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\engtitle{.. Rudraksha Mahatmyam ..}##
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rudrAkShe prajapanmaMtra puNya koTiguNaM bhavet |
dashakoTiguNaM puNyaM dhAraNAllabhate naraH ||
\section{athAnukramANikA |}
1\-2 ma~NgalAcharaNam , granthaprashaMsA
3\-4 rudrAkShotpattiH
5 mAlAdhAraNAdhikArI
6\-10 shivanAmavibhUtirudrAkShamAhAtmyam
11 rudrAkShamAhAtmye sUtavachanam
12\-18 ekAdashashatarudrAkShadhAraNamAhAtmyam
19\-23 ekAdashashatadhAraNAbhAve.anyaprakAraH
24 gurulaghurudrAkShamAhAtmyam
25 atilaghurudrAkShamAhAtmyam
26 rudrAkShANAM sarvaphalAdhikyakathanam
27\-28 sarvamAlAto rudrAkShamAlAyA: shreShThatvam
29 ekamukhIrudrAkShaparIkShA
30\-45 ekamukhAdArabhya chaturdashamukhaparyantamAhAtmyam
46 gaurIsha~NkararudrAkShamAhAtmyam
47 pArvatI prati shivakathanam
48 sarvadevatAjApyerudrAkShamAlAyAHshreShThatvam
49 sthUlarudrAkShotpattisthAnam
50 laghurudrAkShopattisthAnam
51\-52 rudrAkShashravaNamAhAtmyam

\section{rudrAkShamAhAtmyam |}
shrIgaNeshAya namaH |

natvA gaNeshaM sagaNaM maheshaM shrIshAradAM sarvaguNapradAtrIm |
rudrAkShasAraM sakalArthamUlaM premNAvR^ito premapurI tu chakre || 1||
sarvArthasAdhane mUlaM rudrAkShaM paramaM matam |
iti j~nAtvA mayA samyak gR^ihyate paramAdarAt|| 2||
atha yaduktaM rudrAkShajAbAlopaniShadi atharvavede \-

atha hainaM kAlAgnirudraM bhusuNDaH paprachCha kathaM rudrAkShotpattiH
taddharaNAtkiM phalAmiti taM hovAcha bhagavAn kAlAgnirudraH
tripuravadhArthamahaM nimIlitAkSho.abhavaM tebhyo jalabindavo bhUmau
patitAste rudrAkShA jAtAH | sarvAnugrahArthAya teShAM nAmochchAraNa
mAtreNa dashagopradAnaphalaM darshanasparshanAbhyAM dviguNaM phalamata
UrdhvaM vaktuM na shaknomi || 3||
atha kAlAgnirudraM bhagavantaM sanatkumAraH paprachChA.adhIhi
bhagavan rudrAkShadhAraNavidhiM tasminsamaye nidAghajaDabharata \-
dattAtreyakAtyAyanakapilavasiShThapippalAdayashcha kAlAgnirudraH
kimarthaM bhavatAmAgamanamiti hovAcha rudrAkShadhAraNavidhiM sarve
shrotumichChAmaha iti atha kAlAgnirudraH provAcha rudrasya
nayanAdutpannA rudrAkShA iti loke khyAyante || 4||
devI bhAgavate \-

sarvAshramANAM varNAnAM strIshUdrANAM shivAj~nayA |
dhAryAH sadaiva rudrAkShA yatInAM praNavena hi || 5||
shivapurANe \-

shivanAma vibhUtishcha rudrAkShAstritayAH shubhAH |
etattrayaM sharIre cha yasya tiShThati nityashaH || 6||
(##variation##)
shivanAmavibhUtishcha tathA rudrAkSha eva cha |
etattrayaM mahApuNyaM triveNIsadR^ishaM smR^itam ||
etattrayaM sharIre cha yasya tiShThati nityashaH |
tasyaiva darshanaM loke durlabhaM pApahArakam ||
sharIre cha trayaM yasya tatphalaM chaikataH smR^itam (sthitam) |
ekato veNikAyAshcha darshanena phalantu yat || (##variation##)
ekato veNikAyAshcha snAnajaM tu phalaM budhaiH || 7||
tadevaM tulitaM pUrvaM brahmaNA hitakAriNA |
samatAM (samAnaM) chaiva tadyAtaM (tajjAtaM)
tasmAddhAryyaM (tasmAddhAryaM) sadA budhaiH || 8||
taddinaM hi samArabhya brahmAdibhiH purAtanaiH (brahmaviShNvAdibhiH suraiH) |
dhAryyate (dhAryate) tritayaM tachcha darshanAtpApahArakam || 9||
devIbhAgavate \-

##this Śloka rather occurs in ŚivaMahāPurāṇam ##

rudrAkSheNa japanmantraM puNya koTiguNaM bhavet |
dashakoTiguNaM puNyaM dhAraNAllabhate naraH || 10||
shivapurANe \-

tanmAhAtmyaM visheSheNa vaktumarhasi tattvataH |
ityevaM vachanaM shrutvA sUto vachanamabravIt || 11||
samyak pR^iShTamR^iShishreShThAH kathayAmi purAtanam | (??)
rudrasaMkhyAshataM dhR^itvA rudrarUpo bhavennaraH || 12||
pa~nchabhishcha shataishchaiva shatArdhena tathA punaH | (??)
rachitvA mukuTaM yo vai dhArayetsa shivastathA || 13|| (??)

tribhishchaiva shataiH proktaM ShaShTyA yuktairmunIshvarAH | (??)
upavItaM trirAvR^ittaM tathA tasya tathA punaH || 14|| (??)

shikhAyAM cha tathA proktaM trayaM vai R^iShisattamAH|
karNayoH pa~ncha ShaT chaiva dakShiNottarayostathA || 15||
(##variation##):
shikhAyAM cha trayaM proktaM rudrakShANAM maheshvari |
karNayoH ShaT cha ShaTchaiva vAmadakShiNayostathA ||
shatamekottaraM kaNThe bAhvoshcha (bAhvorvai) rudrasa~NkhyayA |
karNayordhArayettatra (kUrparadvArayostatra) maNibandhe tathA punaH || 16||
upavIte trayaM dhAryyaM (dhAryaM) muktikAmI bhavennaraH (shivabhaktiratairnaraiH) |
sheShAshchorvaritAshchaiva pa~nchAshanmunisattamAH || 17||  (??)
(sheShAnurvaritAnpa~ncha sammitAndhArayetkaTau) ||
kaTisUtraM tathA kR^itvA nAbhau cha dhArayedbudhaH | (??)
evaM sa~NkhyA dhR^itA yena sa shivo nAtra saMshayaH || 18|| (??)

devIbhAgavate \-  (??)
##these Śloka rather occur in ŚivaMahāPurāṇam ##

shatAdhikasahasrasya vidhireShaH prakIrtitaH |
tadabhAve prakAronyaH shubhaH samprochyate mayA || 19||
ekaM shikhAyAM rudrAkShaM chatvAriMshattu mastake |
dvAtriMshatkaNThadeshe tu vakShasyaShTottaraM shatam || 20||
ekaikaM karNayoH ShaTShaDbAhvoH ShoDashaShoDasha |
karayo ravimAnena dviguNena munIshvara || 21||
sa~NkhyA prItidhR^itA yena so.api shaivajanaH paraH |
shivavatpUjanIyo vai vaMdyassarvairabhIkShNashaH || 22||
tatsarvaM cha mayA khyAtaM (samAkhyAtaM) yatpR^iShTaM hi munIshvarAH |
bhasmarudrAkShamAhAtmyaM sarvakAmasamR^iddhidam || 23||
dhAtrIphalasamaM yatsyAtsarvAriShTavinAshanam |
gu~njayA sadR^ishaM yatsyAtsarvArthaphaladAyakam || 24||
shivapurANe \-

yathA yathA laghuH syAdvai tathAtathA.adhikaM phalam |
(yathA yathA laghuH syAdvai tathAdhikaphalapradam |)
ekaikasya (ekaikataH) phalaM proktaM dashAMshairadhikaM budhaiH || 25||
sarveShvapi cha bIjeShu dR^ishyate vividhA~NkuraH | (??)
rudrAkShabIjake sR^iShTA dR^ishyate bhaktiruttamA || 26|| (??)

parAshare gautamoktam \-

shataM cha sha~NkhamaNibhiH pravAlaishcha sahasrakam |
sphATikairdashasAhasraM mauktikairlakShamuchyate || 27||
padmAkShairdashalakShantu sauvarNaiH koTiruchyate |
kushagranthyA cha rudrAkShairanantaphalamashnute || 28||
shivapurANe \-

chihnairetaiH shubhA j~neyA prekShAvadbhirmunIshvarAH | (??)
ekamukhI cha yA syAdvai pratipUraM vrajediha || 29|| (??)

ekamukhI bhavedyA vai sarvasiddhipradAyinI | (??)
siddhayo.aShTau cha tatraiva yatra syAchChubhadA cha sA || 30|| (??)

atharvavede (rudrAkShajAbAlopaniShate) \-

ekavaktraM tu rudrAkShaM paratattvasvarUpakam |
taddhAraNAtpare tattve lIyate vijitendriya || 31||
dvivaktraM tu munishreShTha chArddhanArIshvarAtmakam |
dhAraNAdardhanArIshaH prIyate tasya nityashaH || 32||
trimukha~nchaiva rudrAkShaM agnitrayasvarUpakam |
taddhAraNAchcha hutabhuk tasya tuShyati nityashaH || 33||
chaturmukhaM tu rudrAkShaM chaturvaktrasvarUpakam |
taddhAraNAchchaturvaktraH prIyate tasya nityadA || 34|| (chaturvaktraM ?)

pa~nchamukhI (pa~nchavaktraM) tu rudrAkShaM pa~nchabrahmasvarUpakam |
pa~nchavaktraH svayaM brahma puruhatyAM (puMhatyAM) vyapohati || 35||
ShaDvaktramapi rudrAkShaM kArtikeyAdhidaivatam |
taddhAraNAnmahAshrIssyAnmahadArogyamuttamam || 36||
saptavaktraM tu rudrAkShaM saptamAtrAdhidaivatam |
taddhAraNAnmahAshrIssyAnmahadArogyamuttamam || 37||
aShTavaktraM tu rudrAkShamaShTamAtrAdhidaivatam |
vasvaShTakapriyaM chaiva ga~NgAprItikaraM tathA || 38||
navavaktraM tu rudrAkShaM navashaktyadhidaivatam |
tasya dhAraNamAtreNa tuShyanti navashaktayaH || 39||
dashavaktraM tu rudrAkShaM yamadaivatyamIritam |
darshAtprashAntijanakaM dhAraNAnnAtra saMshayaH || 40||
ekAdashamukhaM tvakShaM rudraikAdashadaivatam |
tadidaM daivataM prAhussadA saubhAgyavardhanam || 41||
rudrAkShaM dvAdashamukhaM mahAviShNusvarUpakam |
dvAdashAdityarUpaM cha bibhartyeva hi tatparam || 42||
trayodashamukhaM tvakShaM kAmadaM siddhidaM shubham |
tasya dhAraNamrAtreNa kAmadevaH prasIdati || 43||
chaturdashamukhaM chAkShaM sarvadA siddhidAyakam |
(chaturdashamukhaM chAkShaM rudranetrasamudbhavam |)
sarvavyAdhiharaM chaiva sarvadArogyamuttamam || 44||
(sarvavyAdhiharaM chaiva sarvadA.a.arogyamApnuyAt ||)
\- \-

chaturdashAkhyaparyantaM mAhAtmyaM likhitaM mayA | (??)
ekaviMshamukhAnta~ncha purANe shrUyate.akhilam || 45|| (??)

gaurIsha~NkararudrAkShaM tadeva priyadaivatam | (??)
dhAraNAtsukhasampattirmahadArogyamuttamam || 46|| (??)

\- \-

devIbhAgavate \-

ityuktaM girijAgre hi shivena paramAtmanA | (##line occurs in ŚivaMahāPurāṇam ##)

(##lines hereafter seem to be composed by the author##)
khalu rudrAkShabhedA hi proktA vai mukhabhedataH|| 47||
viShNorapi cha bhaktashcha jape kuryAttathaiva cha |
vastutaH sarvedevAnAM jApye mukhyA udAhR^itA || 48||
sthUlAkShadeshaM jagati prasiddhaM naipAlanAmnA bhuvi mukhyadesham |
yatrodbhavA sarvanarAshchanAryaH shivapriyAH shaivajanAnuraktAH || 49||
agastyasaMsevitadakShiNAM dishaM jAvAprasiddhaM khalu janmadhAma |
rudrAkShadesha~nchaNakena tulyaM shivapriyaM shaivajanAnugamyam || 50||
evaM yaH shR^iNuyAnnityaM mAhAtmyaM paramaM shubham |
labhetparatra sammokShaM shivasyAtipriyo bhavet || 51||
samAptA cheyaM vai nikhilavidharudrAkShamahimA
imAM j~nAtvA samyak bahuvidhasukhaM yAti manujaH |
ataH svAnte dhAryA hariharasamArAdhanaparaiH
kR^itaM tvetatsarvaM sakalajanapremArthapuriNA || 52||

iti shrIpremapurIrachitarudrAkShamAhAtmyaM sampUrNam ||

##
(??) is marked against the lines that could not be traced to; or were found to vary, wrt the Purāṇa cited in the source text. The original text from the Purāṇa has been added against some lines for convenience of readers.

Some Śloka-s that are attributed to DeviBhāgavatam in the source texts, were indeed found in śivaMahāPurāṇam (mostly in Vidyeśvara Saṁhitā Chapters 23 and 25). It was observed that much text wrt Rudrākśa that is mentioned in śivaMahāPurāṇam and DeviBhāgavatam is found in RudrākṣaJābālopaniṣat. 

The mention of Atharvaveda (in the source text) implies that the text is from the Atharvadedīya Upaniṣat viz. RudrākṣaJābālopaniṣat.

Readers are advised to cross-check all lines and trace them to the Purāṇa and Upaniśhat source.

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