Shloka 42
रुद्राक्ष-माहात्म्य
Rudrākṣa Māhātmya — The Greatness of Rudraksha
पंच ब्रह्मभिरंगश्च त्रिमालां पंचसप्त च । अथवा मूलमंत्रेण सर्वानक्षांस्तुधारयेत्
paṃca brahmabhiraṃgaśca trimālāṃ paṃcasapta ca | athavā mūlamaṃtreṇa sarvānakṣāṃstudhārayet
பஞ்சபிரம்ம மந்திரங்களால் அபிமந்திரித்து உடலங்கங்களில் ருத்ராட்சம் தாரணம் செய்ய வேண்டும். மூன்று மாலைகள்—அல்லது ஐந்து, ஏழு—தாரணம் செய்யலாம். அல்லது மூலமந்திரத்தால் எல்லா ருத்ராட்சங்களையும் சுத்தி செய்து தாரணம் செய்ய வேண்டும்।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Rudrākṣa-dhāraṇa consecrated by pañcabrahma or mūlamantra is presented as a grace-bearing Śaiva marker, supporting temple-based identity and daily sādhana for purification and protection.
Mantra: Pañcabrahma-mantras (five) and mūlamantra (root mantra—commonly understood in this context as Śiva’s pañcākṣarī ‘Namaḥ Śivāya’, though not explicitly quoted here).
Type: panchakshara
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that Rudrākṣa-dhāraṇa becomes truly sanctifying when joined to mantra—external wearing is elevated into Śiva-oriented sādhanā, aiding purity, devotion, and steadfast remembrance of Pati (Śiva).
Rudrākṣa and mantra are presented as supportive limbs of Saguna Śiva-upāsanā—preparing the devotee’s body and mind as fit instruments for Liṅga-pūjā and continual Śiva-smaraṇa.
Consecrate and wear Rudrākṣa strings on the body/neck in prescribed counts (three, five, or seven), energizing them with the five Brahma-mantras or simply with the mūlamantra (commonly the Pañcākṣarī: “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).