Rudraksha beads resemble the eyes of Lord Shiva. Etymology states that the Sanskrit word, ‘Rudra’ means Lord Shiva and ‘Aksha’ means teardrop. According to a legend the tree was created out of a teardrop that fell on the earth.
The beads are the seeds of the Rudraksha tree (Elaeocarpus granitrus). In Hinduism, these beads are considered holy and are thought to possess divine and mystical powers. Some say Rudraksha beads have magnetic healing properties which can lower blood pressure and heal other ailments.
Apart from these characteristics, wearers of Rudraksha beads necklaces are considered protected from all desecrative deeds or thoughts and to be untouched by sins.
Ancient writings such as the Padma Purana, Shiva Purana and Mantramaharnava state that when a person dies while wearing rudraksha beads he is released from the cycle of life and death and achieves Moksha (the liberation from samsara , the cycle of death and rebirth or reincarnation and all of the suffering)
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