Why Rudraksha is Considered Beneficial for the Wearer

The word ‘rudraksha’ is a combination of the Sanskrit words, ‘Rudra’, another title of God Shiva and the word ‘aksha' meaning teardrops. The literal meaning is "Shiva's teardrops" from mythical story of the tree bearing the "blessed seed". It is said that Lord Shiva once went into a deep meditation to pray for mankind's well-being. Upon awakening from the deeply meditative state many years later, some teardrops fell from his eyes to the earth and grew into the first rudraksha trees.

The holy seeds are the products of the Elaeocarpus ganitrus principle tree species along with many others kind of trees of the same genre. These seeds are dried and used as prayer beads, worn as a necklace or ‘mala’ by the hermits, saints and spiritually-inclined people. It is believed that these seeds have inherent magnetic and spiritual healing properties and protects the wearer from harm.

Types of Rudraksha

A rudraksha consists of the apex or ‘Brahma’ from where the indentations or ‘mukhis’ or the apex originates. The middle area or ‘Vishnu’ is the widest and the lines end at the bottom or ‘Shiva'. Based on the all-powerful Hindu trinity God concept, the numbers of these naturally-occurring lines on the seed's surface defines the value and power of the seed. The seeds are available from one to twenty-one ‘mukhis’; the five to fourteen-lined rudraksha are more commonly available, with the one to four-lined ones and any denomination higher than fifteen is progressively rarer. The naturally-occurring single-line or the ‘ekmukhi’ seed and the twenty one-lined are the rarest-occurring and the most highly valued ones and the five-lined or "Pancha Mukhi" is most commonly found seed.

Benefits of Rudraksha

There are several spiritual and physical benefits associated with rudraksha seeds. It is said that a person wearing the rare and powerful ‘ekmukhi’ seed will become a hermit or ‘yogi’ within a short span of time. He will be detached and aloof from the world and become a recluse. Some of the other benefits of that one may obtain from wearing rudraksha seeds is listed below.

• Protection from sudden harmful incidents
• Helps with memorization and taking decisions
• Keeps blood pressure in check
• Keeps the mind relaxed and de-stressed
• Controls hypertension
• Increases self-belief, confidence and concentration
• Helps in controlling the astrologically bad effects of planets
• Keeps the chakra energies balanced and heals ailments

Points to be Noted before Wearing Rudraksha

Rudraksha is a powerful organic spiritual medium with various benefits associated with wearing it. However, proper procedure needs to be followed to incur its full benefits. Some precautions before and during wearing such a seed are mentioned below for reference.

• Take bath in the early morning hours
• Keep the rudraksha beads away from metal or conductors
• Wear it using a silk or cotton thread
• Wash them with the water of the Ganges River
• Keep it clean and dry

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