Sadhus and devotees of Shiva are often seen wearing Rudraksha Beads which have innumerable benefits. Malas are used for keeping a count while chanting a mantra.

Sadhus and devotees of Shiva are often seen wearing Rudraksha Beads which have innumerable benefits. Malas are used for keeping a count while chanting a mantra. Chanting done wearing a rudraksha mala is considered to be thousand times more effective than chanting done without a mala. Rudraksha beads are known for their mystic healing properties that can help cure various physical as well as emotional disorders.

Rudraksha beads today are used to cure migraines, high blood pressure, heart disease, back pain and other physical and mental ailments. The beads straightaway influence the central nervous system by releasing electrochemical impulses; this immensely cools down the mind, causing the brain unleash positive mood-making chemicals. Wearing Rudraksha beads mitigates the past reactions of karmas. Sadhus and sanyasis move around a lot from one place to another and rudraksha helps them and protects them from negative energies. One who wears Rudraksha beads doesn't come under the influence of black magic because these mystic beads have their powers emanating from Lord Shiva Himself who constantly protects His devotees.

In Sanskrit, rudraksha means eyes (tears) of Lord Shiva as ‘Rudra’ is another name of Shiva and ‘Aksha’ means eyes or tears. The name rudraksha also stands for “under the protection of Lord Rudra”. The story of Tripurasura Samhara is related to the origin of rudraksha according to which there was a very powerful demon known as Maya. He built three towns with different metals such as silver, gold and iron, the towns being imperishable were called Tripur and therefore, the demon was also called Tripurasur. As arrogant he was, he started troubling the sages and Gods and since Brahma and Vishnu were unable to tame the demon, the Gods asked Lord Shiva to help them. Shiva decided to kill the demon and he entered into a deep state of meditation with half-closed eyes. Later, he used a fire weapon called Aaghor to kill Tripurasur which killed him but the weapon had a dazzling brilliance which temporarily blinded Shiva. When the Lord opened his eyes, tears came out of his eyes and also fell on earth. Since they were holy, they turned into seeds and grew as rudraksha trees. According to another legend, it is believed that Lord Shiva opened his eyes after a long period of meditation and due to extreme fulfillment, he shed tears which became Rudraksha seeds. 🕉📿🕉📿

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