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
ബുദ്ധിമാന്മാർ രുദ്രാക്ഷയുടെ വർണങ്ങളെ ക്രമമായി ശ്വേതം, രക്തം, പീതം, കൃഷ്ണം എന്ന്—നാലു വർണങ്ങളുടെ അനുസരണയായി—അറിയുന്നു. അതിനാൽ മനുഷ്യർ തങ്ങളുടെ വർണത്തിന് യോജിച്ചതിനെ ആ ക്രമത്തിൽ ധരിക്കണം.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Role: teaching
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.