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In addition to the Vigraha (Deity) form, Lord Narasimha also appears as the self-
manifested Shalagrama-Shila. Below are some
details of the Narasimha-salagrama from S.K. Ramachandra Rao's Salagrama-kosa.
The Narasimha salagrama-shilas' generally have four chakras, but sometimes there
are only two. They also may have a gaping
mouth with sharp teeth like structures. See image of Narasimha salagram above.
Here are some descriptions of four specific Narasimha-shilas:
(1) The Narasimha-salagrama has an elongated mouth, tawny hued, a longish cakra
and a big belly. This stone is suitable for
worship by ascetics.
(2) The Laksmi-narasimha-salagrama has a cakra on its left side, is black in color,
and has spots. Its worship makes for bhukti
(worldly prosperity) and mukti (emancipation).
(4) The Kapila-narasimha-salagrama has a large chakra at the place where the tusk
would be located; the color of the stone is
tawny, and there can be seen on the stone the mark of vanamala. This must be
worshipped only by celibates (brahmachari-s) for
worldly prosperity (bhukti) or salvation (mukti).