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 Rudraksha.

 

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