How to Wear and Care for Rudraksha in 2023: Expert Advice

If you are interested in religious and spiritual beads, then Rudraksha beads should not be a stranger to you. They are beads seeds from the stone fruit of Elaeocarpus ganitrus tree and are also known as the tears of Lord Shiva. In addition to being known as the tears of lord Shiva, the name can also be translated as the gift of lord Shiva.

But do you know how to wear and care for Rudraksha? While the veterans who have been in contact with Rudraksha beads may say yes, not many people know how to wear and care for these religious and spiritual beads. If you are wondering how to wear and care for Rudraksha beads, you don’t have to worry anymore.

Here we will talk about how to wear Rudraksha for the first time and care for these sacred beads. So without any further ado, let’s get started!

How to wear Rudraksha and Rudraksha Mala for the first time?

The process of wearing Rudraksha beads for the first time is a bit complicated as you will need to energize them before wearing them. We recommend you contact an expert for this. If you need to energize the rudraksha mala and beads yourself, you will need to:

• Wash the Rudraksha with raw milk
• After washing the rudraksha with milk, wash it with water
• Apply sandalwood paste on the beads
• Offer incense and flowers
• Chant Om Namah Shivaya 108 times
• Chant the Specific Mantra of the Mukhis of Rudraksha 9 times.

The specific mukhis of rudraksha (faces of rudraksha), along with their mantra, are as follows:

• One Mukhi Rudraksha: Om Namah Shivaaya, Om Hreem Namah
• Two Mukhi Rudraksha: Shree Gauri Shankaraya Namah, Om Namah
• Three Mukhi Rudraksha: Om Kleem Namah, Om Namah Shivaaya
• Four Mukhi Rudraksha: Om Hreem Namah
• Five Mukhi Rudraksha: Om Kleem Namah, Om Namah Shivaaya
• Six Mukhi Rudraksha: Swami Kaartikeya Namah, Om Hreem Hum Namah
• Seven Mukhi Rudraksha: Om Mahalaxmi Namah, Om Hum Namah
• Eight Mukhi Rudraksha: Om Hum Namah, Om Ganeshaya Namah
• Nine Mukhi Rudraksha: Nav Durgayi Namah, Om Hreem Hum Namah
• Ten Mukhi Rudraksha: Shree Narayanaaye Namah, Shree Vishhnavi Namah, Om Hreem Namah
• Eleven Mukhi Rudraksha: Om Shree Rudraya Namah, Om Hreem Hum Namah
• Twelve Mukhi Rudraksha: Shree Suryay Namah, Om Krown Kshown Rown Namah
• Thirteen Mukhi Rudraksha: Om Hreem Namah
• Fourteen Mukhi Rudraksha: Om Namah Shivaye
• Fifteen Mukhi Rudraksha: Om Hreem Namah
• Sixteen Mukhi Rudraksha: Om Hreem Hoom Namah
• Seventeen Mukhi Rudraksha: Om Hreen Hoom Hoom Namah
• Eighteen Mukhi Rudraksha: Om Hreem Shreem Vashudhaye Swaha
• Nineteen Mukhi Rudraksha: Om Vam Visghnave Shreeshayane Swaha
• Twenty Mukhi Rudraksha: Rudrarupaye Kalpante Nama stubhayam Trimurtay
• Twenty-One Mukhi Rudraksha: Om Yakshya Kuberaya Vaishravanaya, Dhan Dhanyadhipataye Dhan Dhanya Srimdhim Mein Dapya Dapya Swahah
• Gaurishankar Rudraksha: Om Aim Hreem Yugal rupanaye Namah

If you want to know more about the beeja mantra and their respective lords, then you can check out our article about the best rudraksha for men and women.

Regardless, after you have chanted the beeja mantras, you should wear the rudraksha 24/7 for the first 40 days. After this, the rudraksha becomes divine and adjusts its energy to match your body. If you want to enhance the effects and get the benefits of wearing rudraksha, you can repeat the mantras as often as you choose. Alternatively, you can also repeat Om Namah Shivayta or Namah Shivayta alongside the beeja mantra of mukhis of rudraksha.

What should I be aware of while I am wearing Rudraksha?

While wearing the rudraksha mala, you should wear the mala as close to your skin as possible. Alternatively, once you complete the initial process, rudraksha can also be kept in the puja room to provide rudraksha benefits for the entire family.

If you want to wear rudraksha mala after a long gap, you should wash rudraksha mala/ rudraksha beads with water and offer incense flowers. After that, you should chant Om Namah Shivaya 27 times before wearing them again.

It is also important to note that once you keep the rudraksha away from your skin for more than 10 hours, the beads and mala, as a result, will go into slumber once again. Once this happens, you will need to repeat the process we mentioned earlier.

We have talked about the rules and restrictions regarding rudraksha earlier in detail. So if you want to know more about it, then feel free to check it out.

How to care for Rudraksha?

Similar to how there is a process for wearing the rudraksha beads and rudraksha mala for the first time, you should note a few things you should know about rudraksha while caring for Rudraksha. While these things are not exactly a process, they are important if you want to reap the full effects of the rudraksha.

The general steps to care for Rudraksha are:

• Take early morning baths
• Chant Om Namah Shivaya 108 Times before wearing rudraksha mala
• Chant the seed (Beeja) mantra for 9 or 108 times (depending on how much time you have)
• Wear the rudraksha mantra remembering the faces of lord Shiva.
• Wash the beads with clean water every week
• Dry the beads under a fan
• If you reside in a humid climate, you can soak the beads in water overnight and clean the beads. Once you have cleaned and dried the beads, apply light olive and sandalwood oil.

Remove the beads before undertaking any physically straining work like exercising.

These are the general steps to take care of your rudraksha mala and rudraksha beads.

How to clean Rudraksha Mala?

As you may have noticed, cleaning a rudraksha is an integral aspect of caring for rudraksha. If you are curious about how to clean the rudraksha, the following are the steps you can take.

• Step 1: Soak the Rudraksha overnight in clean tap water
• Step 2: Use a non-metal brush to scrub the beads to remove any dirt and debris moderately
• Step 3: Dry the beads under the fan for four to five hours.
• Step 4: Apply the sandalwood or olive oil with a soft bristle mon-metal brush.

While cleaning the rudraksha beads, you must avoid a few things. They are:

• Use of strong detergents
• Use of hot or boiling water
• Use of Soaps
• Use of any form of powder
• Leaving the beads to dry for an extended time.

Rudraksha is a strong bead that demands proper care and cleaning. Furthermore, it is important to note that Rudraksha beads are formed in nature and have varying sizes and colours. That said, the variations in size and colour do not affect the faces nor the effect a rudraksha has.

In the end,

Rudraksha beads and Rudraksha Mala are one of the most powerful and iconic religious and spiritual accessories. However, because of its innate power, it is important to take proper measures while wearing and caring. Before you wear the rudraksha, it is necessary to energize the beads, and for this, we recommend you contact your nearest pujari. However, if you cannot contact them, you can still energize the beads following the process we mentioned earlier.

The process of caring for rudraksha is simpler than the ones for wearing them. Regardless, it is still important to be careful.

We hope you found this helpful. And as always, thank you for reading till the end.

FAQ

Q: What are the things to take care of while wearing Rudraksha?

A: While wearing rudraksha, you should ensure that the beads are strung in a strong string. If you are an avid wearer of Rudraksha, you should avoid eating non-vegetarian food and drinking alcohol.

Q: How to increase Rudraksha’s power?

A: To increase the power of Rudraksha, you should condition the rudraksha by immersing them in ghee for 24 hours, followed by soaking rudraksha beads and mala in full-fat milk for an additional 24 hours.

Q: Which Rudraksha attracts money?

A: The seven mukhi rudraksha is blessed by the goddess Malalaxmi who is also the goddess of wealth, fortune and prosperity. So if you want a rudraksha that attracts money, you should choose for the seven-mukhi rudraksha as this mukhi rudraksha benefits lies in the finance and fortune.