Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6
द्वात्रिंशत्कंठदेशे तु चत्वारिंशत्तु मस्तके । एकैक कर्णयोः षट् षट् वक्षस्यष्टोत्तरं शतम् । यो धारयति रुद्राक्षान्रुद्रवत्सोपि पूज्यते
dvātriṃśatkaṃṭhadeśe tu catvāriṃśattu mastake | ekaika karṇayoḥ ṣaṭ ṣaṭ vakṣasyaṣṭottaraṃ śatam | yo dhārayati rudrākṣānrudravatsopi pūjyate
يُلبَس اثنتان وثلاثون عند موضع العنق، وأربعون على الرأس؛ وستٌّ وستٌّ في كل أذن؛ ومئة وثمانٍ على الصدر. ومن يحمل الرودراكشا على هذا النحو يُكرَّم كما يُكرَّم رودرا.
Sūta (continued narration)
Scene: A devotee adorned with multiple rudrākṣa strands: a heavy 108-bead chest garland, neck mala, head circlet, and ear ornaments; nearby, priests or devotees offer respect as to Rudra.
FAQs
The body itself becomes a field of sacred observance; adopting Shaiva marks is portrayed as conferring Rudra-like reverence.
No tīrtha is named; the verse is a procedural teaching on Rudrākṣa-wearing.
Specific counts and locations for wearing Rudrākṣas: 32 neck, 40 head, 6 per ear, 108 chest.