The destroyer, in the trinity of lords; the lord of lords; the great SHIVA. We all are well aware of the divine and tremendous power of Shiva; However, we must be well versed with his most beloved thing Rudraksha.
What is Rudraksha?
How did it develop?
Why is it so important for the Shivaisms?
What is the great story behind the emergence of Rudraksha?
Let’s reveal the pious secrets of Shiva’s Rudraksha.
Rudraksha: The tears of Shiva
The word Rudraksha is made of 2 Sanskrit words combined namely Rudra and Aksya which means Shiva and tears respectively.
Hence, the tears of Shiva.
These are simply the wrinkled, rigid, dry, light, brown, and non-glamorous seeds of the Elaeocarpus tree.
These are highly sacred in Hinduism and are used as prayer beads for wearing, chanting spells, and praying Lord Shiva.
It possesses highly hallowed values concerned with it and is found in Nepal, Sri Lanka, and in northeastern parts of the country.
The most important fact of the Rudraksha lies in its emergence tale only.
How did Rudraksha emerge?
The secret of its emergence lies in the holy pages of the great Hindu mythological book, Shiva Purana; Chapter 29, Vidveshwara Sanheeta.
According to it, many years back The lord Shiva did a tough penance for thousands of years for the welfare of the universe.
During this time, a ruthless demon named Tripurasur received a boon from Lord Brahma of incredible power.
This made him very strong, powerful, and energetic. He started to ruin the earth and heaven, in a desire to rule the world.
No, any deity could stop him. Even Brahma, the creator, and Vishnu, the sustainer were unable to kill him.
All the deities and lords went to Rudra and prayed to him to save the world from inhumanity, injustice, sins, and torture of Tripurasur.
When Lord Shiva begins to attain consciousness from years-long self- meditation; he suddenly became very upset by the pitiful situation of humans. The very soon he opened his eyes, tears started flowing and fell on the ground.
Every tear that fell on the ground attained the structure of brown beads and was named Rudraksha.
Thus Rudraksha possesses the entire cosmic energy of Shiva.
Soon after, Shiva became so angry and killed the devil.
Why Shiva created Rudraksha?
Shiva created Rudraksha for the welfare of mankind. It may help you in many ways:
It brings peace and tranquillity to you.
It helps to create a seraphic aura around you, revitalize your soul, empower the inner positivity, and strengthens the inner energy.
It protects from negativity, evil spirits, and any kind of black magic.
It has magical and astonishing healing as well as therapeutic properties. It is greatly used by saints to bless their disciples.
It brings prosperity, good fortune, happiness, and a desire to attain Nirvana.
The one who wears it with all rules and regulations, get relieved from the repetitive cycles of birth and death.
The one who feels shameful to do so can never free himself from the vicious cycle of birth and death.
Shiva created Rudraksha for the sake of humanity, compassion, and an easy path to attain moksha.
Scientifically, it carries abundant carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen; hence wherever you go you keep a sack of these along.
There are 21 phases of Rudraksha, each having its specific advantages.
An already used or broken Rudraksha should never be worn.
Neither it should be bought carelessly without proper consultation of sagas nor should be treated disrespectfully.
It is believed that the one who wears Rudraksha ethically is himself a form of Rudra.
The story of its emergence is highly benevolent and so its value.
Rudraksha is a symbol of bliss, compassion, humanity, and devotion.
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