Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7
मुक्ताप्रवालस्फटिकरौप्यवैदूर्यकांचनैः । समेतान्धारयेद्यस्तु रुद्राक्षान्स शिवो भवेत्
muktāpravālasphaṭikaraupyavaidūryakāṃcanaiḥ | sametāndhārayedyastu rudrākṣānsa śivo bhavet
जो मोती, प्रवाल, स्फटिक, रजत, वैदूर्य (लहसुनिया) और स्वर्ण के साथ रुद्राक्षों को संयुक्त रूप से धारण करता है, वह शिवभाव को प्राप्त होता है।
Sūta (continued narration)
Scene: A radiant devotee wearing a rudrākṣa mala interspersed with pearls, coral, crystal, silver, cat’s-eye, and gold; a subtle aura suggests ‘śiva-bhāva’—ash marks, calm eyes, trident motif in background.
FAQs
External sacred symbols, when adopted as devotional observance, are praised as conduits to Śiva-bhāva (Śiva-like spiritual state).
No location is specified; the glorification concerns Rudrākṣa and its mode of wearing.
Wearing Rudrākṣas together with specified precious substances (pearls, coral, crystal, silver, vaidūrya, gold).