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Rudraksh as per Hindu mythology is formed by the association of two words, ‘RUDRA’ and ‘AKSHA’.

‘RUDRA’ is the name of ‘Lord Shiva’ and ‘AKSHA’ means ‘tear’. It is said that the plant of Rudraksh is originated from the teardrops of Lord Shiva. According to Hindu mythology, Lord Shiva used a fire weapon to kill Tripurasur, the troublesome demon. The weapon killed the demon. After killing Tripurasur Lord Shiva shut his eyes. When Shiva opened his eyes, they were watery. Places on earth where the teardrops fell sprouted Rudraksha trees. Means, the merits of Rudraksh beads were realized first by the Lord Shiva himself and he forwarded the same to the benefit of the later generations.

It is believed that ‘Rudraksha’ of any mukhis or faces can never do any harm to the user unlike other navratnas or coloured stones which have to be worn with the consultation.

Rudraksh is often believed to symbolize the link between the earth and the heaven. These beads are the seeds of the Rudraksh fruit obtained from Rudraksh trees. The Rudraksh tree is botanically known as ELAEOCARPUS GANITRUS ROXB. Its English name is UTRASUM BEAD TREE. These trees are found in Nepal, Indonesia, Malaysia & some parts of Himalaya forest. Rudraksh is the fruit of a tree which grows in bunches. They bloom in May / June and ripe in September to November. Its fruit is light green in colour. Its pulp is hard and remains stuck to its seed. It is like blackberry. It is kept in water for number of days. After that, Rudraksh is taken out after peeling off the pulp.

The original white colour of Rudraksh is dyed into orange/turmeric colour that is a symbolic of the saints. Orange colour Rudraksh becomes useful to all kinds of people of any age, caste, sect, religion and sex.

According to the number of mukhi Rudraksh bead ranges from 1 to 38 mukhis but normally 1 to 14 mukhis used for astrological benefits. Each bead has different effect on you depending on the number of mukhis it has. It is believed that wearing rudraksh can help achieving wonders in life.

Japa Mala is a string made of prayer beads used for chanting mantras or for other spiritual exercise or “Sadhana” generally referred as “Jaap” or “Japa”. The mala beads are in the sets of 27, 56 or 108 repetitions.\r\n\r\nA wide variety of beads are used to make ‘Japa Mala’

Japa Malas are used to keep the mind focused as it is known fact that mind tends to wander all the time aspecially when we are doing prayer or meditation. The prayer bead moves with rhythm and mantra so mental distractions can be prevented.

Rudraksh Japa Mala

The rudraksh Japa Mala is generally used with ‘Shiva Mantra’. Usually ‘Five Faced Rudraksh’ is used to make Japa Mala. The rudraksha Japa Mala is helpful in mediation as well as if worn around the neck, it helps preventing lower blood pressure.

Precautions for Japa Mala :

1. Rudraksh neck mala can not be used as Japa Mala and vice versa as both has different purpose.
2. Japa Mala should be cleaned regularly with normal clean water. It should not be cleaned with soap as it spoils the bead.
3. Rudraksha beads should be stringed with gold or red or black thread.