

To regain back the lost prosperity, his grandsons Dharmadhvaja & Kusadhvaja performed austerities to propitiate Goddess Lakshmi, the presiding deity of prosperity.

The shaligram shila originated due to Vishnu (left) being cursed by Tulasi, an incarnation of his wife, Lakshmi (right), to transform into a stoneĪccording to the Devi Bhagavata Purana, Brahmavaivarta Purana & Shiva Purana, Shalagrama Shilas originated due to the following chain of events.Ī king named Vrishadhvaja had been cursed by Surya to endure poverty due to his reluctance to worship any deity other than Lord Shiva.
