cālakkirāmam (p. 179) s. The Salagrama stone, of a yellow or golden color; a species of ammonite, common in the Gandaka river. It is reverenced by the Vaishnuvas as a representation of Vishnu, being (according to the Skanda Purana) produced from the semen which flowed as a river, from the sexual connection of Siva with Vishnu in the form of a female. W. p. 921. SA'LAGRA'MA. (c.) சாலக்கிராமபருவதம், s. A mountain near the Gandaka river. 45) *