Shaligram: Hygrieve Shaligram - Shaligram Shape Like A horse...

Shaligram: Hygrieve Shaligram - Shaligram Shape Like A horse...: Description Hayagriva is a avatar of Vishnu.He is also called as "Hayasirsa" ,also spelt Hayagreeva ; He is depicted ...

Shaligram: Matsya Shaligram - Shape like A Fish With Circular...

Shaligram: Matsya Shaligram - Shape like A Fish With Circular...: Description: Matsya is the avatar of the Lord Vishnu in the form of a fish. Matsya is the first avatar in the lists of the ten...

Matsya Shaligram - Shape like A Fish With Circular & Linear Marks - Gandaki River Nepal

Description:

Matsya is the avatar of the Lord Vishnu in the form of a fish. Matsya is the first avatar in the lists of the ten primary avatars of Vishnu, Matsya is described to have rescued the first man, Manu, from a great deluge. Matsya may be depicted as a giant fish with a human torso connected to the rear half of a fish.

According to "Skanda Purana,( Nagarckhanda, 244. 3-9) & " Praanatoshanitantra (page 348-351)"
The shaligram having shape like a fish with some linear mark marks on the head & tail side with circular marks is known as " MATSYA SHALIGRAM "


Benefit's :

This first incarnation of Vishnu is Matsya or the Fish incarnation. In this form Vishnu saved the Saint Vaivaswata from demons.
** Worshipping this auspicious Matsya Shalagram brings immense wealth and worldly comforts. This bestows the worshipper with austerity and philanthropy. The environment of the beholder's house and workplace becomes pious and all negativity is removed.A peaceful environment prevails in his surroundings.
** Matsya Shaligrama also provides sixth sense of the worshipper to see the future things happening and it removes the Vastu Dosha.
** By worshipping this fish type Shila an issueless woman is blessed with a virtuous son.
** Matsya Shaligrama Shila is extremely powerful, radiates very high energy, is auspicious and has perfect impressions of Matsya as far as the main body is concerned.

Hygrieve Shaligram - Shaligram Shape Like A horse Face - Gandaki River Nepal

Description

Hayagriva is a avatar of Vishnu.He is also called as "Hayasirsa",also spelt Hayagreeva; He is depicted as a human being with a horse's head, and represents knowledge and wisdom. Sri Hayagriva is the SOLE possessor of all Knowledge, Technology and Science. Even Saraswathi, the goddess of learning and 64 arts obtained all her knowledge from Lord Hayagriva. Hayagriva is referred to as the "Horse necked one","Defender of faith", the "Terrible executioner", the"Excellent Horse", and the "Aerial horse".
He is known for rescuing the Vedas from beneath the ocean, where they were hidden by demons.This Shaligram is very lucky for the beholder. All the stuck works starts happening at a very fast pace like a horse. The worshipper of this Shaligrama becomes very energetic and is blessed with all the wordly comforts and immense fortune. Worshipping this Shaligram the devotee gets with immense knowledge , wisdom, confidence, luck and he can take on very bravely any challenging situation through out his life. The environment at the house or at the workplace becomes very peaceful. It also tremendously improves the relationship among the family members, relatives and colleages.

Vadirajatirtha would recite the following sloka -
Na HayagrivAth Param Asthi MangaLam
Na HayagrivAth Param Asthi Paavanam
Na HayagrivAth Param Asthi Dhaivatham
Na Hayagrivam Pranipathya Seedhathi!

There is no auspiciousness greater than Hayagrivan. Nothing is more sacred than Sri Hayagrivan to destroy our accumulated sins. No other God is superior to Hayagrivan. No one grieves after performing saranagati at the sacred feet of Hayagrivan.

According to"Skanda Purana,Nagarckhanda,244.3-9"and the"Brahmavaivarattapurana (Prakrtikhanda, chapter21)."

Hayagriva Saligram is said to be one which having two circular marks and having the shape of the face of a horse with the presence of linear mark on any part of his body .

also according to " Garuda Purana (Panchanan Tarkaratna, part 1 Chapter 45)"

**Haygriva Salagrama having a big hole, a big circular mark, horse neck shaped with Linear Mark impression.


** Shaped like searhead (Ankusha)/ shape like a head of horse, an marked with a linear and circular Marks .
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Mantra
hayagriiva hayagriva hayagriiveti vaadinam |
naraM munchanti paapaani daridramiva yoshitaH ||1||
hayagriiva hayagriva hayagriiveti yo vadet.
tasya niHsarate vaaNii jahnu kanyaapravaahavat ||2||
hayagriiva hayagriva hayagriiveti yo dhvaniH |
vishobhate cha vaikunTakavaaTodghaaTanakshamaH ||3||
shlokatrayamidaM puNyaM hayagriivapadaankitaM |
vaadiraajayatiproktaM paThataaM saMpadaaM padam.||4||

Meaning..

One's sins get destroyed, who keeps chanting hayagriiva, hayagriiva, hayagriiva
One's speech flows fluently like the pure river Ganges, who keeps chanting hayagriiva, hayagriiva, hayagriiva
The sound which is embelished by the hayagriiva, hayagriiva, hayagriiva sound, opens the door of Vaikuntha, the Lord Vishnu's abode.