RUDRAKSHA

RUDRAKSHA

The word Rudraksha is derived from the words Rudra +

Aksha meaning tears of Rudra, i.e., Lord Shiva. Details

about Rudrakshas and their effects are mentioned in

various Hindu Puranas like Shiva Purana, Devi Purana,

Padma Purana and Rudraksha Jabalopanishad. The

following is the authentic information from Shiva Purana.

The other Puranas say almost the same thing with a few

minor variations.

According to Shiva Purana, the demon king Tripurasura

became all powerful and became the scourge of the

Gods. To kill him Lord Shiva decided to create a

powerful divine weapon, called Aghora-astra, and went

into meditation. After a long time when he opened his

gaze, his eyes smarted and a few tears fell on earth. As

nothing divine is ever wasted, the tears became seeds

and from the seeds the Rudraksha tree was born. The

Rudrakshas we get are the seeds of the Rudraksha

fruits.

The three eyes of Lord Shiva represent the Sun, Moon

and Fire. The Rudrakshas born of the tears of his solar

eye are brown in colour and are of twelve types. Those

born of his lunar eye are fair and of sixteen types. The

Rudrakshas related to his Fiery eye are black in colour

and are of ten types. This gives us a total of thirty eight

types of Rudrakshas.

The wearer of 108 Rudrakshas gets the results of

performing Ashwamedha Yagya and his next 21

generations will get the good fortune of going to Shiva

loka. The wearer of 1100 Rudrakshas becomes equal to

Rudra. The one who wears 555 Rudrakshas as a crown

becomes equal to lord Shiva. The one who wears 320

Rudrakshas in three rows across his body, like the

sacred thread, becomes equal to lord Shiva.


OM RUDRA RUDRAYA VIDHMAHE
RUDRAYA RUDRAKSHAYA THEEMAHE
THANNO RUDRESHWARA PRASHODAYT

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The mantras and Pooja for various Rudraksha

Just as each Rudraksha has affinity to a particular deity and planet,

it also has a specific mantra. Before wearing the rudraksha, one must

wash it in panchamruta (mixture of water, milk, curd, ghee and honey),

perform Shiva Pooja and then recite the specific mantra 108 times.

The Pooja can be performed on any Monday, or the particular day of

the concerned planet or deity, or any special auspicious days - like

Navaratris, Deepavali etc.

The following are the mantras for the various mukhi Rudrakshas.

Chandrakar 1mukhi: Mantra: Om Hreem Namah

2 mukhi: Mantra: Om Namah

3 mukhi: Mantra: Om Kleem Namah

4 mukhi: Mantra: Om Hreem Namah

5 mukhi: Mantra: Om Hreem Namah

6 mukhi: Mantra: Om Hreem Hum Namah

7 mukhi: Mantra: Om Hum Namah

8 mukhi: Mantra: Om hum Namah

9 mukhi: Mantra: Om Hreem Hum Namah

10 mukhi: Mantra: Om Hreem Namah

11 mukhi: Mantra: Om Hreem Hum Namah

12 mukhi: Mantra: Om Kraum Srum Raum Namah

13 mukhi: Mantra: Om Hreem Namah

14 mukhi: Mantra: Om Namah