Rudraksha Jabala Upanishad

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Rudraksha Jabala Upanishad

(Translation taken from lordsiva.pdf :

 

"Lord Siva and His Worship"

 

by Sri Swami Sivananda, founder of the Divine Life Society.)

 

Hari Om! I praise the Effulgent State of Absolute Peace, belonging

to Sri Maharudra, which is to be known through the Rudraksha Jabala

Upanishad.

 

Bhusunda questioned Lord Kalagnirudra: What is the beginning of

Rudraksha beads? What is the benefit of wearing them on the body?

 

Lord Kalagnirudra answered him thus: I closed my eyes for the sake of

destroying the Tripura Asuras. From my eyes thus closed, drops of

water fell on the earth. These drops of tears turned into Rudrakshas.

 

By the mere utterance of the name of 'Rudraksha', one acquires the

benefit of giving ten cows in charity. By seeing and touching it, one

attains double that benefit. I am unable to praise it any more.

 

I closed my eyes one thousand celestial years. Then from my eyelids,

drops of water dropped down and attained the state of immobility for

blessing the devoted persons. This Rudraksha destroys the devotees'

sins that are committed both night and day, by wearing it.

 

By mere vision of the Rudraksha, the benefit will be say, a lac.

But by wearing them, it will be a crore. Why, it will be equal

to hundred crores. But it will be a thousand lacs of crores and

hundred lacs of crores times powerful when one does Japa with

Rudraksha and wears it at all times.

 

Among Rudrakshas, one as big as Amalaka (myrobalan), is considered

to be the best. One as big as the Badari fruit (Indian berry) is

considered to be of the middle sort. But that as big as Chana

(Bengal gram) is considered to be the worst of all. This is my

idea about the size of Rudraksha beads.

 

The four kinds of people, Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas and Sudras

are born as merely a worthless burden on the earth. The real

Brahmin is the white Rudraksha. The red is a Kshatriya. The yellow

is a Vaisya. And the black is a Sudra. Therefore, a Brahmin should

wear white Rudrakshas, a Kshatriya the red, a Vaisya the yellow and

a Sudra the black.

 

One should use those Rudraksha-beads which are nice, handsome,

strong, big, auspicious and thorny. One should avoid those eaten by

worms, broken, without thorns, and having sores.

 

The self-holed Rudraksha is of the best variety. But that which is

holed by man's attempt, is considered to be worse. Those best

Rudrakshas should be strung in white thread. A worshipper of Siva

should wear Rudraksha all over the body. He should wear one bead

on the crest, three hundred round the head, thirty-six round the

neck, sixteen round each arm, twelve round the chest and five

hundred round the waist. He should wear a Yajnopavita consisting

of one hundred and eight beads of Rudrakshas. He should wear two,

three, five or seven Malas of Rudraksha round the neck.

 

A Siva-Bhakta should wear Rudrakshas round his crown, ear-ring,

chain, round the ear, armlet, at all times, and specially round

the stomach, irrespective of the fact whether he is sleeping,

drinking, etc.

 

If the devotee wears three hundred beads, it is the worst, if

he wears five hundred it will be medium, but one thousand will be

the best of all.

 

The devotee, when wearing Rudrakshas on the head, should repeat

his Ishta Mantra, and when wearing them round the neck, should

repeat the Tat-Purusha Mantra and when wearing round the throat,

should repeat the Aghora Mantra. The same Mantra (Aghora) should

be recited when wearing round the chest also. He should wear

them round the arms with the Aghora Bija Mantra.

 

Then again Bhusunda asked Lord Kalagnirudra: What are the

different forms and effects of Rudraksha beads? Please tell me

about the secret of these blessed ones including their various

faces, which is the means of getting rid of all evil.

 

Lord Kalagnirudra said: The bead with one face is of the form

of the Supreme Truth. A disciplined one (controlling his senses)

mingles himself with the one Eternal Truth, after wearing these

Rudrakshas. (The following is a list of different faces of Rudrakshas

and their effects).

 

Faces Form- Effect of wearing

 

1. Supreme Truth- Attainment of Eternity

2. Ardhanarisvara- Grace of Ardhanarisvara

3. Tretagni- Grace of Agni

4. Brahma- Grace of Brahma

5. Pancha-Brahmas -Destruction of homicide sin

6. Karttikeya or Ganesa -Attainment of Chitta-Suddhi and Jnana

7. Saptamala -Attainment of good health and wealth

8. Ashtamatras (Ashta Vasus) or Ganga -Grace of these Devatas and

becoming truthful

9. Nava-Saktis -Grace of Nava-Saktis or nine Powers

10. Yama -Attainment of Peace.

11. Ekadasa Rudras -Increase of all kinds of wealth

12. Mahavishnu or 12 Adityas -Attainment of Moksha

13. Cupid -Attainment of fulfilling desires and grace of Cupid

14. Rudra -Destruction of all diseases

 

One who wears Rudrakshas, should not use intoxicants, meat, garlic,

onions, carrots and all such prohibited things. By wearing Rudrakshas

during eclipses, Vishusankranti (the end of Mina and beginning of

Mesha Masa), new moon, full moon and other such auspicious days,

one is freed of all sins.

 

The base of the Rudraksha bead is Brahma, its navel is Vishnu,

its face is Rudra and its hole consists of all gods.

 

One day Sanatkumara asked Kalagnirudra: "O Lord! Tell me the rules

for wearing Rudrakshas". At that time Nidagha, Jadabharata,

Dattatreya,

Katyayana, Bharadvaja, Kapila, Vasishtha, Pippalada, etc., came to

Kalagnirudra. Then Lord Kalagnirudra asked them why they all had come

in

a group. They all answered that they came to hear the method of

wearing

Rudrakshas.

 

Kalagnirudra said: Those that are born out of Rudra's Akshis (eyes)

are called Rudrakshas. When these beads are even once touched by hand,

one attains the glory of giving in charity two thousand cows at a

time.

When they are worn in ears, he gets the effect of giving out eleven

thousand cows in charity. He also attains the state of the eleven

Rudras.

When the beads are worn on the head, one has the benefit of giving a

crore of cows in charity. Of all these places, I am unable to tell you

the benefit when worn in the ears.

 

Whoever studies this Rudraksha Jabala Upanishad, be he a boy or a

youth,

becomes great. He becomes the Guru of all and the teacher of all

Mantras.

Havan and Archana should be done with these Mantras (of the

Upanishad).

 

That Brahmin who recites this Upanishad in the evening, destroys the

sins

committed during day time; who recites at noon, destroys the sins of

six

births; who recites in the morning and evening, destroys the sins of

many

births. He attains the same benefit of doing six thousand lacs of

Gayatri Japa.

 

He becomes purified from all sins of killing a Brahmin, drinking

toddy,

stealing gold, approaching Guru's wife, having intercourse with her,

speaking

with corrupted person, etc. He gets the benefits of all pilgrimages

and river-

baths. He attains Siva-sayujya. He does not come back (to rebirth).

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