Shloka 12
रुद्राक्ष-माहात्म्य
Rudrākṣa Māhātmya — The Greatness of Rudraksha
श्वेतरक्ताः पीतकृष्णा वर्णाज्ञेयाः क्रमाद्बुधैः । स्वजातीयं नृभिर्धार्यं रुद्रा क्षं वर्णतः क्रमात्
śvetaraktāḥ pītakṛṣṇā varṇājñeyāḥ kramādbudhaiḥ | svajātīyaṃ nṛbhirdhāryaṃ rudrā kṣaṃ varṇataḥ kramāt
The wise know that Rudrākṣa beads are, in order, white, red, yellow, and black, in accordance with the four varṇas. Therefore, people should wear Rudrākṣa of their own varṇa, following this order of colors.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
It frames Rudrākṣa-wearing as a dharmic Shaiva observance: devotion to Pati (Shiva) is practiced through regulated conduct, where outer discipline supports inner purity and steady remembrance of Shiva.
Rudrākṣa is treated as a sacred aid for Saguna Shiva worship—supporting japa, pūjā, and daily Shiva-oriented discipline—thereby strengthening focused devotion toward the Linga and Shiva’s gracious, accessible form.
Wear Rudrākṣa as prescribed and use it for japa—especially the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a steady, embodied practice of Shaiva remembrance.