I’ve been hard at work editing the manuscript for my upcoming book on Shaligram interpretive traditions and I am excited that we are still on track for publication next year. As I continue with the additions and changes however, I want to share my current table of contents. While I do have a page limit (to ensure that the book can be printed affordably), I have added some Shaligrams that I wasn’t able to before, bringing me to a name-list of 85. I still have some leeway to work with though. As such, let me know if there are any Shaligrams I haven’t included here that you might like to see added to the discussion!
(Note: I am not including multiple manifestations — meaning Shaligrams that have more than one deity appearing in their characteristics. This guide specifically focuses on single name-types.)
As of right now, I have:
- Acyuta
- Adhokshaja
- Aditya
- Agni
- Ananta-Sesha
- Ananta-Vasuki
- Anirudda
- Basudev/Vasudev
- Brahman
- Buddha
- Dadhivamana
- Damodar
- Gada Dhar (with addition of Padma Shaligram)
- Ganesh
- Garuda
- Govardhana
- Hamsa
- Hanuman
- Harihara
- Hayagriva
- Hiranyagarbha
- Hrishikesh
- Janardhan
- Kalki
- Kalpvriksha
- Kamal-Narayan
- Kapila
- Keshav
- Krishna
- Krishna-Balaram
- Krishna-Gopala (Santan Gopala)
- Krishna-Govinda
- Kubera
- Kumaramurti
- Kurma
- Lakshmi-Janardhan
- Lakshmi-Narasimha
- Lakshmi-Narayan
- Lakshmi (Devi)
- Madhusudana
- Mahashakti
- Mahavishnu-Dasavatara
- Mahavishnu-Multichakra
- Matsya
- Murari
- Narasimha (Ugra Narasimha)
- Narayan (Vishnu-Narayana)
- Navavyuha
- Navdurga
- Padmanabha
- Parameshtin
- Parashurama
- Parvati (Shiva-Parvati)
- Pitambara
- Pradyumna
- Prthu
- Pundarikaaksha
- Purushottama
- Rada Ram/Sri Ram
- Raghunath
- Raj Rajeshwara
- Ratnagharbha
- Samudra Manthan/Sona Parbat
- Shankarshan
- Shankha
- Shashidhara-Chandramauli
- Shimshumara
- Shiva Linga
- Shridhar
- Shrikara
- Sudarshan
- Surya/Suraj
- Tarkshya
- Trivikrama
- Upendra
- Vaikuntha
- Vamana
- Varaha
- Venkateshwara-Balaji
- Vishvakesha
- Vishvarupa and Vishvambhara
- Vishvayoni/Jagadyoni
- Vittala and Vitobha
- Yagnamurti
- Yogeshwara-Yogaraja
Eagerly awaiting this book’s publication!
So am I! Coming this spring!