Skandapurana 2.4.2.56
Skandapurāṇa 2.4.2.56
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2.4.2.56
2.4.2.56
śilādānaprasaṃgena śilālakṣaṇamāhapādme-"cakrāṃkitaṃ hiraṇyāṃgaṃ raśmijālaṃ vinirdiśet .. suvarṇarekhābahulaṃ sphāṭikadyutiśobhitam .. atisnigdhā siddhikarī kṛṣṇā kīrtiṃ dadāti ca .. pāṃḍurā pāpadahanī pītā putraphalapradā .. nīlā prayacchate lakṣmīṃ raktā rogapradāyinī .. rūkṣā udvegajananī vakrā dāridryabhāginī .. ekaṃ sudarśanaṃ jñeyaṃ lakṣmīnārāyaṇaṃ dvayam .. tṛtīyaṃ cā'cyutaṃ vidyāccaturthaṃ tu janārdanam .. paṃcamaṃ vāsudevaṃ ca ṣaṣṭhaṃ pradyumnameva ca .. saṃkarṣaṇaṃ saptamaṃ ca aṣṭamaṃ puruṣottamam .. navamaṃ ca navavyūhaṃ daśamaṃ tu daśātmakam .. ekādaśaṃ cā'niruddhaṃ dvādaśaṃ dvādaśātmakam .. ata ūrdhvaṃ tu cakrāṇi dṛśyate'naṃtasaṃjñake .. khaṃḍite truṭite bhagne śāligrāme na doṣabhāk ..” iti . evaṃ dāmodarādimūrtīnāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ vartate graṃthavistarabhayānnocyate iti .. 56 ..
2.4.2.56
In connection with the gift of the stone, the characteristics of the stone are stated in the Padma Purāṇa: 'One should indicate it as marked with a disc, having golden parts, and possessor of a net of rays; abundant in golden streaks, and beautified with the lustre of crystal. An extremely glossy one brings perfection, and a black one bestows renown; / a pale white one burns sins, a yellow one grants the fruit of sons; / a blue one bestows fortune, a red one gives disease; / a dry, rough one causes agitation, a crooked one brings poverty. One disc should be known as Sudarśana, two as Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa; / a third one should know as Acyuta, and a fourth as Janārdana; / the fifth as Vāsudeva, and the sixth as Pradyumna; / the seventh as Saṃkarṣaṇa, and the eighth as Puruṣottama; / the ninth as Navavyūha, and the tenth as Daśātman; / the eleventh as Aniruddha, and the twelfth as Dvādaśātman; / above that, when discs are seen, it is called Ananta. Even if chipped, broken, or cracked, a śāligrāma brings no fault.' Thus are the characteristics of the forms of Dāmodara and others, which are not stated here for fear of lengthening the text. 56.
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