Śālagrāma
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- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91005718
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh91005718#concept
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- Vishnu (Hindu deity)
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- found: Work cat.: Śālagrāmarahasyam, 1988.
- found: Stutley dict. Hinduism.(Śālagrāma: name of fossilized shells of extinct species of mollusks found in Gandaki River and at Dvaraka, believed by Vaisnavas to possess magical properties and to be pervaded by Viṣṇu's presence.)
- found: Walker Hindu world:p. 584 (In Gandaki River in Nepal a black stone is found called Śālagrāma, which is believed to be the sperm of Vishnu. It is a fossilized shell or ammonite.)
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- 1991-11-12: new
- 2000-03-08: revised
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