shaligram bhagvan narayan ke sakshat svarup ke saman hai. yah pavitra pratima gandaki nadi se prapt hoti hai. vaishnav sampraday men bhakti, bhav evan vishvas ke sath nitya shaligram ki puja hoti hai. satvik ahar, vichar vale logon ke lie shaligram ki puja, archana adhik shaligram ki puja men tulsi patron ki vishesh bhumika hoti hai. jaise shivling par jalabhishek ke sath matra vilvapatra charhane se shiv prasann hote hain usi bhanti yadi koi vyakti nitya jalabhishek karke shaligram par matra tulsi patra arpan karta hai to isi se bhagvan narayan shighra prasann hote hanai. shaligram ki nitya puja karne se janma-janmantar ke pap, tap, shap nasht hokar jivan men duahkh, daridrata ka nash hota hai, sukh, shanti evan dhan, siddhidayak hoti hai. bhagvan vishnu ki bhakti karne vale logon ke lie shaligram shighra unnatikarak evan shubhfldayak hota hai. man, pad pratishtha ki vriddhi hoti hai.
ghar-parivar men ashanti, kalah evan pitridosh ho to aisi paristhiti men shaligram ki puja, arjana karna sukh, shantikarak hota hai. pujan vidhi: shaligram ki pran pratishtha adi karne ki avashyakta nahin hoti kyonki ismen sakshat bhagvan vishnu ka vas mana jata hai. isko uttarayan men magh mas ke kisi shubh muhurt men tatha sthir lagn men ghar athva devalay men sthapit karna chahie. shaligram ko kisi svachch patra men sthapit karke gangajal tatha panchamrit se snan karakar, tulsi patra tatha chandan dhup, dip, fal, naivedya, dakshina adi se yathashakti pujan karke ghar ke puja sthal men kisi svachch patra men sthapit karen. nitya jalabhishek evan tulsi patra evan chandan se puja karen. vishesh shubh prapti ke lie nimn mantra ki ek mala jap karen athva vishnusahasra nam ka path karen.
mantra: ¬ namo naraynay manuge ki mala: pramukh nau ratnon men se munga ratn ki apni khas upyogita hai. munge ka upyog mangal grah ki shubhta barhane ke lie anguthi men dharan karne ke atirikt anya karyo ki siddhi ke lie bhi kiya jata hai. iski mala par ganesh ji ka mantra jap karne se shighra vighn badhaon ki shanti hoti hai. manglvar ke din hanuman ji ko bhaktibhav se shuddh munge ki mala arpan karne se mangal grah ke ashubh prabhav se raksha hoti hai. lakshmi mantra ki upasna men yah mala upyogi mani gai hai. is mala ko dharan karne se raktachap santulit rahta hai, rakt sanbandhi bimariyon men tatha krodh adi par niyantran hota hai. korta-kachahari ke mamlon evan shatruon par vijay prapt hoti hai. iske atirikt proparti evan takniki, sena adi se jure vyaktiyon ke lie yah mala dharan karna shubh faldayak hota hai.