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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 and other medical pseudoscience.

Rudraksha is the seed of a particular tree species which usually grows at a certain altitude in the mountains – mainly in the Himalayan region. Unfortunately, most of these trees were used to make railway sleepers, so there are very few of them remaining in India. Today, they are mostly found in Nepal, Burma, Thailand or Indonesia. They are there in some parts of the Western Ghats in South India, but the best quality ones come from a certain altitude in Himalayas because somehow the soil, atmosphere, and everything influences it. These seeds have a very unique vibration.

Rudraksha word is related to Hindu Religion. Rudraksha tree and seed both are called Rudraksha. In Sanskrit Rudraksham means Rudraksha fruit as well as Rudraksha tree. Rudraksha tree grows on mountains and hilly region of Nepal, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra and Burma. Its leaves are green in colour and the fruits are brown in color and sour in taste. The Rudrakshafruits also adorn the human beings because of spiritual values.

Rudraksha henceforth meant ‘The Tear of Lord Shiva‘. The dry seed-capsules from the Rudraksha tree form Rudraksha beads are thus used as prayer Lord Shiva beads and also worn for innumerable benefits

We have always seen the idols or images of Lord Shiva wearing Rudraksha. Lord Shiva is always depicted wearing Rudraksha beads on his head, arms and hands. With this, there came up the religious and spiritual significance of Rudraksha. It is believed that the seed of Rudraksha contains the secrets of the entire evolution of Cosmos within it.

Benefits:

• Most Powerful bead of Dhyaan/Meditation Spiritual attainments.
• Destroy sins and past karma by Antahkarna Shuddhi.
• Gives good family life, good relationships with others. Brings unity in family, friends etc.
• Gives happiness, spiritual gain, for begetting children.
• Wearer's family finds faith, reverence among themselves.
• Brings perfection and focus along with energy and confidence.
• Luck is felt within few days of wearing.