What is Rudraksha - menjewell.com
What is Rudraksha Rudra’ is beautiful name of our beloved and most powerful God Shiva and ‘Aksh’a means tears. According to Shiva Purana, Lord Shiva once went into deep meditation for the happiness of all living creatures. When he woke up, he opened his majestic eyes and tear drops fell on the Earth. These tear drops took the form of seeds that later on became Rudraksha trees. Rudraksha , also rudraksh, Sanskrit: rudrākṣa (Sanskrit: रूद्राक्ष )("Rudra's [Shiva's] Teardrops"), is a seed traditionally used for prayer beads in Hinduism. The seed is produced by several species of large evergreen broad-leaved tree in the genus Elaeocarpus, with Elaeocarpus ganitrus being the principal species. Rudrakshas are primarily used in India and Nepal as beads for organic jewellery and mala and are valued similar to semi-precious stones. As such, they are also the source of superstitious claims similar to beliefs related to magnetic or crystal bracelets, faith healing