{"id":834,"date":"2010-08-13T03:09:38","date_gmt":"2010-08-13T03:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divineearth.org\/main\/?p=834"},"modified":"2010-08-15T16:50:26","modified_gmt":"2010-08-15T16:50:26","slug":"story-divine-properties-of-rudraksha-beads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/divineearth.org\/main\/story-divine-properties-of-rudraksha-beads\/","title":{"rendered":"Story &amp; divine properties of Rudraksha Beads ~"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/i35.photobucket.com\/albums\/d160\/koolkat007\/3be49d30ac1d7416.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"179\" \/><\/p>\n<div>By Subhamoy Das &#8211; filed in Ayuveda Health<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;The seed of the Rudraksha tree (<em>Elaeocarpus granitrus<\/em>) holds a very special place in Hinduism, and is credited to possess mystical and divine properties. Necklaces made of Rudraksha beads are considered auspicious as well as powerful, and are supposed to have profound\u00a0health benefits.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>The ancient yogis of India considered rudraksha beads to be holy and claimed that when worn directly in contact with the skin, they convey to the body helpful electromagnetic influences ~\u00a0Also, wearing Rudraksha beads have a positive effect on the heart and nerves, and relieve you from stress, anxiety, depression, palpitations and lack of concentration.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u2018Rudraksha\u2019 has its\u00a0origin in the Sanskrit words, \u2018Rudra\u2019 and \u2018Aksha\u2019. \u2018Rudra\u2019 is another name for Lord Shiva, and \u2018aksha\u2019 means teardrop. Mythological tales have it that the Rudraksha plant was born out of Lord Shiva\u2019s tear drops. Ancient scriptures, such as \u2018Shiva Purana\u2019, \u2018Padma Purana\u2019 and \u2018Srimad Bhagavad\u2019 mention the greatness and wonderful powers of the Rudraksha. For thousands of years, they have adorned the bodies of sages and saints leading a fearless life in far-flung frontiers seeking enlightenment and liberation.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Excerpt from Hinduism Today &#8211;<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;All legends of the origin of rudraksha describe them as the tears shed by Lord Siva for the benefit of humanity. &#8220;Rudra&#8221; stems from the Sanskrit rud or rodana, which means &#8220;to cry.&#8221; It is the original name for Siva as it appears in the Rig Veda. Aksha means &#8220;eye,&#8221; and thus rudraksha beads are deemed the tears of Siva. Though accounts vary as to exactly what stirred Siva to shed His historical tears, the most common legend describes how He wept out of compassion as He\u00a0beheld the effrontery of mankind. Naveen Patnaik briefly tells the tale in The Garden of Life, &#8220;Rudra wept when He witnessed the towering metropolis. Tripura, or triple city, created by man&#8217;s superbly ambitious technology. In its arrogance, this magnificent human creation had undermined the balance between the Earth, Atmosphere and Sky.\u00a0Then according to the Mahabharata, having shed the implacable tear which turned into a rudraksha bead, &#8216;The Lord of the Universe drew his bow and unleashed his arrows at the triple city, burning its demons and hurling them into the western ocean, for the welfare of creation.&#8217; &#8220;Wearing the rudraksha, devotees remind themselves of His compassion for the human predicament, His watchful love for us all.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Blessings, Divinely inspired by the Rudraksha to share its origins with you ~ Coralina ~\u00a0<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Subhamoy Das &#8211; filed in Ayuveda Health \u00a0 &#8220;The seed of the Rudraksha tree (Elaeocarpus granitrus) holds a very special place in Hinduism, and is credited to possess mystical and divine properties. 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