Shaligram Stuti (Sacred Prayer to the Shaligram Stone)
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 5 sections
Shaligram Sacred Stone Lord Vishnu Lord Vishnu pooja
Invocation (Mangalacharan)
Original
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय। शालिग्राम स्वरूपाय नमः॥
Transliteration
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya. Shaligram Swaroopaya Namah.
Meaning / Translation
Salutations to the Lord Vasudeva. Salutations to the Divine One who resides in the form of the Shaligram stone.
The Divine Origin
Original
गंडकी नदया जाता, विष्णु रूपं सनातनम्। शालिग्राम शिला दिव्यं, सर्वपाप विनाशनम्॥
Transliteration
Gandaki nadaya jaata, Vishnu roopam sanatanam. Shaligram shila divyam, sarvapapa vinashanam.
Meaning / Translation
Born from the sacred Gandaki River, the eternal manifestation of Lord Vishnu. The divine Shaligram stone is the destroyer of all sins.
Description of the Form
Original
काले वर्णं सुदर्शनात्, चक्र चिन्हांत्मकं शुभम्। भक्त रक्षण कारणं, नारायण स्वरूपकम्॥
Transliteration
Kaale varnam Sudarshanat, Chakra chinhantakam shubham. Bhakta rakshana karanam, Narayana swaroopakam.
Meaning / Translation
With a dark, beautiful complexion like the Sudarshana, bearing the auspicious signs of the divine Chakra. The protector of devotees, the very embodiment of Narayana.
The Prayer for Grace
Original
हे शालिग्राम प्रभु देवा, कृपा दृष्टि दो हमें। भक्ति शक्ति और शांति दे, चरणों में स्थान दो हमें॥
Transliteration
He Shaligram Prabhu Deva, kripa drishti do humein. Bhakti shakti aur shanti de, charnon mein sthaan do humein.
Meaning / Translation
O Lord Shaligram, please bestow your compassionate gaze upon us. Grant us the strength of devotion and eternal peace, and grant us a place at your holy feet.
Conclusion (Phalashruti)
Original
जो जन भजते शालिग्रामं, सुख शान्तिं प्रदापयेत्। विष्णु कृपा प्राप्तुं तस्य, पावन पूजां कुर्यात्॥
Transliteration
Jo jana bhajate Shaligramam, sukha shantim pradapyet. Vishnu kripa praptum tasya, pavana poojam kuryat.
Meaning / Translation
He who worships the Shaligram stone attains happiness and peace. To receive the supreme grace of Lord Vishnu, one should perform this sacred worship.