Devi Bhagavatam 11.3.18 — Cosmic Feminine Manifestations, Skandha 11, Adhyaya 3, Shloka 18
Sadachara Nirupanam and Rudraksha Mahatmya
बद्ध्वा स्वर्णेन रुद्राक्षं रजतेनाथवा मुने । शिखायां धारयेन्नित्यं कर्णयोर्वा समाहितः
baddhvā svarṇena rudrākṣaṃ rajatenāthavā mune | śikhāyāṃ dhārayennityaṃ karṇayorvā samāhitaḥ
О Мудрец! Оправив Рудракшу в золото или серебро, следует ежедневно носить ее на пучке волос (Шикхе) или на ушах с сосредоточенным и умиротворенным умом.
Narayana
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Chakra Referenced: Sahasrara (implied by Shikha)
Tantric Practice Type: Dharana
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Recitation Occasion: Daily
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Narrator: Narayana
Listener: Narada
Dialogue Context: Discourse on the greatness and rules of wearing Rudraksha beads
Narrative Layer: embedded
Text: Instructions on enhancing the purity and aesthetic reverence of the sacred bead.
Text: Gold and silver are considered pure, sattvic metals that enhance the electromagnetic properties of the Rudraksha and show the wearer's utmost respect for the divine bead.
FAQs
A Rudraksha can be bound (capped or strung) in gold or silver.
It should be worn daily on the Shikha (hair-knot) or on the ears.
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