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3 Mukhi Rudraksha as referenced in books of knowledge
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3 Mukhi Rudraksha Bead is Known to be one of the most powerful Rudraksha for stopping all problems created in the past and existing in the present moment and about to take place in the Future. This Rudraksha Bead combined with appropriate Mantras helps to dramatically change a persons life for the better in the 40 days it takes to complete an initial Mantra Discipline. The 3 Mukhi Rudraksha Bead is a life saver.
Quoting the following from the information referenced in the Highly Auspicious Book titled RUDRAKSA – Properties and Biomedical Implications by Mr. Subas Rai.
In the SIVA PURANA Vidyesvara Samhita Translated by Shastri 1973
Suta said
Rudraksa is a favorite bead of Siva. It is highly sanctifying. It removes all sins by sight, contact and japas
SIVA said
If a man is not liberated after Meditation and acquisition of Knowledge, he shall wear Rudraksha. He shall be freed from all sins and attain the highest goal. A Rudraksha of 3 Faces always bestows means of enjoyment. As a result of its power all lores become firmly established.
O daughter of king of mountains thus I have explained to you the different types of Rudraksas based on the number of faces. Please listen to the mantras with devotion
Klim…Obessiance…3 Faced Rudraksha Bead
In the PADMA PURANA Chapter 57 Translated by Bhatta 1989
THE LORD Said
The one with three mouths is Fire Himself; the sin earned in the past births of him on whom it remains is burnt as fire burns fuel. A wise man obtains that fruit which is obtained by worshipping Fire or by rites of honoring Fire or by offering the oblation of ghee; and also obtains heaven. He who wears a Rudraksa of three mouths on his body is like Brahma on the earth. It would burn all the sins due to wicked deeds collected in birth after birth. There would be not disease in his belly; he would not be sick. He is never defeated, and his house is not burnt by fire. These and all other fruits are obtained and destructive weapons also are warded off. Nothing inauspicious happens due to wearing of Rudraksa of three mouths i.e. when a Rudraksa of three mouths is worn on one’s person.
In the RUDRAKSAJABALOPANISAD
KALAGNI RUDRA replied
The one with three faces is Fire Himself, which on wearing pleases all the three Fire deities.
In the Introduction Section of the Book RUDRAKSA Planetary Correlations and Astrological Implications of Rudraksa are detailed as follows -:
Three Mukhi
Its ruling planet is Mars, which astrologically represents fire. This planet governs blood, head, neck, ears, testis, bone marrow, genital organs, kidney, red blood corpuscles ( RBC ) Vitamin K. This mukhi is supposed to cure diseases such as, blood defect, plague, small pox, blood pressure, weakness, bone fracture, disturbed menstrual cycle, spontaneous abortion, ulcer, wounds, etc. caused by the malefic effects of Mars.
In the Book Gems and Rudraksha by Mr. Anil Gupta he describes the Values and Merits of the 3 Mukhi Rudraksha Bead as follows
Three Faced Rudraksha has three natural lines. Its ruling planet is Mars and it is the symbol of god Agni ( fire ). The Agni ( fire ) purifies every thing in the same way, the wearer of 3 Faced Rudraksha gets rid of the sins that he had done in his past life and returns to the purely true life. It is the best for those who have fallen prey to inferiority complex or fear stricken and suffer from self hatred or mental strain.
In a short time after wearing it, the wearer feels its influence by attaining success in his efforts, favorable means, learning and knowledge. Its another best virtue is that it makes the wearer free from chronic fever certainly. Modern physicists and allopathic doctors accept that the patient of the fever that comes after every 3 days, is cured.
It contains the Trinity of gods Brahma and Vishnu and Mahesh and the trinity of Gunaas Sattva and Rajas and Tamas and the three spheres The Sky The Earth and The Paatal with their divine powers. For its divine powers this bead is the most sacred and powerful and the best.
Source —> Rudra Centre
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| Rudraksha Jabala Upanishad | |||
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“Lord Siva and His Worship” by Sri Swami Sivananda, founder of the Divine Life Society.
Hari Om! I praise the Effulgent State of Absolute Peace, belonging to Sri Maharudra, which is to be known through the Rudraksha Jabala Upanishad. Bhusunda questioned Lord Kalagnirudra: What is the beginning of Rudraksha beads? What is the benefit of wearing them on the body? Lord Kalagnirudra answered him thus: I closed my eyes for the sake of destroying the Tripura Asuras. From my eyes thus closed, drops of water fell on the earth. These drops of tears turned into Rudrakshas. By the mere utterance of the name of ‘Rudraksha’, one acquires the benefit of giving ten cows in charity. By seeing and touching it, one attains double that benefit. I am unable to praise it any more. I closed my eyes one thousand celestial years. Then from my eyelids, drops of water dropped down and attained the state of immobility for blessing the devoted persons. This Rudraksha destroys the devotees’ sins that are committed both night and day, by wearing it. By mere vision of the Rudraksha, the benefit will be say, a lac. But by wearing them, it will be a crore. Why, it will be equal to hundred crores. But it will be a thousand lacs of crores and hundred lacs of crores times powerful when one does Japa with Rudraksha and wears it at all times. Among Rudrakshas, one as big as Amalaka (myrobalan), is considered to be the best. One as big as the Badari fruit (Indian berry) is considered to be of the middle sort. But that as big as Chana (Bengal gram) is considered to be the worst of all. This is my idea about the size of Rudraksha beads. The four kinds of people, Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas and Sudras are born as merely a worthless burden on the earth. The real Brahmin is the white Rudraksha. The red is a Kshatriya. The yellow is a Vaisya. And the black is a Sudra. Therefore, a Brahmin should wear white Rudrakshas, a Kshatriya the red, a Vaisya the yellow and a Sudra the black. One should use those Rudraksha-beads which are nice, handsome, strong, big, auspicious and thorny. One should avoid those eaten by worms, broken, without thorns, and having sores. The self-holed Rudraksha is of the best variety. But that which is holed by man’s attempt, is considered to be worse. Those best Rudrakshas should be strung in white thread. A worshipper of Siva should wear Rudraksha all over the body. He should wear one bead on the crest, three hundred round the head, thirty-six round the neck, sixteen round each arm, twelve round the chest and five hundred round the waist. He should wear a Yajnopavita consisting of one hundred and eight beads of Rudrakshas. He should wear two, three, five or seven Malas of Rudraksha round the neck. A Siva-Bhakta should wear Rudrakshas round his crown, ear-ring, chain, round the ear, armlet, at all times, and specially round the stomach, irrespective of the fact whether he is sleeping, drinking, etc. If the devotee wears three hundred beads, it is the worst, if he wears five hundred it will be medium, but one thousand will be the best of all. The devotee, when wearing Rudrakshas on the head, should repeat his Ishta Mantra, and when wearing them round the neck, should repeat the Tat-Purusha Mantra and when wearing round the throat, should repeat the Aghora Mantra. The same Mantra (Aghora) should be recited when wearing round the chest also. He should wear them round the arms with the Aghora Bija Mantra. Then again Bhusunda asked Lord Kalagnirudra: What are the different forms and effects of Rudraksha beads? Please tell me about the secret of these blessed ones including their various faces, which is the means of getting rid of all evil. Lord Kalagnirudra said: The bead with one face is of the form of the Supreme Truth. A disciplined one (controlling his senses) mingles himself with the one Eternal Truth, after wearing these Rudrakshas. (The following is a list of different faces of Rudrakshas and their effects). Faces Form- Effect of wearing 1. Supreme Truth- Attainment of Eternity 2. Ardhanarisvara- Grace of Ardhanarisvara 3. Tretagni- Grace of Agni 4. Brahma- Grace of Brahma 5. Pancha-Brahmas -Destruction of homicide sin 6. Karttikeya or Ganesa -Attainment of Chitta-Suddhi and Jnana 7. Saptamala -Attainment of good health and wealth 8. Ashtamatras (Ashta Vasus) or Ganga -Grace of these Devatas and becoming truthful 9. Nava-Saktis -Grace of Nava-Saktis or nine Powers 10. Yama -Attainment of Peace. 11. Ekadasa Rudras -Increase of all kinds of wealth 12. Mahavishnu or 12 Adityas -Attainment of Moksha 13. Cupid -Attainment of fulfilling desires and grace of Cupid 14. Rudra -Destruction of all diseases By wearing Rudrakshas during eclipses, Vishusankranti (the end of Mina and beginning of Mesha Masa), new moon, full moon and other such auspicious days, one is freed of all sins. The base of the Rudraksha bead is Brahma, its navel is Vishnu, its face is Rudra and its hole consists of all gods. One day Sanatkumara asked Kalagnirudra: “O Lord! Tell me the rules for wearing Rudrakshas”. At that time Nidagha, Jadabharata, Dattatreya, Katyayana, Bharadvaja, Kapila, Vasishtha, Pippalada, etc., came to Kalagnirudra. Then Lord Kalagnirudra asked them why they all had come in a group. They all answered that they came to hear the method of wearing Rudrakshas. Kalagnirudra said: • Those that are born out of Rudra’s Akshis (eyes) are called Rudrakshas. When these beads are even once touched by hand, one attains the glory of giving in charity two thousand cows at a time. • When they are worn in ears, he gets the effect of giving out eleven thousand cows in charity. He also attains the state of the eleven Rudras. • When the beads are worn on the head, one has the benefit of giving a crore of cows in charity. Of all these places, I am unable to tell you the benefit when worn in the ears. • Whoever studies this Rudraksha Jabala Upanishad, be he a boy or a youth, becomes great. He becomes the Guru of all and the teacher of all Mantras. Havan and Archana should be done with these Mantras (of the Upanishad). • That Brahmin who recites this Upanishad in the evening, destroys the sins committed during day time; who recites at noon, destroys the sins of six births; who recites in the morning and evening, destroys the sins of many births. He attains the same benefit of doing six thousand lacs of Gayatri Japa. • He becomes purified from all sins of killing a Brahmin, drinking toddy, stealing gold, approaching Guru’s wife, having intercourse with her, speaking with corrupted person, etc. He gets the benefits of all pilgrimages and river- baths. He attains Siva-sayujya. He does not come back (to rebirth). (Translation taken from lordsiva.pdf) |
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| Rudraksha Mantras from Padma Purana | |||
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Some of the most Beautiful Mantras for the Holy Rudraksha are found in the Padma Purana Chapter 57
The Lord Spoke: O Kartikeya hear correctly about the assignment and wearing of Rudrakshas of different numbers of mouths. The merits already told are had without the recital of a sacred hymn. The merits and the importance of the person who on the earth wears it to the accompaniment of a sacred hymn cannot be told: Aum Rudra ekavaktrasya Aum Kham dvivaktrasya Aum Ambum trivaktrasya Aum Hrim caturvaktrasya Aum Hram pancavaktrasya Aum Hrum Sadvaktrasya Aum Hrah Saptavaktrasya Aum Kam astavaktrasya Aum Jum navavaktrasya Aum Aksam dasavaktrasya Aum Srim ekadasavaktrasya Aum Hrim Dvadasavaktrasya Aum Ksom trayodasavaktrasya Aum Nram caturdasavaktrasya A person becomes equal to me by wearing Rudraksas of all mouths (ie. by wearing Rudraksha having any number of mouths) Therefore O Son with all effort wear a Rudraksha. Posted on Rudraksha Beads Societies Club |
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Rudra Upanisad
Posted on: November 2, 2008
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| Now, at this moment, I take refuge in that Pure State of the Supreme Absolute, which can be known by the Vidya, called the Rudra Hridaya Upanisad.
After prostrating before the celebrated form of Sri Mahadeva Rudra in his heart, adoring the sacred Bhasma and Rudraksha and mentally reciting the great Mahavakya Mantra, Tarasara, Sri Suka asked his father Sri Vyasa Maharshi thus Who is the real God of gods? In whom are all these existences established? By orshipping whom, can I please the Devas in whole? Hearing these words, Sri Veda Vyasa replied thus Rudra is the embodiment of all Devas. All Devas are merely different manifestations of Sri Rudra Himself. On the right side of Rudra, there is the Sun, then the Four Headed Brahma, and then three Agnis ( fires ). On the left side, there exist Sri Umadevi, and also Visnu and Soma ( moon ). Rudra is the generator of the seed. Visnu is the embryo of the seed. Siva Himself is Brahma and Brahma Himself is Agni. Rudra is full of Brahma and Visnu. The whole world is full of Agni and Soma. The masculine gender is Lord Siva. The femininge gender is Sri Bhavani Devi. All the mobile and immobile creation of this universe, is filled up with Uma and Rudra. The Vyakta is Sri Uma and the Avyakta is Lord Siva. The combination of Uma and Sankara is Visnu. Hence everybody should prostate to Sri Maha Visnu with great devotion. He is the Atman. He is the Paramatman. He is the Antaratman. Brahma is the Antaratman. Siva is the Paramatman. Visnu is the Eternal Atman of all this universe. This whole creation of Svarga, Martya and Patala Lokas is a big tree. Visnu is the top portion ( branches ) of this tree. Brahma is the stem. The root is Lord Siva. The effect is Visnu. The action is Brahma. The cause is Siva. For the benefit of the worlds, Rudra has taken these three forms Rudra is Dharma. Visnu is the world. Brahma is Knowledge. Therefore, do Kirtan of His name, ” Rudra ” ” Rudra” . By singing like this, the hallowed name of this great Lord, all your sins will be destroyed. |
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