From this eye liquid is said to have trickled on the ground, and from this arose the rudraksha tree.
The more orthodox Brahacharnams wear a single rudraksha bead, or a necklace of beads, and some make lingams out of these beads, which they put on the head during worship.
During worship, they wear round the neck rudraksha (Elaeocarpus Ganitrus) beads, and place on their head a lingam made thereof.
Rudraksha beads are valued according to the number of lobes (or faces, as they are called), which are ordinarily five in number.
The mere mention of the word rudraksha is believed to secure religious merit, which may be said to be equivalent to the merit obtained by the gift of ten cows to Brahmans.
In a manuscript entitled Rudrakshopanishad, it is stated that a good rudraksha bead, when rubbed with water, should colour the water yellow.
All wore necklaces of rudraksha (Elaeocarpus Ganitrus) beads, and their foreheads were smeared with oblong patches of sandal paste.
When a Jogi is initiated the Guru gives him a single bead of rudraksha wood which he wears on a string round his neck.
They wear clothes coloured with red ochre, and a garland of rudraksha beads, and bury their dead in a sitting posture.
A priest wore a necklet ofrudraksha (Elaeocarpus Ganitrus) beads, and a silver box, containing the material for making the sacred marks on the forehead, pendent from a loin string.
Round the neck he had four garlands of rudraksha beads, and suspended from the neck, and resting on the chest, was a silver casket containing a lingam.
The caste do this in the mornings, but in the afternoon they appear as Bairagis or ordinary beggars, and in the evening as sellers of various sacred articles, such as sandalwood, Ganges water and rudraksha beads.
They use a rosary of rudraksha or of coral beads, but of no greater length than can be concealed in the hand, or they keep it in a small purse or bag of red cloth.
They were much respected, and led the life of orthodox Saivites, wore rudraksha beads, and smeared themselves with sacred ashes.
Rudraksha (nuts of Eloeocarpus Ganitrus) necklaces, mounted in gold, are sometimes worn.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "rudraksha" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
