Benefits And Procedure Of Wearing Rudraksha

This Hindu Compliance System describes the fundamental concepts and principles of quality for making a rudraksha jewellery, and importance of wearing rudraksha jewellery which are commonly followed for all the śaiva sampradāya in sanatana hindu dharma. The Hindu scriptures elaborately talks about multitude of benefits of wearing rudraksha. Here we will walk through some of them, that is compiled from various Hindu scriptures.

Omnipresent Lord Siva continued gazing towards the demon Tripural for his annihilation for the thousands of years without blinking the eyelids. Tears started dropping from both the eyes and fell on the ground which produced the great Rudraksa trees. The drop of tears transformed into the tree out of mercy for the devotees.

Benefits of Rudraksha

The result of a glimpse of Rudraksa is million times more than the effect of donating a cow with the calf to a learned brahmin who observes the tenets of scriptures (6).
A touch of Rudraksa produces billion times more results and wearing of Rudraksa is hundred billion times virtuous to the man (7).
Devotees who recite mantras wearing the Rudraksas, are regarded as endowed with hundreds of millions times and thousands of million times virtues (8).
Great virtues are bestowed upon the devotee who wears the Rudraksa respectfully. Rudrākṣa of the size of embolic myrobalan is considered to be the best (9).
The face of the Rudraksa is equivalent to Lord Rudra. All the gods reside on the points of it. The person who wears such Rudrāksas immediately becomes free from all sins (39).
What can be of equal value to the virtues produced by holding the Rudraksas? God and demon adore the person who has attained the nature of Rudra by wearing the Rudraksha with the proper prescribed procedures (40).
One who wears thirty two Rudräksas on the neck, six on each of the ears, 108 on the chest and forty on the head, has always been adored as the god Rudra (42).
If one wears only Rudräksa alone, the essence of all gems, without combining it with any precious stones such as pearls etc. sin is unable to touch him as the darkness can never come before the sun (44).
Endless results are produced by the hymn recited with the help of the garland of Rudraksa. Hymn, recited without the help of Rudraksa, obtains the results as per its number (45).
The life of the person who does not wear a single Rudräkşa, the producer of immense results, is as fruitless as the non-bearer of the three sacred horizontal lines (Tripundrak) on the forehead (46).
One who worships Rudraksa by bathing it with water is sure to secure the results of Linga-worship (47).
Immense is the glory of Rudraksa (48).

Various suggested Designs for Rudraksha Garland

One who wears Rudraksa with pearl, coral, crystal, silver, lapis lazuli (cat’s eye), gold, undoubtedly attains the nature of Rudra (43).
If one wears only Rudräksa alone, the essence of all gems, without combining it with any precious stones such as pearls etc. sin is unable to touch him as the darkness can never come before the sun (44).

Preferred Quality to be Worn

Great virtues are bestowed upon the devotee who wears the Rudraksa respectfully. Rudrākṣa of the size of embolic myrobalan is considered to be the best (9).
The learned people consider Rudrākṣa of the size of the fruit of jujube is of medium quality and the size of a horse grain is of lower quality, O Brhaspati! know it for certain (10).
As per the will of Siva, brahman, kshatriya, vaishya and shudra are the four kinds of trees of Rudraksha grown on the earth and they produce fruits of the same castes (11).
The white Rudraksas are considered to be brahmins, red coloured are kshatriyas, yellow coloured are known as vaisyas, where is sudras are black (12).
Brahmins should wear white, kshatriya red, vaisyas yellow and Sudras should wear black Rudraksas (13).
Rudräkşas that possess the colour of the copper, are sublime; Rudrākşas that are hard, big, full of granules are considered to be virtuous. On the contrary following six types of Rudräksas i.e. eaten by worms, broken, without granules, full of wounds and unshapely are forbidden (14).
The Rudrāksa that naturally possesses the hole (for entering the thread) is considered to be the best and Rudraksa in which the hole has to be drilled by man is of second quality (15).
Learned devotees should wear Rudrākṣas of the same round size, glazy and hard by entering the silken thread into them. Generally all people may wear it (16).
Rudraksa whose line put on the black stone seems like a golden one is considered to be of best quality. Devotees of Siva should put on that Rudrākṣa only (17).

Quantity to be worn

Brahmins should wear white, kshatriya red, vaisyas yellow and Sudras should wear black Rudraksas (13).
One should hold one Rudraksa on the knot of the crown of the head, thirty on the head, thirty two on the neck and sixteen on each of the arms (18).
Twelve Rudraksas should be put on the wrist, five hundred on the shoulders. The garland of Rudraksa for the recitation of mantras should consist of one hundred and eight (19).
One should put on a garland of Rudräksa of two, three and five rounds (20).
Wearing of three hundred, five hundred and one thousand Rudraksas is considered to be of low, medium and best state respectively (22).
In case of paucity of one thousand Rudraksas, one should wear sixteen in each arms, one in the knot of hair on the crown of the head and twelve in each hand (41).
One who wears thirty two Rudräksas on the neck, six on each of the ears, 108 on the chest and forty on the head, has always been adored as the god Rudra (42).

Procedure on Wearing Rudraksha

As per the will of Siva, brahman, kshatriya, vaishya and shudra are the four kinds of trees of Rudraksha grown on the earth and they produce fruits of the same castes (11).
The white Rudraksas are considered to be brahmins, red coloured are kshatriyas, yellow coloured are known as vaisyas, where is sudras are black (12).
Brahmins should wear white, kshatriya red, vaisyas yellow and Sudras should wear black Rudraksas (13).
One should wear Rudräksas in all conditions like sleeping, waking, eating, drinking etc. on the different parts of the body as an ornament such as headgear, ear ring, necklace, waist belt etc. (21).
Learned devotee should hold the Rudraksa on the head by reciting ISäna hymn, on the neck by Tatpuruşa hymn and on the arms by Aghora hymn; a garland consisting of fifty beads should be put on the belly by reciting Vyomvyäpi hymn (23).
Three, five or seven lines of garlands of Rudrāksas should be worn by uttering Pañcabrahma hymn- and Şadanga hymn or all the Rudrāksas may be put on by the original hymn i.e. five syllable (namah sivaya) (24).