Reg info about Badraksha

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I stick with the original Siva Purana so this is all I can comment

on......there is no mention in Puranas that I have found specific to

shape of the Holy Rudraksha except the mention of the Bead the size

of Emblic Myrobalan is exceptional

 

Emblic Myrobalan is a berry of some type as far as I know and

depending on where grown and in what type of soil can be of

different sizes.....however in Siva Purana is stated that the

favourites of Lord Siva are from Gauda Land and this is manifested

as a giant Energy Mandala that covers the Gangetic Plain from Bengal

to Himalaya Mountains and the south to about Orissa.........so if we

take these two bits of information together then the shape of the

Holy Rudraksha would be that of the Emblic Myrobalan found growing

within the territory of the Gauda Land..........is also state that

the Holy Rudraksha the size of a gram are the least

 

there are other Holy Books that are not a Purana like the

RudrakshaJabalopanisad that has a slightly different take on the

Rudraksha however you would have to read this yourself.....a good

start would be to get the book on our website that is Rudraksha

Values and Biomedical Implications as this book by Dr Subas Rai

lists different Holy Books and where to find the information in the

different Holy Books........is like a table of contents on where to

find the information in different books specific to the Holy

Rudraksha

 

However the one who interpreted some of the statements for this

Rudraksha Book changed some of the phrases from the exact

transliteration of some of the Holy Books.......... so if you get

the Rudraksha book by Dr Subas Rai......... you have to really find

the holy book in english they are referring to and read for yourself

what each chapter is saying

 

the Bhadraksha is mentioned in one Holy Book as not being a

Rudraksha...........has been said there are about 300 different

species subspecies of the Holy Rudraksha Trees.....for example the

Sadhaka at Kauai Monestary in Hawaii have told me that the Rudraksha

they have there are not Nepal Rudraksha Trees that are the

Eleocaracae ganitrus roxb species that has been identified as the

favourite of Lord Siva growing in Gauda Land..... the Eka Mukhi is a

Half Round Bead.......or a half moon shape as the half moon seen in

paintings of Lord Siva........the Bhadraksha is more a straight and

kind of broader bead even though it has a rounded bottom and a

straiter top......looks kind of like the smooth skinned brazil

nut..........it really does not have the characteristic half moon

shape of the Eka Muki or exterior protrusions of the Eka Mukhi even

though the bottom of the bead is rounded there simply is no feel of

energy in the bead for some reason.......in modern times the half

round half moon shape Rudraksha has been accepted as same as round

shape

 

hope this helps

 

Rudra Center India and America

 

DD

 

, deven chopra

<chopradeven81 wrote:

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> Is it stated in the Puranas taht the half moon shape variety we

have is a rudraksha and not some other species like bahdraksha?

>

> ravi shankar <ravishankar_rbsc

wrote:

> Dear DDji,

>

> thanks for the info...

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> with pranams

> Ravishankar

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> rudracenter <no_reply> wrote:

> Dear Friend

>

> Namaskar and thank you for your question.........Badraksha is

> mentioned in the Siva Purana as not being a Rudraksha however a

> Badraksha looks almost like a brazil nut.....is mostly smooth on

the

> outer surface so it has no formations on the exterior surface of

the

> bead like the half round shape Eka Mukhi Rudraksha....only place

I

> saw Badraksha was in Chennai when we were there in

2001.....however

> it is not round....it simply looks like a big brown brazil nut so

> you need to tell your friend that we have not seen anyone selling

> these in many years.......their shape distinguishes them from the

> authentic round rudraksha and the half moon shap Eka Mukhi

Rudraksha

>

> hope this helps

>

> Wishing you and Family the Best

>

> Rudra Center India and America

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> DD

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> , ravi shankar

> <ravishankar_rbsc@> wrote:

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> > Dear Members

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> > I want to knpw about Badraksha. One of my

> friends told me that the things which we find in net or market is

> actually badraksha and not rudraksha.

> >

> > To be honest, I dont really know much about

> badraksha and i was unable to speak to him. Please take this as a

> question of a beginer and answer me to throw some light on this

> issue.

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> > with pranams

> > Ravishankar

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