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.