मूलमन्त्रं न्यसेत्पश्चात्पूर्ववत्कारयेत्तथा । सद्योजातादिभिः प्रोक्ष्य यावदष्टोत्तरं शतम्
After placing the root mantra, do as before. Sprinkle with the Sadyojāta and other mantras up to one hundred and eight times.
मूलमन्त्रं समुच्चार्य शुद्धभूमौ निधाय च । तस्योपरि न्यसेत्साम्बं शिवं परमकारणम्
Recite the root mantra, place it on pure ground, and above it place Śiva, the supreme cause.
प्रतिष्ठिता भवेन्माला सर्वकामफलप्रदा । यस्य देवस्य यो मन्त्रस्तां तेनैवाभिपूजयेत्
The garland thus established grants all desired fruits. Worship it with the mantra of whichever deity it is for.
मूर्ध्नि कण्ठेऽथवा कर्णे न्यसेद्वा जपमालिकाम् । रुद्राक्षमालया चैवं जप्तव्यं नियतात्मना
Place the rosary on the head, neck, or ear, or else. The Rudrākṣa rosary should be used for recitation by one with self-restraint.
कण्ठे मूर्ध्नि हृदि प्रान्ते कर्णे बाहुयुगेऽथवा । रुद्राक्षधारणं नित्यं भक्त्या परमया युतः
Wearing rudrākṣa always, with supreme devotion, on the neck, head, heart, at the end of the limbs, on the ears, or on both arms—
किमत्र बहुनोक्तेन वर्णनेन पुनः पुनः । रुद्राक्षधारणं नित्यं तस्मादेतत्प्रशस्यते
Why speak at length, describing it again and again? Therefore, the constant wearing of rudrākṣa is praised.
स्नाने दाने जपे होमे वैश्वदेवे सुरार्चने । प्रायश्चित्ते तथा श्राद्धे दीक्षाकाले विशेषतः
In bathing, giving, recitation, fire-offering, the Vaiśvadeva rite, worship of the gods, expiation, ancestral rites, and especially at the time of initiation—
अरुद्राक्षधरो भूत्वा यत्किञ्चित्कर्म वैदिकम् । कुर्वन्विप्रस्तु मोहेन नरके पतति ध्रुवम्
If a brāhmaṇa, out of delusion, performs any Vedic act without wearing rudrākṣa, he certainly falls into hell.
रुद्राक्षं धारयेन्मूर्ध्नि कण्ठे सूत्रे करेऽथवा । सुवर्णमणिसम्भिन्नं शुद्धं नान्यैर्धृतं शिवम्
One should wear rudrākṣa on the head, neck, on a thread, or on the hand; it should be pure, not mixed with gold or gems, and not worn by others—this is auspicious.
नाशुचिर्धारयेदक्षं सदा भक्त्यैव धारयेत् । रुद्राक्षतरुसम्भूतवातोद्भूततृणान्यपि
One who is impure should not wear rudrākṣa; it should always be worn with devotion. Even the grass blown from the rudrākṣa tree—
पुण्यलोकं गमिष्यन्ति पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम् । रुद्राक्षं धारयन्पापं कुर्वन्नपि च मानवः
Those who wear rudrākṣa, even if they commit sin, will attain the virtuous world, which is difficult to return from.
सर्वं तरति पाप्मानं जाबालश्रुतिराह हि । पशवो हि च रुद्राक्षधारणाद्यान्ति रुद्रताम्
He crosses over all sin—so declares the Jābāla-śruti; even animals, by wearing rudrākṣa, attain the state of Rudra.
किमु ये धारयन्ति स्म नरा रुद्राक्षमालिकाम् । रुद्राक्षः शिरसा ह्येको धार्यो रुद्रपरैः सदा
What then of men who wear a garland of rudrākṣa? Indeed, rudrākṣa should always be worn on the head by those devoted to Rudra.
ध्वंसनं सर्वदुःखानां सर्वपापविमोचनम् । व्याहरन्ति च नामानि ये शम्भोः परमात्मनः
It destroys all suffering and frees from all sin—so do those who recite the names of Śambhu, the Supreme Self.
रुद्राक्षालङ्कृता ये च ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः । रुद्राक्षधारणं कार्यं सर्वश्रेयोऽर्थिभिर्नृभिः
Those adorned with rudrākṣa are truly the best among devotees of the Lord; wearing rudrākṣa should be practiced by all men seeking the highest good.
कर्णपाशे शिखायां च कण्ठे हस्ते तथोदरे । महादेवश्च विष्णुश्च ब्रह्मा तेषां विभूतयः
At the tip of the ear, on the topknot, on the neck, hand, and also on the belly—Mahādeva, Viṣṇu, and Brahmā are their powers.
देवाश्चान्ये तथा भक्त्या खलु रुद्राक्षधारिणः । गोत्रर्षयश्च सर्वेषां कूटस्था मूलरूपिणः
Other gods, too, with devotion, are indeed wearers of rudrākṣa; and all the ancestral sages of every lineage, who are the unchanging root forms.
तेषां वंशप्रसूताश्च मुनयः सकला अपि । श्रौतधर्मपराः शुद्धाः खलु रुद्राक्षधारिणः
All the sages born in their lineages, devoted to Vedic law and pure, are indeed wearers of rudrākṣa.
श्रद्धा न जायते साक्षाद्वेदसिद्धे विमुक्तिदे । बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते महादेवप्रसादतः
Faith does not arise directly, even in that which is established in the Vedas as granting liberation; only at the end of many births, by the grace of Mahādeva.
रुद्राक्षधारणे वाञ्छा स्वभावादेव जायते । रुद्राक्षस्य तु माहात्म्यं जाबालैरादरेण तु
The desire to wear rudrākṣa arises naturally; and the greatness of rudrākṣa is indeed recited with respect by the Jābālas.
पठ्यते मुनिभिः सर्वैर्मया पुत्र तथैव च । रुद्राक्षस्य फलं चैव त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्
It is recited by all the sages, and by me as well, O son; and the fruit of rudrākṣa is renowned in all three worlds.
फलस्य दर्शने पुण्यं स्पर्शात्कोटिगुणं भवेत् । शतकोटिगुणं पुण्यं धारणाल्लभते नरः
By seeing its fruit, one gains merit; by touching it, the merit is a crore-fold; by wearing it, a man obtains a hundred crore-fold merit.
लक्षकोटिसहस्राणि लक्षकोटिशतानि च । जपाच्च लभते नित्यं नात्र कार्या विचारणा
By reciting, one attains hundreds of thousands of millions and hundreds of thousands of hundreds of millions, always; there is no need for deliberation about this.
हस्ते चोरसि कण्ठे च कर्णयोर्मस्तके तथा । रुद्राक्षं धारयेद्यस्तु स रुद्रो नात्र संशयः
Whoever wears Rudraksha on the hand, heart, neck, ears, or head, is Rudra; there is no doubt about this.
अवध्यः सर्वभूतानां रुद्रवद्धि चरेद्भुवि । सुराणामसुराणां च वन्दनीयो यथा शिवः
He is inviolable among all beings and acts on earth like Rudra; he is to be honored by gods and demons just as Shiva is.
रुद्राक्षधारी सततं वन्दनीयस्तथा नरैः । उच्छिष्टो वा विकर्मस्थो युक्तो वा सर्वपातकैः
The wearer of Rudraksha is always to be honored by people, even if he is impure, engaged in forbidden acts, or afflicted by all sins.
मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो रुद्राक्षस्य तु धारणात् । कण्ठे रुद्राक्षमाबध्य श्वापि वा म्रियते यदि
By wearing Rudraksha, one is freed from all sins; even if a dog dies with Rudraksha tied around its neck,
सोऽपि मुक्तिमवाप्नोति किं पुनर्मानुषोऽपि सः । जपध्यानविहीनोऽपि रुद्राक्षं यदि धारयेत्
It too attains liberation—what then of a human? Even if lacking recitation or meditation, if one wears Rudraksha,
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः स याति परमां गतिम् । एकं वापि हि रुद्राक्षं कृत्वा यत्नेन धारयेत्
He is freed from all sins and attains the highest state; even if one wears a single Rudraksha with effort,
एकविंशतिमुद्धृत्य रुद्रलोके महीयते । अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि रुद्राक्षस्य पुनर्विधिम्
Having obtained twenty-one, he is honored in Rudra's realm; now I will further declare the procedure for Rudraksha.