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.
रुद्राक्षमाहात्म्ये गुणनिधिमोक्षवर्णनम् ईश्वर उवाच महासेन कुशग्रन्थिपुत्राजीवादयः परे । रुद्राक्षस्य तु नैकोऽपि कलामर्हति षोडशीम्
On the greatness of Rudraksha: the description of its virtues and liberation. Ishvara said: Mahasena, Kushagranti, Putra, Ajiva, and others are superior, but none of them equals even a sixteenth part of Rudraksha.
पुरुषाणां यथा विष्णुर्ग्रहाणां च यथा रविः । नदीनां तु यथा गङ्गा मुनीनां कश्यपो यथा
As Vishnu is among men, as the Sun is among planets, as Ganga is among rivers, and as Kashyapa is among sages,
उच्चैःश्रवा यथाश्वानां देवानामीश्वरो यथा । देवीनां तु यथा गौरी तद्वच्छ्रेष्ठमिदं भवेत्
As Ucchaishravas is among horses, as Ishvara is among gods, and as Gauri is among goddesses, so too is this the best.
नातः परतरं स्तोत्रं नातः परतरं व्रतम् । अक्षय्येषु च दानेषु रुद्राक्षस्तु विशिष्यते
There is no hymn greater than this, nor any vow greater than this; among inexhaustible gifts, Rudraksha excels.
शिवभक्ताय शान्ताय दद्याद्रुद्राक्षमुत्तमम् । तस्य पुण्यफलस्यान्तं न चाहं वक्तुमुत्सहे
One should give the best Rudraksha to a peaceful devotee of Shiva; I am unable to describe the limit of the merit of that act.
धृतरुद्राक्षकण्ठाय यस्त्वन्नं सम्प्रयच्छति । त्रिसप्तकुलमुद्धृत्य रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति
Whoever gives food to one wearing Rudraksha on his neck lifts up three times seven generations and goes to Rudra's realm.
यस्य भाले विभूतिर्न नाङ्गे रुद्राक्षधारणम् । न शम्भोर्भवने पूजा स विप्रः श्वपचाधमः
A Brahmin whose forehead lacks sacred ash, whose body lacks Rudraksha, and who does not worship in Shiva's abode, is the lowest among outcasts.
खादन्मांसं पिबन्मद्यं सङ्गच्छन्नन्त्यजानपि । पातकेभ्यो विमुच्येत रुद्राक्षं शिरसि स्थिते
Even if eating meat, drinking liquor, or associating with outcasts, one is freed from sins if Rudraksha is placed on the head.
सर्वयज्ञतपोदानवेदाभ्यासैश्च यत्फलम् । तत्फलं लभते सद्यो रुद्राक्षस्य तु धारणात्
The fruit gained from all sacrifices, austerities, gifts, and study of the Vedas is instantly obtained by wearing Rudraksha.
वेदैश्चतुर्भिर्यत्पुण्यं पुराणपठनेन च । यत्तीर्थसेवनेनैव सर्वविद्यादिभिस्तथा
The merit gained from the four Vedas, from reading the Puranas, from visiting holy places, and from all knowledge and the like,