Shloka 81
रुद्राक्ष-माहात्म्य
Rudrākṣa Māhātmya — The Greatness of Rudraksha
इति रुद्रा क्षभेदा हि प्रोक्ता वै मुखभेदतः । तत्तन्मंत्राञ्छृणु प्रीत्या क्रमाच्छैल्लेश्वरात्मजे
iti rudrā kṣabhedā hi proktā vai mukhabhedataḥ | tattanmaṃtrāñchṛṇu prītyā kramācchailleśvarātmaje
Así, las divisiones del Rudrākṣa han sido declaradas según las diferencias de los rostros (del Señor). Ahora, oh amada hija del Señor de la Montaña, escucha con gozo y devoción, en el debido orden, los mantras correspondientes a cada uno.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It frames mantra as a revealed, orderly path: the many Rudra-aspects are understood through Śiva’s faces, and their mantras are to be received sequentially with devotion—linking form (saguna) to liberation-oriented practice.
By grounding the Rudra-divisions in Śiva’s “faces,” the verse supports saguna contemplation—approaching the one Lord through specific aspects—often expressed in Linga-worship where mantra and form together stabilize devotion and inner focus.
Hearing and reciting the appropriate Rudra-mantras in proper sequence (kramāt) with prīti (devotional intent), as a disciplined japa/śravaṇa practice aligned to Śaiva worship.