SIGNIFICANCE OF RUDRAKSHAS SREEPADA SREEVALLABHA CHARITAMRUTAM Description of Rudraakshas Devotees of Shiva should compulsorily wear rudraakshas. Among them rudraakshas of brahmin, kshatriya, vysya and sudra castes are there. White rudraakshas belong to brahmin caste. They are rarely available. Red, honey coloured rudraakshas are of kshatriya caste. Rudraakshas of tamarind seed colour relate to vysya caste and black ones belong to sudra caste. Generally, rudraakshas with 5 to 16 faces are largely available. Rudraakshas drown, when placed in milk or water. It is forbidden to wear light rudraakshas or tender rudraakshas. When a rudraaksha is kept below a copper spoon and placed in a copper plate kept on the ground, it should be understood that it is of good quality if it rotates like a ‘saaligrama (a species of ammonite worshipped as Vishnu)’. Some rudraakshas rotate anti -clockwise.They bring poverty. So householders should not use them. If house holders use them bad effects like death of wife, dissolution of family and renunciation from family happen. Ascetics may, however, use them. Kaalaagni Rudra enjoined that brahmins should use white rudraakshas, kshatriyas should use red rudraakshas, vysyas should use light yellow rudraakshas and sudras should use black rudraakshas. Then they will get favourable results, their sins are destroyed, and all their desires will be fulfilled. The special features of rudraakshas with different number of facets are as follows: Eka mukhi rudraaksha is Shiva swaroopam; Dwi mukhi rudraaksha is form of Ardhanaareeswara; Tri mukhi rudraaksha is form of Agni; Chatur mukhi rudraaksha is form of Brahma; Pancha mukhi rudraaksha is kaalaagni form of Rudra; Shan mukhi rudraaksha is form of Kaartikeya; Sapta mukhi rudraaksha is form of Manmadha; Ashta mukhi rudraaksha is form of Rudra Bhairava; Nava mukhi rudraaksha is the form of Sage Kapila. It is difficult to get it. In Nava mukhi rudraaksha nine forces called vidya shakti, jnaana shakti, kriya shakti, saanta shakti, vaama shakti, jyestha shakti, roudra shakti, anga shakti and pasyanti are embedded. Therefore, Nava mukhi rudraaksha is the form of Dharma Devata.Dasa mukhi rudraaksha is the form of Vishnu. Ekadasa mukhi rudraaksha is verily the form of Rudra.Dwaadasa mukhi rudraaksha is the form of ‘Dwaadasa Aadityas’. In this way there is a close connection between rudraakshas and different forms of Deities. SIGNIFICANCE OF RUDRAKSHA GURU CHARITRA GURU CHARITA- SIGNIFICANCE OF RUDRAKSHA Shri Guru smiled and said, `seeing your devotion, I myself gave you the Rudra beads. Sins do not touch them who wear Rudraksha. The significance of Rudraksha is very great. One should wear a wreath of 1000 Rudrakshas. If this is not possible then have a wreath of 108 beads round the neck, 40 on the head, 12 in both ears. The wreath should contain silver, gold and precious stones as diamond, emerald, pearl, coral, etc. One who bathes with Rudra beads on his body gets the credit of Ganga bath. If Rudraksha is worshipped, it is like worshipping Shri Shiva Linga. The Rudrakshas have 1, 5, 11 or 14 holes.
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