# FAQ

- Link: https://kanhaasa.com/faq/
- Published: 2024-11-29T05:46:23+00:00
- Author: kanhaasa

# ** FAQ**

**What is Rudraksh?**

 Rudraksh is the divine power blessed with auspicious energies of Lord Shiva. We
get the details about Rudraksha in number of “Granthas” and “Shastras” (the holy
books of Indian Mythology). There are various stories about the origin of Rudraksha.
One can find the greatness and detailed literature about the properties of Rudraksha
in ancient Vedic scriptures like, Maha Shiva Purana, AkshaMaalikaoapnashida, Srimad
Bhagwata, Mantra Maharnava, Padam Purana and Jabbalaoapanishada etc. Rudraksha is
believed to have the direct blessings of Lord Shiva, which contains the properties
to remove the affects of sins of the wearer. It is even said that if one wears the
Rudraksha (in any form) on his body, even without worshiping or energizing it, does
not get near any sinful act or thought.

**Who is the legend behind Rudraksha? **

Lord Shiva is the legend behind the Rudraksha. Rudraksha is believed to be the direct
blessings of Lord Shiva. The word Rudraksha is formed with the combination of two
different Sanskrit words, “Rudra” and “Aksha”. The word “Rudra” stands for Lord 
Shiva and the word “Aksha” stands for the tears of Rudra (Lord Shiva). We get the
details about Rudraksha in number of “Granthas” and “Shastras” (the holy books of
Indian Mythology). There are various stories about the origin of Rudraksha. One 
can find the greatness and detailed literature about the properties of Rudraksha
in 24 ancient Vedic scriptures like, Maha Shiva Purana, AkshaMaalikaoapnashida, 
Srimad Bhagwata, Mantra Maharnava, Padam Purana and Jabbalaoapanishada etc. Rudraksha
is believed to have the direct blessings of Lord Shiva, which contains the properties
to remove the affects of sins of the wearer. It is even said that if one wears the
Rudraksha (in any form) on his body, even without worshiping or energizing it, does
not get near any sinful act or thought. And this happens only due to the direct 
blessings of Lord Shiva.

**Who can wear a Rudraksha?**

Any human being in the world, related to any religion, society or community could
wear Rudraksha. But as some precautions are to be taken while wearing a Rudraksha,
it is suggested to wear Rudraksha only by the people over 14 years of age, as children
are careless and may cause disrespect to the Rudraksha. 

**What are the precautions to wear a Rudraksha?**

As told earlier, Rudraksha is the direct blessings of Lord Shiva; one should not
act (in his belief and knowledge) that gives disrespect to the Rudraksha. One should
not wear a Rudraksha while attending a funeral. One should remove Rudraksha before
going to sleep (especially in case of new married couples). They can wear it next
morning. One should not wear a Rudraksha while eating non-vegetarian food or while
having alcoholic products. One should always wear an energized (Praanpratishthit)
Rudraksha. 

**Is Rudraksha useful for Meditation or Chanting Mantras only?**

By wearing a Rudraksha one gets the peace of mind, good feelings and activeness.
Also his thoughts are centralized to the mission. And in today’s modern and fast
moving life, the centralization of the thoughts is necessary. It helps you to overcome
the state of depression and tension, which is increasing day by day due to competition.
Rudraksha is believed to be self energized tool to get success in every field of
the life.

**Do a wearer has to perform any Pooja (prayer)?**

As AstroMuni.Com provides its users with energized (Praanpratishthit) Rudrakshas,
the wearer doesn’t have to perform any Pooja (prayer) before wearing it. But still
it is recommended to chant the “Panchakshari Mantra” of Lord Shiva for 11 times 
before wearing it. The Mantra is: “OM NAMAH SHIVAYE”. In case of rosary of Rudraksha,
it is always suggested to use it for the purpose of chanting mantras related to 
any God. The more the mantras will be chanted on Rudraksha Rosary, the more it will
be energized, thus giving its wearer more better results.

**What is the difference between Gems and Rudraksha?** 

As told earlier, Rudraksha is the direct blessings of Lord Shiva. It has to ill 
or negative effects on its wearer, whereas the gems are associated with specific
planets. If wrongly prescribed by an astrologer or if the quality of the gem is 
not good as required, it may cause enhancement in the tribulations caused by the
malefic planet. On the other hand, Rudrakshas are used for both the purposes, to
reduce the tribulations caused by malefic planets and to enhance the positive results
of benefic planets.

**What is the Vedic Procedure to Energize (Praanpratishtha) a Rudraksha?**

One can adopt either of the procedures to energize a Rudraksha. 

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