes his hands after drinking water which
has emanated from the lotus feet of Lord Visnu or of His devotee, he becomes
the killer of a brahmana.
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