Features of Rudraksha Mala

HEALING PROPERTIES:

It has been confirmed repeatedly by thousandsof wearers of Rudraksha beads during various studies that they got relief from various problems. The benefit which can be availed by the wearers of Rudraksha bead which possess itself various properties. The healing properties of Rudraksha are summarized below:

1- Rudraksha gives inner strength and boosts the confidence of its wearer.

2-Besides functioning as the shield against negative energy it helps in balancing blood pressure, reducing depression, stress and other mind related problems.­­

3-Rudraksha beads are capable of aligning our mind and the positive energies around us to specific aspects like creativity, speculation, prosperity and sexual harmony.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

The mala can be worn all the time even at the time of shower. If the wearer takes cold water bath it is good to flow over it and upon the body.  It is well known to everyone that whenever we take bath the water flows from upper portion to the lower portion of the body.  So if Rudraksha mala is worn at the time of taking bath, the water will flow over it also through the body which is good for our health. But one thing which we must keep in our mind that if we use any chemical soap and warm waterwhile taking bath the Rudraksha may be brittle and cracked.  

RUDRAKSHA

The term ‘Rudraksha’ is the combination of two words i.e ‘Rudra’ and ‘Aksha’. Rudra means ‘Shiva’ and Aksha means ‘Eyes’. We often see so many people wearing Rudraksha. But we do not know much about it. As per Hindu Mythology, Rudraksha tree is believed to have originated from Lord Shiva’s tears.The brown coloured Rudraksha is the seed of a particular tree species found in Himalayan region. Due to misuse of these there are very few remaining in this area of India. Presently, these trees are found in Nepal, Burma, Thailand and Indonesia. This particular tree grows at a certain altitude in the mountains. This seed(Rudraksha) have a very unique vibration which varies with its size.  So far as vibration is concerned there is a very interesting thing to note that the big bead is not so vibrant as the smaller one. The vibrantion will be more and more if the size of bead is smaller and smaller.

TYPES OF RUDRAKSHA

Rudraksha breads range from one faced(Mukhi) to twenty-one faced(1-21 Mukhi)  However,1-14 faced (1-14 Mukhi) Rudraksha are worn by people. Each of them have their own importance and power. For general purpose,4,5 and 6 faced(Mukhi) Rudraksha beads are worn by people.

Pearl Symbol of the Moon

The Pearl is the oldest and most valuable gemstone since ancient civilization.  It is believed that Pearl is a symbol of the moon and has the magical power of bringing prosperity and long life. The pearl is a gift of nature which man can not improve.

STRUCTURE:

The Pearl is a hard object produced within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusk. The Pearl is composed of Calcium Carbonate in minute crystalline form like the shell of a clam. The ideal Pearl is that which is perfectly round and smooth but may occur in other shapes (Baroque Pearls).  Now- a- days most of Pearls are cultured which means that a foreign material is surgically implanted into a mollusk and left to grow layer of shimmering nacre. It takes 2-4 years to grow saltwater Pearls and 2-7 years for freshwater Pearls.

Pearl farming is called “Periculture”.

Freshwater & Saltwater Pearl

It is very difficult to differentiate the pearls with regard to the source they come from by simply seeing, as fresh water and saltwater pearls may sometime look quite similar.

Saltwater pearl grows within pearl oyster which lives in oceans. Saltwater pearl oyster is generally cultivated either in protected lagoons or volcanic atolls.

So far as freshwater pearl is concerned, it forms in various species of freshwater mussels live in ponds, lakes, river etc. Freshwater pearl mussels occur both in hotter as well as in colder climate. Most of the freshwater cultured pearls which are available in the market today come from China.

HEALING PROPERTIES:

1.   Pearl betokens charity, innocence faith.

2.   It augments personal integrity and helps to provide a focus to ones attention.

3.   Pearl is also known as ‘Stone of Sincerity’. It symbolizes purity, sincerity and brings truth.

4.   It also prohibits boisterous behavior.

5.   Pearl has the capacity of treating digestive disorders and soft organs of the body.

6.   It relieves conditions of bloating and biliousness.

7.   Pearl increases fertility and eases childbirth/delivery.

8.   The colour of Pearl plays a vital role. It changes the function subject to its colour as mentioned below :

a)   White Pearl brings fame;

b)  Pearl with a blush hue brings a good future;

c)   Red tinted Pearl makes  the wearer inter-alia  intelligent

d)  Pearl with yellow luster brings prosperity.

One should avoid using Pearl having defects like broken, dirty, odd in shape, holes or dents, black or copper color.