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The
Holy Rudraksha beads from India and the Himalayas are known as the
Tears of Lord Shiva. For thousands of years the highly auspicious
Rudraksha have been strung on Malas and used in the practice of
Japa. The Rudraksha are also worn by Yogis Gurus and Devotees to
maintain health and increase self empowerment and fearless life on
the path to enlightenment and liberation. Traditionally the values
and merits of Rudraksha beads have been distinguished by the
different number of natural
lines or Mukhis found on each bead. From One Mukhi to Fourteen
Mukhi each of the Rudraksha Beads have Mantras that are specific
to the Deity the bead symbolizes.
They also have a place in Vedic astrology according to
their ruling planets. The Eight Mukhi Lord Ganesha Rudraksa can be
used in Japa and Worship to Lord Ganesha with specific intent to
move and remove all obstacles in Life. The Mantras for this
Rudraksa are Aum Hum Namah and Aum Gum Ganapatayei Namaha When
doing Rudraksha Japa in the worship of Lord Ganesha a Mala can be
strung with 27 or 54 or 108 of the Eight Mukhi Beads The Seven
Mukhi representing Goddess MahaLakshmi Rudraksha can be used in Japa and Worship
to Goddess MahaLakshmi to gain wealth in all areas of life and to
protect from suffering miseries pertaining to body or finance or
mental
.When doing Rudraksha Japa in the worship of Goddess MahaLakshmi a
Mala can be strung with 27 or 54 or 108 of the Seven Mukhi Beads.
For
the Japa of Ganesh or Laxmi mantras one can use a 5 mukhi standard
Jap mala also, as per other literature.
You
can Japas of all Gods and Goddesses using Rudraksha malas, however
the Vaishanava people do not use it for Japa of Vishvu mantra or
Krishna mantra but most of the liberal and non-orthodox
Hindus use Rudraksha mala without such useless notions.
For
invoking blessings of various Gods and Goddesses ruling different
mukhi Rudrakshas the seeds mantras specific to the mukhi Rudraksha
are recited on the mala. Such Japa should be done for a minimum
of 108 times or more. The seeds mantras are given as under:
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1Mukhi |
"Om
Hreem Namah" |
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2
Mukhi |
"Om
Namah" |
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3
Mukhi |
"Om
Kleem Namah" |
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4
Mukhi |
"Om
Hreem Namah" |
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5
Mukhi |
"Om
Hreem Namah" |
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6
Mukhi |
"Om
Hreem Hoom Namah" |
|
7
Mukhi |
"Om
Hoom Namah" |
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8
Mukhi |
"Om
Hoom Namah" |
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9
Mukhi |
"Om
Hreem Hoom Namah" |
|
10
Mukhi |
"Om
Hreem Namah Namah" |
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11
Mukhi |
"Om
Hreem Hoom Namah" |
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12
Mukhi |
"Om
Krom Kshom Rom Namah" |
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13
Mukhi |
"Om
Hreem Namah" |
|
14
Mukhi |
"Om
Namah" |
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Gauri
Shankar |
"Om
Gaurishankaraya Namah" |
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