Vaishnava questions use of Rudraksha --- with reply

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A Vaishnavite asked a question... And my answer follows. Thought you

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Q: Just curious do you have anything for Shukra that is more vaishnava

oriented? Since Rudraksa could be viewed as more tilting toward Siva.

We have all respects for Lord Siva but a an aspiring vaishnava wants

things that remind him of Krsna, isn't it?

 

A: "Na vaishnavanam-yatha-shamboh!!!" - Shastra quotes, “There is NO

Vaishnava equal to Shamboo!” So what could be more Vaishnava oriented!?

How does Shukra remind us about Krishna any more than Shiva? How is

milk greater than yogurt?

 

Hinduism has very few real talismans. Shalagram, Tulasi, etc., these

are not talismans. These are causeless bhakti. A strict devotee never

seeks good luck. The gems are also “karma misra bhakti” as is

Rudraksha. Gems are hardly 10% as powerful as Rudraksha. And Shukradeva

has hardly 10% of the greatness of Lord Shiva. Rudraksha is in fact the

ultimate talisman in Sanatana Dharma. I have researched and collected

Rudraksha since 1974. They are pure blessing of God, in His form as

“Param Vaishnava Shankar.” If any devotee (of any God) wants good luck

they need look no further than Rudraksha and Gems. And if they are not

caring about good luck, then they should take 100% shelter of Krishna,

come what may.

 

Padma Puranam, Chapter 57, Sri Bhagavan uvaca, "If a man always wears a

Rudraksa, especially with fourteen mouths, permeated with God's

auspicious power, he is always honoured and blessed by the demigods due

to the greatness of his religious merit." <---THIS is Lord Vishnu

speaking.

 

There are many Vedic quotes by Lord Hari Himself praising Rudraksha.

There is almost NOTHING about the powers of gems in Shastra, but

Shastras are FULL of quotes praising Rudraksha.

 

And these Rudrakshas have different attributes noticed since thousands

of years. Shaat-mukhi (6 faced) is related to Venus. And tantric

Diamond also relates to Venus. So in absence of a BIG diamond, a

combination of 6 faced Rudraksha with smaller diamond is a “double

Venus” talisman... For GOOD LUCK, which is Karma misra bhakti.

 

Also, Rudraksha cost almost nothing compared to gems. And in my

experience they are 10 times more potent. For example, for Sade Sati

there is nothing better on Earth than 14 faced Rudraksha, and has been

so for thousands of years. No gem can come close.

 

For pure causeless bhakti there is no desire for talismans. And

karma-misra-bhakti can use gems and Rudraksha. Of the two, Rudraksha of

Param Bhagavat Lord Shiva Mahadeva is far superior with 0 bad effects

and all auspicious for anyone. Thank God!!!

 

Richard Shaw-Brown, PG

http://www.richardshawbrown.com

 

 

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