शाल—ग्राम m. am.N. of a village situated on the river
गण्डकी and regarded as sacred by the
वैष्णवs (its name comes from the
Śāl trees growing near it),
[Prab.] ;
[Pur.] N. of
विष्णु as worshipped at
शाल-ग्राम or as identified with the
Śālgrām stone,
[MBh.] शाल—ग्राम mn. mn. a sacred stone worshipped by the
वैष्णवs and supposed to be pervaded by the presence of
विष्णु (it is a black stone which contains a fossil ammonite and is chiefly found near the above village in the
गण्डकी),
[RTL. 69, 1412] शाल-ग्राम b &c. See
1.शाल,
col. 1.