Devi Bhagavatam — Skandha 11 - Cosmic Feminine Manifestations, Shloka 13
Skandha 11, Adhyaya 5: Rudraksha Japa Mala Vidhana Varnanam
स्नाने दाने जपे होमे वैश्वदेवे सुरार्चने । प्रायश्चित्ते तथा श्राद्धे दीक्षाकाले विशेषतः
snāne dāne jape home vaiśvadeve surārcane / prāyaścitte tathā śrāddhe dīkṣākāle viśeṣataḥ //
ਇਸ਼ਨਾਨ, ਦਾਨ, ਜਪ, ਹੋਮ, ਵੈਸ਼ਵਦੇਵ, ਦੇਵ-ਪੂਜਾ, ਪ੍ਰਾਸਚਿਤ, ਸ਼ਰਾਧ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਕਰਕੇ ਦੀਖਿਆ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਰੁਦਰਾਖ ਧਾਰਨ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ।
Narayana
Devi Form: null
Mahavidya Connection: null
Shakti Manifestation: null
Tattva Discussed: null
Demon Antagonist: null
Devi Weapon Used: null
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Mantra Referenced: null
Yantra Referenced: null
Kundalini Element: null
Chakra Referenced: null
Tantric Practice Type: Diksha (Initiation)
Stuti Type: null
Recitation Occasion: Ritual performances
Phala Shruti: null
Devotee Offering Stuti: null
Maya Aspect: null
Creation Role: null
Shakti Philosophy: null
Relation To Brahman: null
Narrator: Vyasa
Listener: Janamejaya
Dialogue Context: Listing specific rituals where wearing Rudraksha is mandatory
Narrative Layer: primary
Text: Mandatory integration of Rudraksha into all major Hindu sacraments and daily duties.
Text: Wearing the bead ensures that all karmic actions and rituals are spiritually amplified and offered to the Divine.
FAQs
During bathing, charity, Japa, Homa, Vaishvadeva, deity worship, expiation, Shraddha, and initiation.
It is a daily Vedic ritual of offering food to all cosmic deities before eating.
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