Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7
मुक्ताप्रवालस्फटिकरौप्यवैदूर्यकांचनैः । समेतान्धारयेद्यस्तु रुद्राक्षान्स शिवो भवेत्
muktāpravālasphaṭikaraupyavaidūryakāṃcanaiḥ | sametāndhārayedyastu rudrākṣānsa śivo bhavet
முத்து, பவளம், ஸ்படிகம், வெள்ளி, வைதூரியம் (லஹ்சுனியா), பொன் ஆகியவற்றுடன் சேர்த்து ருத்ராட்சம் அணிபவன் சிவநிலையை அடைவான்.
Sūta (continued narration)
Scene: A radiant devotee wearing a rudrākṣa mala interspersed with pearls, coral, crystal, silver, cat’s-eye, and gold; a subtle aura suggests ‘śiva-bhāva’—ash marks, calm eyes, trident motif in background.
FAQs
External sacred symbols, when adopted as devotional observance, are praised as conduits to Śiva-bhāva (Śiva-like spiritual state).
No location is specified; the glorification concerns Rudrākṣa and its mode of wearing.
Wearing Rudrākṣas together with specified precious substances (pearls, coral, crystal, silver, vaidūrya, gold).