Rudraksha Maintenance & Precautions when purchasing

February 20, 2005

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Clean your mala / beads when you feel they require cleaning after

regular usage . Dip in Luke warm water. Add some liquid soap . Keep

for minimum 24 hours and then brush with a plastic brush to clean the

dirt and grime that fixes in the pores of the beads .

Then wash with running water and leave the beads to dry for several

hours , and then apply some oil on the beads by using a brush. Sandal

wood oil is best mixed with light Olive oil . Oiling may be repeated

every few weeks or whenever the beads seem dry as oiling makes the

beads strong.

If rudraksha are worn during bath , then it is recommended to keep

them away from Soap , as it penetrates the bead pores and makes them

dehydrated . Regular washing with water is good for the beads . If

not worn during bath , the beads may be washed in normal clean

water , during prayers .

Rudraksha beads may be worn all the time . According to our authentic

texts there are no do's and don'ts on wearing these beads. The beads

are holy and one needs to maintain their purity and energy by

treating them with respect and care. Regularly wash them , oil them

and chant mantras with them .

Wear the mala inside dress and do not touch with hands and fingers .

When you take the mala off please keep in a pouch or a plate in your

altar . You may take mala off at night and keep in a plate in your

altar and wear again in the morning after bath and prayers . Rest of

the day there is no need to take off mala .

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Note:

Worthy Precautions at the time of purchasing Rudraksha

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Rudraksha is recognized only by looking at the linings or mukhis on

it . Some people's criteria is that it should sink and not float in

the water or should rotate between two copper coins are wrong. These

criteria cheat people.

Therefore it is advised that the people should purchase Rudraksha

only after observing the linings or mukhis. Experience and awareness

in differentiating a Rudraksha bead from that of another berry or nut

with carved lines would help .Remember that lower mukhi Rudraksha

(from 2 till 7 mukhi) are available abundantly and faking does not

take place in these .

It is only in the case of rare ones like 1 mukhi round , or Gauri

Shankar , or higher mukhis that unscrupulous people artificially

carve out lines on a lower mukhi beads pr even a betel nut or berry

to get the effect . Still an experienced eye can detect it. The

number of mukhis in a rudraksha is same as the number of seeds inside

it So a 6 mukhi will have 6 seeds , 11 mukhi will have 11 seeds etc .

Therefore whenever any person goes to buy a gem or a Rudraksha, he

should buy from a trustworthy and well established source so that the

purchaser may get guarantee of the item purchased. Hawkers, sadhus,

astrologists who are hypocrites, can give false beads on account of

their hidden greed and at last the genuine suppliers have to bear

much loss.

Therefore gems & Rudrakshas should be bought from genuine and true

suppliers. When there is faith in the Rudraksha purchased, the effect

of the Rudraksha is magnified and cherished results are obtained.

Rudra Centre offers Certificate of guarantee on rudraksha beads

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February 21, 2005

Namaste,

With regards to the do's and dont's:

Can a non vegetarian wear the rudraksha mala?

Is it necesary to remove the maala while eating non veg.

Namaste

Nandesh

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