Shloka 73
रुद्राक्ष-माहात्म्य
Rudrākṣa Māhātmya — The Greatness of Rudraksha
रुद्रा क्षश्चाष्टवक्त्रश्च वसुमूर्तिश्च भैरवः । धारणात्तस्य पूर्णायुर्मृतो भवति शूलभृत्
rudrā kṣaścāṣṭavaktraśca vasumūrtiśca bhairavaḥ | dhāraṇāttasya pūrṇāyurmṛto bhavati śūlabhṛt
Rudrākṣa, Aṣṭavaktra, Vasumūrti và Bhairava—đó là những danh xưng/hiện thân của Đấng cầm Tam Xoa. Nhờ đeo hạt Rudrākṣa ấy, ngay cả người đã cạn thọ mạng cũng được phục hồi, trở lại trọn vẹn tuổi thọ.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudrākṣa-māhātmya to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Mantra: rudrākṣa / aṣṭavaktra / vasumūrti / bhairava
FAQs
The verse proclaims Rudrākṣa as non-different from Shiva’s potent forms; wearing it is presented as a protective, life-sustaining act that aligns the devotee with the Lord’s grace and auspicious power.
It emphasizes Saguna Shiva’s accessible grace: just as the Linga is a tangible focus for devotion, Rudrākṣa is a wearable, consecrated sign of connection to Shiva’s manifest forms like Bhairava and Aṣṭavaktra.
Rudrākṣa-dhāraṇa (wearing Rudrākṣa) is implied—ideally combined with japa of Shiva’s mantra (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a disciplined, sattvic Shaiva life.