Devi Bhagavatam 11.3.28 — Cosmic Feminine Manifestations, Skandha 11, Adhyaya 3, Shloka 28
Sadachara Nirupanam and Rudraksha Mahatmya
तेषां नास्ति विनिर्मोक्षः संसाराज्जन्मकोटिभिः । रुद्राक्षधारिणं दृष्ट्वा परिवादं करोति यः
teṣāṃ nāsti vinirmokṣaḥ saṃsārājjannmakoṭibhiḥ | rudrākṣadhāriṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā parivādaṃ karoti yaḥ
...వారికి కోటి జన్మల వరకు సంసారము నుండి మోక్షము లేదు. రుద్రాక్ష ధరించిన వానిని చూచి ఎవరు నిందింతురో...
Narayana
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Tantric Practice Type: Rudraksha Dharana
Stuti Type: Mahatmya
Recitation Occasion: Daily
Phala Shruti: Warning of no liberation for mocking Rudraksha wearers
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Narrator: Narayana
Listener: Narada
Dialogue Context: Discourse on Dharma and Sadachara
Narrative Layer: embedded
Text: Warning against Ninda (blasphemy) of sacred objects and devotees.
Text: Mocking a symbol of Shiva is equivalent to rejecting the grace of Shiva. Without divine grace, escaping the complex web of Maya and Samsara is impossible, trapping the soul for lifetimes.
FAQs
They cannot attain liberation (Moksha) from the cycle of birth and death (Samsara) even after millions of births.
The verse warns that criticising or mocking a devotee wearing Rudraksha brings severe spiritual downfall.
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