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Dvaraka Shila
Dwaraka Shila in my
possession
The Dwaraka Shilas are
stones found near the sea at Dwaraka, one of the most holy places of
India. They are rocks with marks of wheels (chakra) on them. It is
recommended to worship the Salagrama with a Dwaraka Shila. A good
Dwaraka sila should be white, round or square, unbroken and without
holes, and with well formed chakras.
At Dwaraka, the place
where the Gomati river meets the sea is known as Chakra Teertha. It
is said that lord Vishnu manifested here in the form of Dwaraka
Shila.
The famous
Nageswar
Jyotirlinga near Dwaraka is made of a large Dwaraka Sila.
The Brahma Purana states
that wherever shalagrama-shila and Dwaraka sila sit together, there
certainly mukti (salvation) also resides. In the conversation
between Brahma and Narada in the Skanda Purana Brahma says, "O
Munishvara! Wherever Dwaraka sila sits in front of the
shalagrama-shila every class of opulence goes on increasing
unlimitedly." In another place it says that one who daily worships
dvaraka-shila along with twelve shalagrama-shila will be honored
even in Vaikuntha-dhama.
The Varaha Purana says
that whoever touches a shila with the mark of a Vishnu-chakra will
become free of all sins. The Garuda Purana declares that simply the
darshana of Sudarshana and other Dwaraka sila fulfils all desires.
The Skanda Purana declares that without a doubt if a very sinful man
worships a Dwaraka sila with devotion, or even without devotion, he
becomes free from all sinful reactions. According to the Dwaraka
Mahatmya, a shila marked with chakras coming from Dvaraka is also
called chakra-tirtha. Even if this shila is worshipped by a sinful
person from a degraded country, the worships still becomes
liberated.
The Kapila-pancaratra
explains the benefits of worshiping different types of Dwaraka sila.
That charming shila known as Sudarsana, which has one chakra on it,
gives one liberation. The Lakshmi-Narayana Dwaraka sila with two
chakras gives opulence and liberation, and an Acyuta-shila with
three chakras gives one respect equal to Lord Indra. The shila known
as Caturbhuja with four cakras brings religion, economic
development, enjoyment, and liberation. A Vasudeva-shila, Which has
five chakras, will remove the fear of birth and death, and a
Pradyumna-shila with six chakras will give one beauty and wealth.
The one called Balabhadra-shila with seven cakras gives fame and a
continuation of one's dynasty, while a Purushottama-shila with eight
chakras gives all types of benedictions. With nine chakras, a
Narasimhadeva-shila gives the highest benefits, and a Dashavatara
Dwaraka sila with ten chakras gives kingship. An Aniruddha-shila,
which has eleven chakras, give fame and lordship, and the one known
as Dvadasatmaka-shila with twelve chakras gives liberation and
happiness.
The Kapila-pancaratra
also describes the bad results derived from worshiping certain types
of Dwaraka sila. A black one gives death, a smoke colored one gives
constant fear, a multi-colored one gives bad health and a blue
coloured shila takes away one's wealth. That Dwaraka-shila that has
a hole passing through it brings poverty, a pale one gives terrible
distress, and a broken shila brings separation from the wife. The
white shila gives sons, grandsons, wealth, power, and all types of
happiness, so this type of shila should be adored.
The Prahlada-samhita
also says that a black shila causes death, reddish gives constant
fear, multi-colored brings disease, yellow or smoke-coloured gives
poverty, and a broken one causes death to the wife. Shilas with a
hole, uneven chakras, triangular in shape, or half-moon shaped
should never be worshiped. Garga and Galava Rishis have stated that
a shila with uniform chakras brings happiness, a twelve chakra shila
is very auspicious, and round and square shilas give happiness. But
worshiping shilas that are broken, triangular, having holes, with
uneven chakras, or half-moon shaped is fruitless.
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