[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.876 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.876 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.876 - **Language:** English ### [c9.876](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.876) 2) The importance of Sālagrāma. The place Gaṇḍakī is at the origin of river Gaṇḍakī. There are various kinds of stone figures which are called Sālagrāmas. These Sālagrāmas themselves have originated from portions of Viṣṇu. That is why those stones are used for making images of Viṣṇu. There is a story in the Devī Bhāgavata, Skandha 9, stating that the derivation of these stones is from a portion of Viṣṇu. - [Previous: c9.875](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.875) - [Next: c9.877](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.877) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Linked texts (1) - [Devībhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.876](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.876) · Pramāṇa