Sacred Vallam Sphatik Surya Shila for Panchayatna Puja

One of the purposes of this Panchayatana Puja with Swayambhu shilas is making man realise that God is ultimate. For example, Surya Bhagavan is represented by the sphatik stone (found in the Vallam River, Tamil Nadu).

Panchayatan Set of 5 Sacred Shilas Called 5S’s Namely SonabhadraSona Swarnamukhi SalagramGandhaki SphatikVallam ShivlingBanalingNarmadeeswar

Panchayatana puja is the system of worship which was most common in every house till few decades ago. The Panchayatana is a system which consists of the worship of five deities:

“Adityam Ambikaam Vishnum Gananaatam Maheswaram”

Aditya is Surya; Ambika is Devi; Vishnu is

Narayana; Gananaatham is Ganesha, Mahesvara is shiva.

These five are the great divine force whom every householder worships as pancha devata puja. Based on the tradition followed by the family, one of these deities is kept in the center and the other four surround it and worship is offered to all the deities.

The panchayatana scheme represent the five elements:

AkAshasyAdhipo viShNuH agneshchaiva maheshvarI |

vAyoH sUryaH kShiterIshaH jIvanasya gaNAdhipaH ||

Akasha :  Space  : Vishnu

Vahni :  Fire  : AmbikA

Vayu  :  Air  : Aditya

kShiti :  Earth : Shiva

Jala  :  Water : Ganapati

All the five deities are not Panchaloha or any other metal idols; But these five are represented by small natural stones found in various parts of Bharatha Desham.

Deity             Stone                        River               Place

Jala  :  Water     Ganesha       Red Sonabhadra      Sone               Bihar

Vayu  :  Air        Surya            Crystal                      Vallam             Tamil Nadu (Tanjavur)

Akasha Space                        Vishnu              Saligrama      Gandaki              Nepal

kShiti :  Earth    Shiva            Bana Linga               Narmada         Madhya Pradesh
Vahni :  Fire       Ambika      Swarna Mukhi          Swarnamukhi     Andhra Pradesh