Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 88
रुद्राक्षधारणोद्भूतात्पुण्यात्पूर्वभवार्जितात् । कुले महति संजातौ वर्तेते बालकाविमौ
rudrākṣadhāraṇodbhūtātpuṇyātpūrvabhavārjitāt | kule mahati saṃjātau vartete bālakāvimau
ৰুদ্ৰাক্ষ ধাৰণৰ পৰা উদ্ভৱ হোৱা পুণ্য—পূৰ্বজন্মত অৰ্জিত—তাৰ ফলত এই দুজন বালক মহৎ আৰু উচ্চ কুলত জন্ম লৈ তাতেই বাস কৰিছে।
Parāśara
Scene: Two boys in a noble household wear rudrākṣa beads; their faces are calm and pure-minded, suggesting inherited saṃskāra and Śaiva inclination.
FAQs
Śaiva practices like wearing rudrākṣa generate puṇya that can uplift one’s future birth and circumstances.
No tīrtha is named; the verse glorifies rudrākṣa-dhāraṇa (wearing rudrākṣa) as a dharmic practice.
Wearing rudrākṣa is presented as the meritorious practice (dhāraṇa) producing spiritual and worldly uplift.