🇬🇧Uk life யாழ் ரசிகன்Senthee :
*1. The Story of Tulsi and Jalandhara:*
Long ago, there was a mighty demon named Jalandhara. His wife was Tulsi Devi, also called Vrinda. Tulsi was a very chaste and pious woman. Because of the power of her chastity, even the Gods could not defeat Jalandhara.
So all the Gods went to Lord Vishnu for help.
What Vishnu did was, He took the form of Jalandhara himself and went to Tulsi. Once Tulsi's chastity was broken, Jalandhara lost his power and died in the war.
When Tulsi came to know about this, she became extremely angry. She looked at Vishnu and cursed him,
*"You are a stone-hearted person, so you yourself become a stone."*
*2. How Vishnu Became a Stone:*
But Vishnu accepted that curse as a blessing. He told Tulsi,
"Tulsi, you will take birth on this earth as the *Tulsi plant*. I will reside in the *Gandaki River as the Saligrama stone*. Without your leaf, the pooja done to me will not be complete. And without my stone form, the pooja done to you will also not be complete."
That is why, even today, Saligrama is worshipped only with Tulsi leaves.
*3. How Did the Chakra Come Inside the Stone?*
To kill Jalandhara, Vishnu released His Sudarshana Chakra. That Chakra fell into the Gandaki River. Wherever it fell, its impression was imprinted on all the stones there.
That is why inside that stone we can see symbols like Shankha and Chakra.
*In short,* because of a curse, God Himself turned into a stone. So it is not just a stone, our ancestors worship it believing that *it is Lord Vishnu Himself.*
2026-08-30 03:11:28