vishnu - south indian images
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Extracts From - South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses - By Krishna Sastri - 1916 editionTRANSCRIPT
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VISHNU 49
FIG. 3T. Parthasarathi teaching the Bhagavad-Gita to Arjuna ; Pushpagiri.
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VISHNU 71
his soul may become pure and depart in peace. The gift of
Saligrama stones to Brahmanas is considered one of the mostmeritorious acts and is as highly prized as the presentationof gold itself. Strictly religious people never sell or pur-chase Saligramas but only acquire them by gift or by transfer.
Of the sectarian Vaishnavas of the South, viz., the Srl-
Vaishnavas and the Madhvas, the latter show greater respectto the Saligrama stones than even for sculptured images of
Vishnu.