Serious Rudraksha Question

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Namaste Richard, excellently serious question Just my two dimes'

worth:

 

Anyway, would Vaishnava women from very strict backgrounds wear their

Tulasi malas during the monthly cycle and sleep all the time? How

many Vaishnavite men from strick backgrounds would remove their Tulsi

malas when they need to take a poop in the lavatory?

 

Indeed it would be a "misfortune" if someboday dies during sleep or

in the lavatory without wearing rudraksh. (Most of the world's

population do not possess rudraksh in any case.) The person who gives

the advice, even if he/she is well-meaning would get the blame of

course. And the negative karma to go with it. This is a chance he/she

takes. The atma, by listening to this advice, is also taking a chance

by following it. However in several Hindu traditions, Lord Yama and

his attendants do not exactly act instantly as there are certain days

the soul lingers, certain number of days for rituals, then another

set of rituals, etc, then comes the 31st day for example.

 

You are right that devotees of Lord Shiva should be in contact with

rudraksh "must surely be in contact with rudraksha at the time of

death". This also means being in contact say for example, the

rudraksh is under the pillow with the corpse's head on top of it. It

also means the rudraksh may well be in a locker or the puja shrine

when a person dies while in the lavatory.

 

By extension of rudraksh's electromagnetic properties, the mantras

and pujas performed by the person when alive and the esoteric, and

exoteric properties of rudraksh, the person is still linked to the

rudraksh and thereby have "contact". All a family member has to do is

place the rudraksh around the corpse's neck. In Hindu funerals, the

corpse receives a bath and is usually clothed nicely. Many families

place the rudraksh malas on the deceased person after the bath.

 

In a different context, what about those who died in horrific

accidents and continued to haunt certain places who didn't wear

rudraksh upon the time of demise? Why didn't Lord Yama's attendants

take them?

 

Anyway, other friends may have their personal views. Each to their

own cup of tea.

 

Ommmmm

 

 

 

, Richard Shaw Brown

<rsbj66 wrote:

>

> Suppose someone on this list gives a quote saying Rudraksha cannot

be

> worn on so many occasions, such as during sleep or latrine. And

suppose

> some atma reads that, and before sleeping he/she removes their

> Rudraksha, and then happens to die in their sleep, but with OUT

> Rudraksha. That is a misfortune!! Do you know how many people die in

> their sleep? Same for latrine, many people die in latrine, so if

they

> took that advice then they would die without any Rudraksha. A huge

> misfortune!!! And who will get the blame???

>

> Just as Vaishnavas believe that Yamaraj and Yamadhutas will not

touch

> any one wearing Tulasi, in same way devotees of Mahadev must surely

be

> in contact with Rudraksa at the time of death.

>

> So who will take responsibility to stop them???

>

> In my opinion, the ONLY time it is safe NOT to wear Rudraksha, is

any

> time one is certain NOT to die.

>

> Best wishes & Happy New Year 2007

>

> Y/s,

> Richard

>

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