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    Narasimha Salagrama: There Are Twenty-Four Varieties of Narasimha-Salagrama

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    There are 24 varieties of Narasimha salagram stones that are identified based on specific characteristics. Some of the varieties include Lakshmi-Narasimha, Yogananda-Narasimha, and Maha-Jvala-Narasimha. The Narasimha salagram stones generally have four circles but sometimes only two, and may have a gaping mouth. Specific stones like the Kapila-Narasimha have a large circle where a tusk would be located and tawny color, and are meant to be worshipped by celibates.

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    There are 24 varieties of Narasimha salagram stones that are identified based on specific characteristics. Some of the varieties include Lakshmi-Narasimha, Yogananda-Narasimha, and Maha-Jvala-Narasimha. The Narasimha salagram stones generally have four circles but sometimes only two, and may have a gaping mouth. Specific stones like the Kapila-Narasimha have a large circle where a tusk would be located and tawny color, and are meant to be worshipped by celibates.

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    There are 24 varieties of Narasimha salagram stones that are identified based on specific characteristics. Some of the varieties include Lakshmi-Narasimha, Yogananda-Narasimha, and Maha-Jvala-Narasimha. The Narasimha salagram stones generally have four circles but sometimes only two, and may have a gaping mouth. Specific stones like the Kapila-Narasimha have a large circle where a tusk would be located and tawny color, and are meant to be worshipped by celibates.

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    Narasimha salagrama

    In addition to the Vigraha (Deity) form, Lord Narasimha also appears as the self-manifested Shalagrama-Shila.
    Below are some
    details of the Narasimha-salagrama from S.K. Ramachandra Rao's Salagrama-kosa.
    There are twenty-four varieties of Narasimha-salagrama:
    (1) Laksmi-narasimha (in three subvarieties)
    (4) Yogananda-narasimha
    (5) Bala-narasimha
    (6) Vidyujjihva-narasimha
    (7) Vibhisana-narasimha
    (8) Adhomukha-narasimha
    (9) Patala-narasimha
    (10) Sarvati-mukha-narasimha
    (11) Raksasa-narasimha
    (12) Vidurarana narasimha
    (13) Kukushi narasimha
    (14) Bhitti-narasimha
    (15) Vijaya-narasimha
    (16) Kapila narasimha
    (17) Jvala-narasimha (3 sub-varieties)
    (20) Maha-jvala-narasimha
    (21) Suddha-narasimha
    (22) Buddha-chakra-narasimha
    (23) Damsthra-karala-narasimha
    (24) Vakra-damshtra-narasimha
    The Narasimha salagrama-shilas' generally have four chakras, but sometimes there are only two.
    They also may have a gaping
    mouth with sharp teeth like structures. See image of Narasimha salagram above. Here are some
    descriptions of four specific Narasimha-shilas:

    (1) The Narasimha-salagrama has an elongated mouth, tawny hued, a longish cakra and a big
    belly. This stone is suitable for
    worship by ascetics.

    (2) The Laksmi-narasimha-salagrama has a cakra on its left side, is black in color, and has spots.
    Its worship makes for bhukti
    (worldly prosperity) and mukti (emancipation).

    (3) The Maha-jvala-nrsimha-murti-salagrama is thick in chape, blue-black in color and has a


    gaping mouth (aperture). This is fit
    for worship only by
    mendicants (mahamuni).

    (4) The Kapila-narasimha-salagrama has a large chakra at the place where the tusk would be
    located; the color of the stone is
    tawny, and there can be seen on the stone the mark of vanamala. This must be worshipped only
    by celibates (brahmachari-s) for
    worldly prosperity (bhukti) or salvation (mukti).

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