Shloka 71
रुद्राक्ष-माहात्म्य
Rudrākṣa Māhātmya — The Greatness of Rudraksha
षड्वक्त्रः कार्तिकेयस्तुधारणाद्दक्षिणे भुजे । ब्रह्महत्यादिकैः पापैर्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
ṣaḍvaktraḥ kārtikeyastudhāraṇāddakṣiṇe bhuje | brahmahatyādikaiḥ pāpairmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
Wird es am rechten Arm getragen, so wird man gesegnet wie der sechsgesichtige Herr Kārtikeya; und man wird von Sünden wie der Brahmahatyā (Tötung eines Brāhmaṇa) befreit. Daran besteht kein Zweifel.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
The verse praises sacred dhāraṇā (wearing a Shaiva sacred support, traditionally Rudrākṣa) as a purifier: through Shiva-connected observance, even heavy karmic burdens are said to be cut, and the devotee gains auspicious, divine qualities symbolized by Kārtikeya’s six-faced splendor.
Such dhāraṇā is a Saguna-Shiva aid: it externalizes devotion and keeps the mind anchored in Shiva’s presence, supporting regular worship of the Liṅga and remembrance of Shiva’s grace as the remover of pāśa (bondage).
Wear the sacred Shaiva item (commonly Rudrākṣa) on the right arm as a vow of devotion, and sustain daily Shiva-smaraṇa—ideally with the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as an inner complement to the outer observance.