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Rudraksh is the divine power blessed with auspicious
energies of Lord Shiva. We get the details about
Rudraksha in number of “Granthas” and “Shastras”
(the holy books of Indian Mythology). There are
various stories about the origin of Rudraksha. One
can find the greatness and detailed literature about
the properties of Rudraksha in ancient Vedic
scriptures like, Maha Shiva Purana,
AkshaMaalikaoapnashida, Srimad Bhagwata, Mantra
Maharnava, Padam Purana etc. |
Rudraksha is believed to have the direct blessings of Lord
Shiva, which contains the properties to remove the affects
of sins of the wearer. It is even said that if one wears the
Rudraksha (in any form) on his body, even without worshiping
or energizing it, does not get near any sinful act or
thought.
Rudraksh
is procured from the trees called ELAEOCARPUS GRANITRUS (it
is the botanical name of the tree). The sacred and holy
people of India (“Sadhus”, “Munis” and “Yogies”) are using
the Rudraksh from ancient time. They use to wear it on their
head, around their arms or neck in the form of rosary or
pendant. In the society of religion, Rudraksha is not a new
or surprising matter. The Vedic people know and understand
the importance of Rudraksha. As per their belief, Rudraksha
gets them closer to their God and plays an important role to
provide them “MOKSHA”.
The word
Rudraksh is formed with the combination of two different
Sanskrit words, “Rudra” and “Aksha”. The word “Rudra” stands
for Great Lord Shiva and the word “Aksha” stands for the
tears of Rudra (Lord Shiva).
One
ancient story explains the origin of Rudraksha. Once upon a
time, Lord Shiva was very upset and depressed due to the
death of “Gauri”, his wife. He started crying and roaming
here and there in search of “Gauri”. And while searching too
he was crying and his tears were falling on the earth. This
is said that his tears were converted in Rudraksha.
Rudrakshas are found in round in India, Nepal and Indonesia.
Rudraksha is said to contain the secrets of entire evolution
of the Cosmos within it.
Most of
the Rudrakshas are found in round shape with different
number of faces (“mukhi”) on it. But few Rudrakshas are also
found with the shape of cashew nuts. Sometime they are found
as a pair of two Rudrakshas, naturally joined with each
other, known as “Gauri Shankar Rudraksha”. It is believed to
have the blessings of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. And
sometime, though very rare, a pair of three Rudrakshas is
also found, again naturally joined with each other, known as
“TRIJUTI Rudraksha”. It is believed to have the blessings of
Great Lord Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva all together. Rudrakshas
are found with different faces (mukhi), 1 to 21 faced. 2 to
8 faced Rudrakshas are normally found Rudrakshas, 1 faced, 9
to 21 faced Rudrakshas are rare found Rudrakshas. Each
Rudraksha has its own benefits and properties. Each
Rudraksha is blessed with auspicious energies of Lord Shiva,
but still is believed to under the Lordship different Gods
and Goddesses, thus having the blessings of those Gods and
Goddesses too.
In
astrology, Rudraksha is used as remedy of malefic planets.
Unlike gems and stones, Rudrakshas are said to be always
beneficial for the wearer. As the direct blessings of Lord
Shiva are involved, no question of illness or negative
results arises.
The
Rudraksha is used for their benefic nature. The Rudraksha is
very powerful and they help to achieve wonders, of energized
(Praanpratishthit) properly and empowered by adopting the
right Vedic procedure, It is important to purify the
Rudraksha by milk, ghee etc and also to energized it (Praanpratishthit)
before wearing it. AstroMuni.Com provides its users with the
Rudrakshas energized with proper Vedic procedure.
It is believed that wherever a Rudraksha (of any form, in
any shape) is kept and worshiped, that place is free of
sins. That place cannot be affected with devil effect (Bhoot-Pret
Badha). That place is believed to be protected from theft,
robbery and fire. The people living in that place are safe
and protected from diseases, untimely accidents and death.
They are protected from Super-Natural powers. The residents
are blessed with never-ending wealth. The love, faith,
brotherhood, affection and sympathy is always there among
the relationships. It is believed that Goddess Lakshmi takes
the permanent residence in that place. Lord Shiva himself
along with Goddess Parvati and Lord Ganesha are present
there to protect the family. |
