From Rudraksha Jabala Upanishad

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Rudraksha Jabala Upanishad

 

 

" 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

 

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).

 

(Translation taken from lordsiva.pdf)

 

 

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