Among the followers of the Vedic way, the śālagrāma-śilā, the vigraha of Nārāyaṇa, is worshiped in the form of a stone ball. In India, every brāhmaṇa still worships the śālagrāma-śilā in his home. The vaiśyas and kṣatriyas may also engage in this worship, but it is compulsory in the house of a brāhmaṇa.
The vaisyas and ksatriyas may also engage in this worship (of the salagrama-sila), but it is compulsory in the house of a brahmana
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"The vaiśyas and kṣatriyas may also engage in this worship, but it is compulsory in the house of a brāhmaṇa"
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
CC Madhya-lila
Among the followers of the Vedic way, the śālagrāma-śilā, the vigraha of Nārāyaṇa, is worshiped in the form of a stone ball. In India, every brāhmaṇa still worships the śālagrāma-śilā in his home. The vaiśyas and kṣatriyas may also engage in this worship, but it is compulsory in the house of a brāhmaṇa.
On the southern side of the kitchen were two rooms for offering food, and in one of them the food was offered to Śālagrāma Nārāyaṇa.
Categories:
- Mercantile Class - Vaisya
- Administrative Class - Ksatriya
- May (Might)
- Engage
- Worshiping God
- Brahmanas and Worship
- God Is Salagrama-sila
- Worshiping Salagrama-sila
- Compulsory
- House of a Brahmana
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