Shloka 60
रुद्राक्ष-माहात्म्य
Rudrākṣa Māhātmya — The Greatness of Rudraksha
त्रिपुंड्रेण च संयुक्तं रुद्रा क्षाविलसांगकम् । मृत्युंजयं जपंतं च दृष्ट्वा रुद्र फलं लभेत्
tripuṃḍreṇa ca saṃyuktaṃ rudrā kṣāvilasāṃgakam | mṛtyuṃjayaṃ japaṃtaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā rudra phalaṃ labhet
പവിത്രഭസ്മത്തിന്റെ ത്രിപുണ്ഡ്രം ധരിച്ചു, രുദ്രാക്ഷമാലയാൽ അംഗങ്ങൾ ശോഭിച്ചു, മൃത്യുഞ്ജയ മന്ത്രജപത്തിൽ ലീനനായ ഭക്തനെ കണ്ടാൽ രുദ്രഫലം (കൃപാഫലം) ലഭിക്കുന്നു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: As Kāśī’s lord, Viśveśvara/Viśvanātha grants taraka-upadeśa and liberation; the Viśveśvarasaṃhitā’s setting resonates with Kāśī’s Śaiva identity, where ash, rudrākṣa, and mantra-japa are hallmark practices.
Significance: Darśana and japa in Kāśī are held to accelerate pāpa-kṣaya and mokṣa; here, even ‘seeing’ such a marked devotee is said to confer Rudra-phala.
Mantra: oṃ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭivardhanam | urvārukamiva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya mā'mṛtāt ||
Type: mahamrityunjaya
FAQs
The verse teaches that Shiva’s grace (Rudra-phala) is so accessible that even reverently beholding a true Shaiva—marked by Tripuṇḍra, Rudrākṣa, and Mṛtyuñjaya-japa—becomes a channel for merit and inner purification.
Tripuṇḍra (bhasma), Rudrākṣa, and mantra-japa are external and internal signs of Saguna Shiva-bhakti centered on Rudra/Śiva; they support focused devotion that naturally culminates in reverence for the Liṅga as Shiva’s worshipful presence.
Adorn the Tripuṇḍra with sacred ash, wear Rudrākṣa, and perform steady japa of the Mṛtyuñjaya mantra; the verse also implies honoring and keeping the company (darśana/saṅga) of such devotees.