Ancient Vedic
scriptures talk on different circumstances leading to
the creation of “Rudra”. All the epics are centered on
Lord Shiva, the god of eternal cycle of creation and
destruction. Lord Shiva is also known by the name “Rudra”.
According to Shiva puran, once lord Shiva went into deep
meditation for a long period for the well-being of all
living beings. After waking from the state of
meditation, he opened his eyes and instantly tear drops
fell on the earth. On reaching the ground, tear drops
took the form of a seed which later grew into Rudraksha
tree. Another epic boosts a different tale.

It says that there used to be a demon called “Tripura
Sur” who gained so much power that all the gods felt
intimidated by him. The demon misused his power on
brutally torturing the innocents. All the gods were
helpless and finally turned to lord Shiva to eliminate
the evils of the demon. Shiva decided to use his very
powerful and destructive weapon called Aaghor to kill
the demon. But on realizing the devastating effects the
weapon would bring about, Shiva became very emotional
and tears naturally fell down from his eyes and thus
landed on the earth. Mother earth enveloped the tear
drops and gave birth to a Rudraksha tree. Another tale
foretells that when Lord Shiva woke up from his deep
meditation, tear drops welled down from his eyes on
realizing the sufferings of living creatures. His
Almighty’s teardrops on reaching the earth germinated
into a seed. It is believed that the seed of Rudraksha
contains the secrets of entire evolution of the cosmos
within it.
Lord Shiva is always portrayed wearing rosary of
Rudraksha beads on his head, arms and hands. With this
came the religious, spiritual, physical and
materialistic significance of Rudraksha. This further
brought it path to spiritual enlightment and liberation.
Thereafter ensued the use of holy Rudraksha beads by
Shiva devotees. Hindu scriptures like ShivmahaPurana,
Shreemaddevibhagwat, Padma Purana, ling Purana,
Ashtamalikopnishad, Nirnayasindhoo, Mantramaharnava,
Mahakaal Sanmhita, Rudrakshajabalopnishad,
Vrihajjabalopnishad, Shivaswarodaya and Sarvollastantra
ravishes on how Lord Shiva crossed the line of caste and
creed and blessed all the four varnas, Brahmin, Ksatriya,
Vaisya and Sudra, to use holy Rudraksha beads for their
well-beings. It is also believed that if a person
encounters and meets death while wearing Rudraksha,
she/he will surely attain morkha, meaning liberation
from all the sins.
Later the merits of Rudraksha were evidenced in the late
1960s by a group of scientists lead by Dr Subas Rai PHD
Institute of Technology University in Banaras India. Dr.
Roy's research boosted that as scripted in the
scriptures Rudrakshas indeed possess Powerful
Electromagnetic, Paramagnetic and Inductive Properties
confirmed that the healing powers of Rudraksha beads
flow from their electro-magnetic properties. Many
schools of yogic thoughts advocates for the religious,
scientific and spiritual significance of Rudraksha.
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