Rudraksha is the blessing of Lord Shiva. For
thousands of years, mankind all over the world is getting immense
advantage of wearing Rudraksha beads. Rudraksha is not just a bead, but
rather it is a blessing of Lord Shiva which helps in attaining healthy
mind, body and soul.
It is also crucial in attaining good health and gives relief from blood pressure, stress, anxiety, depression and other related diseases. Rudraksha is a Sanskrit word which is formed through combining two words namely "Rudra" meaning Lord Shiva and "Aksha" meaning eyes. Combining these two meanings, the term Rudraksha denote Lord Shiva eyes. Aksha denotes the third eye of Lord Shiva.
There
is an ancient interesting story associated with origin of Rudraksha in
Shiv Purana. Maa Parvati, the divine consort of Lord Shiva once asked
him about the origin of Rudraksha. Lord Shiva told that he meditated for
thousand years keeping his eyes closed and when he came out of the
state of meditation, a few drops of tears fell on the ground, it took
the form of the seeds, from these seeds the Rudraksha tree came into
existence.
Another ancient story says that when Lord Shiva burnt demon
Tripurasura, tears came out of his eyes which were converted into
Rudraksha tree.
Rudraksha are very beneficial in
meditation which leads us to ultimate goal of gaining salvation in life.
It is believed that the seed of Rudraksha contains the secrets of
entire evolution of the cosmos within it. The sages have been wearing
Rudraksha for centuries to cultivate mental, physical and health prowess
to attain fearlessness on their spiritual path to enlightenment.
The Rudraksha bead has a lot of medicinal properties and is used
in the cure for mental illness, blood pressure, small pox and chicken
pox, poisons, cough, fever, breathlessness and fits.
Rudraksha
is a rare gift of nature to mankind in the sense, that most beads come
with a natural hole drilled in the centre, as if nature intended man
to use the rudraksha bead to form a chain. Such rudraksha beads are
considered especially auspicious. Rudraksha is often believed to symbolize
the link between earth and heaven, between man and god. Hence Rudraksha
is the object of veneration and also a source to reach the higher self.
Each
seed also possesses from 1 to 38 vertical lines running down its surface,
like the longitude lines on a globe. These lines are known as mukhi,
or faces, and are natural formations of the seed. Seeds with one vertical
line are known as Eka-mukhi (one facet), which are very rare; those
with two lines are Dvi-mukhi (two facets), and so on. Each bead has
different effects on the wearer, depending on the number of mukhi or
faces it has. Each of the many types of Rudraksha Beads have a governing
Deity and specific powers and properties.
In the later posts I will discuss the advantages of various beads of rudraksha along with ruling planets of such Rudraksha
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