Parad Poison?/ Len Kalipadma

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Namaste Len Kalipadma,

 

Thank you; Always great receiving your darshan! Haven't heard of

Navashakti Neelayam till now but shall check them out at some point.

Have always been interested in Shilpi-makers and yantra makers.

 

My bead is like a kinda bullet shape with small hole; piece is well-

formed, silvery and about 18mm in length.

 

Heard the same about coating parad with acrylic in Western countries

but thought I'd try mine without coating as its from a trusted

source. Came to conclusion that yes indeed, it depends on where one

obtains parad from and whether its made by siddhars or mass-produced

by craftsmen for the tourist market or for export.

 

Similarly I wear my rudraksha 24/7 together with a Navratna mala.

Lovely to know you have quite a collection of rudrakshas! 9 mukhi

Goddess Durga rudraksha is great; apart from blessings of Maa Durga,

it is also used as an antidote for Ketu afflictions. Very wise of

you to use 7 mukhi Goddess Laxmi rudraksha for Saturn transits, also

said to assist those with Sade Sati. Is your 3 mukhi Lord Agni

rudraksha a round shape or oval shape? Rounds are from Nepal and

ovals are from Indian soil. The round ones cost more than the oval

ones. Rounds are darker in color and should be US$5 at current rate

for each bead. Ovals are US$1.50 each bead. Found that ovals are

great for stringing as bracelets and great for Aries and Scorpio

rashis.

 

Three mukhis and Five mukhi rudraksha when combined, are said to

destroy past and present karmas as described in one of the holy

books though I can't recall whether its the Rudraksha Japalonishad,

Shiva Purana or Srimad Devi Bhagavatam though I'm at present still

slowly chewing through this magnificent Devi text.

 

A 3 mukhi being tinkered from a 5 mukhi gobsmacks me each time I

hear of it.. Unfortunately it happens too. Five mukhis are

abundantly available in tiny sized beads to large collector sizes,

hence the use of these for carving into higher mukhi beads by

unscrupulous folks. Fakes are also carved from betel nuts, sigh....

 

Sincerely the last time when I heard about your various Ganesha

murtis in different crystals, smoky quartz etc.. I was

thinking "Wonderful to know someone nice out there is a quartz

Ganesh King"!! Lol... it is so true there are folks who mistake

quartz for glass (we get them here in Oz too), especially with

Indian quartz that are of better quality and clearer. Gee those two

ladies were sure enterprising You wouldn't still have a spare

one lying around by chance?

 

You're right about Hindi religious or holy items having high markups

in the West, especially when "imported". In Oz alone, folks have to

cough up around 40% on top of the total of a shipment, for customs

brokers, customs duty, etc.etc. just to have the box arrive safely

and at that, shipping fees are a killer too. Apart from that, there

are Quarantine departments,,,,aagghh and an officer with a bad hair

day may decide to slam on a Quarantine fee! It takes a lot of love

and devotion to want to see through the entire process of bringing

certain holy items to the West. Can be extremely testy on stress

levels.

 

Thank you and bless you Len for your very kind suggetion that I

should mention my website and rudrakshas. Haven't got a website as

such although there is a site hanging around in cyberspace

that hasn't been updated in yonks. Neither has the photo album.

Haven't been "selling" as such either. Mostly concentrating on

looking for a place with space to establish a tiny Rudraksha Therapy

and Information/Resource Centre providing free recommendations for

use or wearing of rudraksha, for meditation, japa, sadhana and small

sangha gatherings and hotra on auspicious days. By diksha or

donation of course and non-commercial.

 

Anyone interested in rudraksha and holy items are welcome to write

me offlist for recommendations. Would be happy to put you in touch

with the right person or an authentic and respected source for

purchase of rudraksha beads, malas, navratna, Shiva Lingam, Shree

Yantra, Parad Bead, Parad rosary, purja coins, etc. Malas come in

different types, for wearing, for japa, combination malas, personal

malas, wrist malas and malas for specific purposes. Btw, in India

two or three beads of large size 5 mukhi rudraksha soaked in a glass

of water overnight and drunk the next morning helps control high

blood pressure and cholesterol as recommended by some Ayurvedic

physicians.

 

When there are developments with my little humble dream with enough

space, shall post here. Meantime Len Kalipadma and Friends, please

can you keep your blessed fingers crossed for me, thanks!

 

Om GuNg Ganapataye Namo Namaha,

Simone (or Sy; whichever you wish)

 

 

, kalipadma@j... wrote:

>

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> On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 11:46:32 -0000 "Simone" <syzenith>

> writes:

> > Namaskar Len Kalipadma,

> >

> > It is ok if I ask which Indian company did you purchase your

parad

> > bead from?

>

> It was a company in Chennai (Madras) that made yantras.

Navashakti

> Neelayam, I think.

>

> Would you care to describe the parad

> > bead, i.e. if you still have it?

>

It was round, silvery, about the size of my thumbnail, with a large

hole

> running through it, and threaded on heavy red cord. After I broke

out in the rash, I sealed it in an envelope, folded it up, and filed

it... somewhere. (My filing system is unreliable at best!)

>

> In my case, maybe its because my

> > system is already full of poisons

>

> Oh, so am I! An Ayurvedic doctor said I am that rarity, someone

with Vata, Pitta, AND Kappha imbalances.

>

> > hence the antidote effect and

> > more. Happy to test it for you if you wish.

>

Again, I have no idea whether I can find it.

>

> > Mine is worn without

> > any sort of coating.

>

> Neither was mine. But (as I said) I've read statements from a

Westerner who imported Parad Shiva lingams and other <murthies> that

one should coat them with acrylic...

>

> > While mercury amalgams were slowly killing me

> > during early years when they were in tooth fillings, my bead is

> > doing the opposite. However, in utmost resonance with you

regarding rudrakshas! Another of my passions

>

> I wear a rudraksha mala 24/7 except when I'm bathing or having

sex. And use it for counting my mantra. I have a few rudrakshas

with oddly-numbered "faces." A nine-faced one I wear during Durga

Navaratri, a seven-faced one I wear when under Saturn transits. I

bought a three-faced one for Mars, but it looks like a normal five-

face with two of the faces filled in -- I think it's a phony.

>

> > You're spot on too about each individual's mileage varying!

Love the description of your > crystal Ganesha murti. Is it clear

quartz?

>

> Of course. I had a friend who went to India buy me a small lot of

> crystal Ganeshas (imagining I'd resell them and be the crystal

Ganesh King). Some folks complained they were too expensive for

little glass statues. I'd correct them -- not glass, quartz

crystal... Vajra! Being naieve and not greedy, I only doubled the

wholesale price but two sharp-eyed ladies at a New Age Conference

whispered (within my earshot) "Let's buy them all! We can resell

these at three times the price." And they did.

>

> I'm amazed at the way Hindu <tchatchkas> get marked up when sold

in the West.

>

> (Sy, this is your opportunity to give your website and talk about

the rudrakshas you sell, at very reasonable prices!)

>

> -- Len/ Kalipadma