Legend of Rudraksha

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Legend of Rudraksha

 

Shiva Purana describe Rudraksha's origin as Lord Shiva's tears. He had

been meditating for many years for the welfare of all creatures. On

opening the eyes, hot drops of tears rolled down and the mother earth

gave birth to Rudraksha trees. Lord Siva has many aspects indicated by

His 1,008 names Lord Siva is responsible for creation, evolution and

dissolution. Lord Siva dances creation out of existence at the end of

time and then after an appropriate time He destroys the silence itself

by dancing and the activity of His dance gives rise to the appearance of

Narayana and causes creation again.

 

Through the grace of Lord Siva we are able to come to a state where we

stop identifying with the Relative aspect of ourselves and come to know

our true identity as one with the Absolute. This is the death of death

itself. This is immortality. It is the total destruction of all

limitation and all sorrow in our lives and this miracle can only be

brought about by the power of Lord Siva. That is why He is called Lord

Siva the Auspicious One. He destroys our limitations and our fears. He

is the very embodiment of total kindness. He is the Lord of Yogis

presiding over Transcendental Knowledge.Om Nama Sivaya.

 

Lord Siva is also known as Rudra and the Lord of Tears. The meaning of

the name Rudra is traceable to the Vedas and said to be derived from rud

(dravayita) he who drives away sin or suffering.

 

Eight different aspects of nature are the direct manifestations of Rudra

and they are Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Space, The Sun, The Moon and the

Life Force. Anything good and auspicious, anything that keeps us healthy

and happy and anything that helps us attain freedom from pain and misery

is Rudra.

 

Sri Rudram is one of the five scriptural texts chosen by the ancients

for constant repetition and meditation. The five are the Upanishads of

one's own Sakha, The Bhagavad Gita, The Vishnu Sahasranama, Sri Rudram

and Purusha Suktam.

 

Vedic Literature states

 

As by pouring water at the root of a tree, all its branches are

nourished, by pleasing Sri Rudra through Rudrajapa, all the Devas are

pleased. One attains Bhukti and Mukti, enjoyment of life as well as

freedom from the ills of the world by the chanting of Sri Rudram with

devotion

 

To the Rudra who is in fire, who is in water, who is in trees and

plants, who has entered into the entire universe, to that Rudra let our

salutations go

 

Vedic Literature shows that the Rudraksa Bead was created from the tears

of Rudra, the fierce form of Lord Siva thus endowing it with medicinal

and Spiritual Powers. Each of the many types of Rudraksa Beads have a

governing Diety and specific powers and properties.

 

Two of the most important rules to be observed in the Asta avarana that

are the eight aids or protections are the uttering of the five syllabled

formula or Mantra that is Namah Sivaya and the wearing of the Sacred

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