Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 91
रुद्राक्ष-माहात्म्य
Rudrākṣa Māhātmya — The Greatness of Rudraksha
विना भस्मत्रिपुंड्रेण विना रुद्रा क्षमालया । पूजितोपि महादेवो नाभीष्टफलदायकः
vinā bhasmatripuṃḍreṇa vinā rudrā kṣamālayā | pūjitopi mahādevo nābhīṣṭaphaladāyakaḥ
Kung walang mga tanda ng Tripuṇḍra na gawa sa banal na abo, at walang kuwintas ng butil na Rudrākṣa, kahit sambahin si Mahādeva, hindi Niya ipinagkakaloob ang ninanais na bunga ng pagsamba.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that Shaiva worship is meant to be aligned with Shiva’s own signs—Bhasma Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa—which express surrender, purity, and identity as Shiva’s devotee; worship done without this alignment is said to yield incomplete results.
In Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-pūjā—the Purana emphasizes proper Shaiva observances; Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa function as prescribed supports that sanctify the worshipper and make the offering conform to Shaiva discipline.
Apply the Tripuṇḍra with sacred ash (bhasma) and wear/chant with a Rudrākṣa mālā while performing Shiva-pūjā and japa (commonly with the Panchākṣarī mantra, Om Namaḥ Śivāya).