Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2
अभक्तो वापि भक्तो वा नीचो नीचतरोपि वा । रुद्राक्षान्धारयेद्यस्तु मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः
abhakto vāpi bhakto vā nīco nīcataropi vā | rudrākṣāndhārayedyastu mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ
பக்தியற்றவனாக இருந்தாலும் பக்தனாக இருந்தாலும், தாழ்ந்தவனாக இருந்தாலும் அதிலும் தாழ்ந்தவனாக இருந்தாலும்—ருத்ராட்சம் அணிபவன் எல்லா மகாபாதகங்களிலிருந்தும் விடுபடுவான்.
Sūta (continued narration)
Tirtha: Rudrākṣa (dhāraṇa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame)
Scene: A diverse group—devotee and non-devotee, high and low—each wearing rudrākṣa; a visual motif of shackles breaking and dark stains dissolving; Śiva’s compassionate gaze equal upon all.
FAQs
The Purāṇa emphasizes the universal accessibility of grace: Rudrākṣa-wearing is praised as purifying irrespective of social or devotional standing.
No site is mentioned; the verse glorifies Rudrākṣa as a sacred Shaiva emblem.
Dhāraṇa—wearing Rudrākṣa beads on the body.