Worship of Salagram Sila can be done by women, shudras, brahmanas , ksatriyas etc. and they can all achieve the eternal abode of Lord Krisna perfectly. (Hari Bhakti Vilasa 5.452, from Skanda Purana, conversation between Lord Brahma and Narada Muni) " Striyo va yadi va sudra brahmanah ksatriyadayah , pujayitva sila cakra labhante sasvatam padam"
Simple Procedure to worship :-
Once you the collect ed The saligram :- - Wash it with water . - Put in base of either cloths or plate. - Put in the altar place or repected place and arrange the following as items as many as you can ; Punchgavya – Mix of Cow’s dung, urine , milk , ghee and curd Water mixed with Kusha grass for sprinkling and a spoon 9 leaves of peepal tree arranged on a plate Plate for offerings to be placed during Puja Dhoop , Incense sticks Camphor and lamp Sandal paste Rice grains mixed with asthagandha Ghee lamp (one wick) , Offerings - Cloth, Flower, Fruit, Betel nut - Paan , Coconut - Sit on an Asan facing toward the saligram ;- - Offers the above items one by one whatever you have arranged to saligram and offers the insence and bell and chant the following mantra nine times ;- Shaantakaram Bhujagashayanam Padmanbham Suresham Vishwadharam Gagansadrasham Megavarnam Shubhanagam Lakshmikantam Kamalanayam Yogibhirhyana Gamayam Vande Vishnu Bhavabhayaharam Sarvalokaikanatham !! Hare Ram,Hare Ram , Hare Krishna ,Hare Krishna , Krishna Krishna Hare Hare"
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