Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study)
by Arpita Chakraborty | 2013 | 33,902 words
This page relates ‘Superior qualities of ‘Rudraksha’’ of the study on the Shaiva Upanishads in English, comparing them with other texts dealing with the Shiva cult (besides the Agamas and Puranas). The Upaniṣads are ancient philosophical and theological treatises. Out of the 108 Upanishads mentioned in the Muktikopanishad, 15 are classified as Saiva-Upanisads.
3. Superior qualities of ‘Rudrākṣa’
[...] Rudrākṣajābāla Upaniṣad verse 8
When a person wears Rudrākṣa he gets benefit of doing his (Rudra’s) Japa. i.e the wearing of these beads gives the same benefit as derived from repeating the holy Mantras dedicated to Rudra, (Lord Śiva) The Rudrākṣa which is of the size of ‘Dhātrī Phala or (Āmalaka”) is considered the best.
The Rudrākṣa which has the size of ‘Badarī Phala or Plum’ is considered as medium or ordinary while that which is small in size like the ‘Canā or Gram Seed’ is regarded by experts as of the lowest quality.[1]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Ibid verse 8-9.