Shloka 66
रुद्राक्ष-माहात्म्य
Rudrākṣa Māhātmya — The Greatness of Rudraksha
द्विवक्त्रो देवदेवेशस्सर्वकामफलप्रदः । विशेषतः स रुद्रा क्षो गोवधं नाशयेद्द्रुतम्
dvivaktro devadeveśassarvakāmaphalapradaḥ | viśeṣataḥ sa rudrā kṣo govadhaṃ nāśayeddrutam
Der zweigesichtige Herr, der Gott der Götter, verleiht die Früchte aller gewünschten Ziele. Besonders aber vernichtet jene Rudrākṣa rasch die Sünde, die durch das Töten einer Kuh entsteht.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vāmadeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it continues the Rudrākṣa-mukha typology by associating a ‘two-faced’ Śiva-form with specific expiatory power (go-vadha pāpa-nāśa).
Significance: Teaches prāyaścitta through Śiva-related upāya: Rudrākṣa as a grace-bearing sacramental that mitigates heavy karmic burdens when paired with devotion.
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse proclaims Rudra’s compassionate sovereignty: through Shiva-connected sacred means (here, Rudrākṣa), even heavy karmic burdens can be purified when approached with devotion and right intention.
Rudrākṣa is treated as a tangible sign of Saguna Shiva’s grace—an aid for Linga-worship and japa—supporting the devotee’s inner purification and steadiness in Shiva-bhakti.
Wear Rudrākṣa with reverence and combine it with Shiva-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a purificatory practice, aligning conduct with dharma.