Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 88
रुद्राक्षधारणोद्भूतात्पुण्यात्पूर्वभवार्जितात् । कुले महति संजातौ वर्तेते बालकाविमौ
rudrākṣadhāraṇodbhūtātpuṇyātpūrvabhavārjitāt | kule mahati saṃjātau vartete bālakāvimau
रुद्राक्ष धारण से उत्पन्न, पूर्वजन्म में अर्जित पुण्य के कारण ये दोनों बालक महान कुल में जन्मे हैं और उसी में निवास करते हैं।
Parāśara
Scene: Two boys in a noble household wear rudrākṣa beads; their faces are calm and pure-minded, suggesting inherited saṃskāra and Śaiva inclination.
FAQs
Śaiva practices like wearing rudrākṣa generate puṇya that can uplift one’s future birth and circumstances.
No tīrtha is named; the verse glorifies rudrākṣa-dhāraṇa (wearing rudrākṣa) as a dharmic practice.
Wearing rudrākṣa is presented as the meritorious practice (dhāraṇa) producing spiritual and worldly uplift.