Shiva Purana — Vidyeshvara Samhita — Chapter 25
SiP 1 25.1
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे विद्येश्वरसंहितायां भस्मधारणवर्णनोनाम चतुर्विंशो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् २५ सूत उवाच शैनकर्षे महाप्राज्ञशिवरूपमहापते शृणुरुद्राक्षमाहात्म्यं समासात्कथयाम्यहम्
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe vidyeśvarasaṃhitāyāṃ bhasmadhāraṇavarṇanonāma caturviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 25 sūta uvāca śainakarṣe mahāprājñaśivarūpamahāpate śṛṇurudrākṣamāhātmyaṃ samāsātkathayāmyaham
Thus the twenty-fourth chapter, called the description of the wearing of ash, in the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā of the glorious Śiva-mahāpurāṇa. Chapter 25. Sūta said: O Śaunaka, great sage, greatly wise, in form Śiva, great lord — hear the greatness of the rudrākṣa; I shall tell it in brief.
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SiP 1 25.2
शिवप्रियतमोज्ञेयो रुद्राक्षः परपावनः दर्शनात्स्पर्शनाज्जाप्यात्सर्वपापहरःस्मृतः
śivapriyatamojñeyo rudrākṣaḥ parapāvanaḥ darśanātsparśanājjāpyātsarvapāpaharaḥsmṛtaḥ
The rudrākṣa is to be known as most dear to Śiva, supremely purifying; by seeing, by touching, and by muttering (with it) it is held to remove all sins.
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SiP 1 25.3
पुरारुद्राक्षमहिमादेव्यग्रेकथितोमुने लोकोपकरणार्थायशिवेन परमात्मना
purārudrākṣamahimādevyagrekathitomune lokopakaraṇārthāyaśivena paramātmanā
Formerly, O sage, the greatness of the rudrākṣa was told in the presence of the Goddess by Śiva, the supreme Self, for the benefit of the world.
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SiP 1 25.4
शिव उवाच शृणुदेविमहेशानिरुद्राक्षमहिमाशिवे कथयामितवप्रीत्याभक्तानांहितकाम्यया
śiva uvāca śṛṇudevimaheśānirudrākṣamahimāśive kathayāmitavaprītyābhaktānāṃhitakāmyayā
Śiva said: Hear, O Goddess, great Īśānī, auspicious one, the greatness of the rudrākṣa; I tell it out of affection for you, and desiring the welfare of the devotees.
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SiP 1 25.5
दिव्यवर्षसहस्राणि महेशानिपुनःपुरा तपःप्रकुर्वतस्त्रस्तंमनः संयम्यवै मम
divyavarṣasahasrāṇi maheśānipunaḥpurā tapaḥprakurvatastrastaṃmanaḥ saṃyamyavai mama
Formerly, O great Īśānī, when I was again performing austerity for a thousand divine years, restraining my mind, which had been agitated,
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SiP 1 25.6
स्वतंत्रेण परेशेन लोकोपकृतिकारिणा लीलयापरमेशानि चक्षुरुन्मीलितंमया
svataṃtreṇa pareśena lokopakṛtikāriṇā līlayāparameśāni cakṣurunmīlitaṃmayā
by me, the independent supreme Lord, the doer of good to the world, in play, O supreme Īśānī, the eye was opened.
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SiP 1 25.7
पुटाभ्यांचारुचक्षुर्भ्यांपतिताजलबिंदवः तत्राश्रुबिन्दवोजातावृक्षारुद्राक्षसंज्ञकाः
puṭābhyāṃcārucakṣurbhyāṃpatitājalabiṃdavaḥ tatrāśrubindavojātāvṛkṣārudrākṣasaṃjñakāḥ
From (his) two lovely eyes, with their lids, drops of water fell; there those teardrops became trees known by the name rudrākṣa.
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SiP 1 25.8
स्थावरत्वमनुप्राप्यभक्तानुग्रहकारणात् ते दत्ताविष्णुभक्तेभ्यश्चतुर्वर्णेभ्य एव च
sthāvaratvamanuprāpyabhaktānugrahakāraṇāt te dattāviṣṇubhaktebhyaścaturvarṇebhya eva ca
Having attained the state of immobile (plant) existence, for the sake of showing grace to devotees, they were given to the devotees of Viṣṇu and to the four classes as well.
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SiP 1 25.9
भूमौगौंडोद्भवांश्चक्रेरुद्राक्षाञ्छिववल्लभान् मथुरायामयोध्यायालंकायांमलये तथा
bhūmaugauṃḍodbhavāṃścakrerudrākṣāñchivavallabhān mathurāyāmayodhyāyālaṃkāyāṃmalaye tathā
On the earth (he) made rudrākṣas, dear to Śiva, arising in Gauḍa, in Mathurā, in Ayodhyā, in Laṅkā, and likewise in Malaya,
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SiP 1 25.10
सह्याद्रौचतथाकाश्यांदशेष्वन्येषुवातथा परानसह्यपापौघभेदनाञ्छ्रुतिनोदनात्
sahyādraucatathākāśyāṃdaśeṣvanyeṣuvātathā parānasahyapāpaughabhedanāñchrutinodanāt
and on the Sahya mountain and in Kāśī, and likewise in ten other regions—others (too), which shatter unbearable floods of sin, by the urging of scripture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 25.11
ब्राह्मणाःक्षत्रियावैश्याःशूद्राजाताममाज्ञया रुद्राक्षास्तेपृथिव्यांतुतज्जातीयाः शुभाक्षकाः
brāhmaṇāḥkṣatriyāvaiśyāḥśūdrājātāmamājñayā rudrākṣāstepṛthivyāṃtutajjātīyāḥ śubhākṣakāḥ
Brahmins, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas and śūdras were born by my command; and on earth those rudrākṣas, the auspicious beads, are of the same classes.
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SiP 1 25.12
श्वेतरक्ताः पीतकृष्णावर्णाज्ञेयाः क्रमाद्बुधैः स्वजातीयंनृभिर्धार्यं रुद्राक्षंवर्णतः क्रमात्
śvetaraktāḥ pītakṛṣṇāvarṇājñeyāḥ kramādbudhaiḥ svajātīyaṃnṛbhirdhāryaṃ rudrākṣaṃvarṇataḥ kramāt
They are to be known by the wise as, in order, white, red, yellow and black in colour; and by men a rudrākṣa of their own class is to be worn, in order, according to colour.
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SiP 1 25.13
वर्णैस्तुतत्फलंधार्यंभुक्तिमुक्तिफलेप्सुभिः शिवभक्तैर्विशेषेणशिवयोः प्रीतयेसदा
varṇaistutatphalaṃdhāryaṃbhuktimuktiphalepsubhiḥ śivabhaktairviśeṣeṇaśivayoḥ prītayesadā
By colours, then, that fruit is to be worn by those desiring the fruits of enjoyment and liberation—especially by devotees of Śiva, always for the pleasure of Śiva and (his consort).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 25.14
धात्रीफलप्रमाणंयच्छ्रेष्ठमेतदुदाहृतम् बदरीफलमात्रंतुमध्यमंसंप्रकीर्तितम्
dhātrīphalapramāṇaṃyacchreṣṭhametadudāhṛtam badarīphalamātraṃtumadhyamaṃsaṃprakīrtitam
That which is the size of an āmalaka fruit—this is declared the best; but that which is only the size of a jujube fruit is proclaimed middling.
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SiP 1 25.15
अधमंचणमात्रंस्यात्प्रक्रियैषापरोच्यते शृणुपार्वतिसुप्रीत्याभक्तानांहितकाम्यया
adhamaṃcaṇamātraṃsyātprakriyaiṣāparocyate śṛṇupārvatisuprītyābhaktānāṃhitakāmyayā
The lowest would be only the size of a chickpea. This procedure is being told (to you): listen, Pārvatī, with full affection, out of a wish for the welfare of the devotees.
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SiP 1 25.16
बदरीफलमात्रंचयत्स्यात्किलमहेश्वरि तथापिफलदंलोकेसुखसौभाग्यवर्धनम्
badarīphalamātraṃcayatsyātkilamaheśvari tathāpiphaladaṃlokesukhasaubhāgyavardhanam
And that which is only the size of a jujube fruit, O great Goddess—even so it gives fruit in the world, increasing happiness and good fortune.
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SiP 1 25.17
धात्रीफलसमंयत्स्यात्सर्वारिष्टविनाशनम् गुंजयासदृशंयत्स्यात्सर्वार्थफलसाधनम्
dhātrīphalasamaṃyatsyātsarvāriṣṭavināśanam guṃjayāsadṛśaṃyatsyātsarvārthaphalasādhanam
That which is equal to an āmalaka fruit destroys all misfortune; that which is like a guñjā berry accomplishes the fruit of all aims.
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SiP 1 25.18
यथायथालघुःस्याद्वैतथाधिकफलप्रदम् एकैकतःफलंप्रोक्तंदशांशैरधिकंबुधैः
yathāyathālaghuḥsyādvaitathādhikaphalapradam ekaikataḥphalaṃproktaṃdaśāṃśairadhikaṃbudhaiḥ
The smaller it is, the more fruit it gives; the fruit of each single one is declared by the wise to be greater by a tenth part.
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SiP 1 25.19
रुद्राक्षधारणंप्रोक्तंपापनाशनहेतवे तस्माच्चधारणीयोवैसर्वार्थसाधनोध्रुवम्
rudrākṣadhāraṇaṃproktaṃpāpanāśanahetave tasmāccadhāraṇīyovaisarvārthasādhanodhruvam
The wearing of rudrākṣa is declared to be for the destruction of sin; therefore it is certainly to be worn, being surely the accomplisher of all aims.
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SiP 1 25.20
यथाचदृश्यतेलोकेरुद्राक्षफलदः शुभः नतथादृश्यते ऽन्याचमालिकापरमेश्वरि
yathācadṛśyatelokerudrākṣaphaladaḥ śubhaḥ natathādṛśyate 'nyācamālikāparameśvari
And as the auspicious rudrākṣa is seen in the world to be fruit-giving, no other rosary is seen to be so, O Supreme Goddess.
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SiP 1 25.21
समाःस्निग्धादृढाःस्थूलाःकंटकैःसंयुताःशुभाः रुद्राक्षाःकामदादेविभुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदाः सदा
samāḥsnigdhādṛḍhāḥsthūlāḥkaṃṭakaiḥsaṃyutāḥśubhāḥ rudrākṣāḥkāmadādevibhuktimuktipradāḥ sadā
Even, smooth, firm, large, furnished with points—such rudrākṣas are auspicious, granting desires, O Goddess, and always bestowing enjoyment and liberation.
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SiP 1 25.22
क्रिमिदुष्टंछिन्नभिन्नंकंटकैर्हीनमेवच व्रणयुक्तमवृत्तंचरुद्राक्षान्षड्विवर्जयेत्
krimiduṣṭaṃchinnabhinnaṃkaṃṭakairhīnamevaca vraṇayuktamavṛttaṃcarudrākṣānṣaḍvivarjayet
Worm-eaten, cut, broken, lacking points, marked with a sore, and not round—one should reject these six (kinds of) rudrākṣas.
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SiP 1 25.23
स्वयमेवकृतद्वारंरुद्राक्षंस्यदिहोत्तमम् यत्तुपौरुषयत्नेनकृतंतन्मध्यमंभवेत्
svayamevakṛtadvāraṃrudrākṣaṃsyadihottamam yattupauruṣayatnenakṛtaṃtanmadhyamaṃbhavet
A rudrākṣa whose hole is made by itself is here the best; but that which is made by human effort is middling.
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SiP 1 25.24
रुद्राक्षधारणंप्राप्तंमहापातकनाशनम् रुद्रसंख्याशतंधृत्वरुद्ररूपोभवेन्नरः
rudrākṣadhāraṇaṃprāptaṃmahāpātakanāśanam rudrasaṃkhyāśataṃdhṛtvarudrarūpobhavennaraḥ
The wearing of rudrākṣa is held to destroy even great sins; wearing a hundred of the number of Rudra, a man becomes of the form of Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 25.25
एकादशशतानीहधृत्वायत्फलमाप्यते तत्फलंशक्यतेनैव वक्तुं वर्षशतैरपि
ekādaśaśatānīhadhṛtvāyatphalamāpyate tatphalaṃśakyatenaiva vaktuṃ varṣaśatairapi
The fruit that is obtained here by wearing eleven hundred—that fruit cannot be told even in a hundred years.
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SiP 1 25.26
शतार्धेनयुतेः पञ्चशतैर्वै मुकुटं मतम् रुद्राक्षैर्विरचेत्सम्यग्भक्तिमान्पुरुषो वरः
śatārdhenayuteḥ pañcaśatairvai mukuṭaṃ matam rudrākṣairviracetsamyagbhaktimānpuruṣo varaḥ
A crown is held (to be made) of five hundred joined with half a hundred; an excellent man possessed of devotion should fashion it properly of rudrākṣas.
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SiP 1 25.27
त्रिभिः शतैः षष्टियुक्तैस्त्रिरावृत्त्या तथा पुनः रुद्राक्षैरुपवीतं व निर्मीयाद्भक्तितत्परः
tribhiḥ śataiḥ ṣaṣṭiyuktaistrirāvṛttyā tathā punaḥ rudrākṣairupavītaṃ va nirmīyādbhaktitatparaḥ
With three hundred increased by sixty, wound three times over, one intent on devotion should make a sacred thread of rudrākṣas.
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SiP 1 25.28
शिखायांचत्रयंप्रोक्तंरुद्रक्षाणां महेश्वरि कर्णयोः षट् च षट्चैववामदक्षिणयोस्तथा
śikhāyāṃcatrayaṃproktaṃrudrakṣāṇāṃ maheśvari karṇayoḥ ṣaṭ ca ṣaṭcaivavāmadakṣiṇayostathā
On the topknot three rudrākṣas are declared, O Maheśvarī; and on the ears six and six, on the left and the right respectively.
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SiP 1 25.29
शतमेकोत्तरंकंठेबाह्वोर्वैरुद्रसंख्यया कूर्परद्वारयोस्तत्रमणिबंधेतथापुनः
śatamekottaraṃkaṃṭhebāhvorvairudrasaṃkhyayā kūrparadvārayostatramaṇibaṃdhetathāpunaḥ
A hundred and one on the neck, and on the two arms in the number of the Rudras (eleven); there on the two elbows, and likewise again on the wrists.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 25.30
उपवीतेत्रयंधार्यंशिवभक्तिरतैर्नरैः शेषानुर्वरितान्पञ्चसम्मितान्धारयेत्कटौ
upavītetrayaṃdhāryaṃśivabhaktiratairnaraiḥ śeṣānurvaritānpañcasammitāndhārayetkaṭau
Three are to be worn on the sacred thread by men devoted to Śiva; the rest that remain, five in number, he should wear on the waist.
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SiP 1 25.31
एतत्संख्याधृतायेनरुद्राक्षाः परमेश्वरि तद्रूपं तु प्रणम्यंहिस्तुत्यंसर्वैर्महेशवत्
etatsaṃkhyādhṛtāyenarudrākṣāḥ parameśvari tadrūpaṃ tu praṇamyaṃhistutyaṃsarvairmaheśavat
By whom rudrākṣas are worn in this number, O Parameśvarī, his very form is to be bowed to and praised by all, as if it were Maheśa.
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SiP 1 25.32
एवंभूतंस्थितंध्यानेयदाकृत्वासनैर्जनम् शिवेतिव्याहरंश्चैवदृष्ट्वापापैः प्रमुच्यते
evaṃbhūtaṃsthitaṃdhyāneyadākṛtvāsanairjanam śivetivyāharaṃścaivadṛṣṭvāpāpaiḥ pramucyate
When a man, having taken his seat, remains in meditation in this manner, then whoever sees (him) and utters "Śiva" is released from his sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 25.33
शतादिकसहस्रस्यविधिरेषप्रकीर्तितः तदभावेप्रकारोन्यः शुभः संप्रोच्यतेमया
śatādikasahasrasyavidhireṣaprakīrtitaḥ tadabhāveprakāronyaḥ śubhaḥ saṃprocyatemayā
This is the rule proclaimed for a thousand beads beginning with a hundred; in the absence of that, another auspicious procedure is declared by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.34
शिखायामेकरुद्राक्षंशिरसात्रिंशतंवहेत् पञ्चाशच्चगलेदध्याद्बाह्वोः षोडशषोडश
śikhāyāmekarudrākṣaṃśirasātriṃśataṃvahet pañcāśaccagaledadhyādbāhvoḥ ṣoḍaśaṣoḍaśa
One rudrākṣa on the topknot; on the head he should carry thirty; and he should place fifty on the neck, sixteen and sixteen on the two arms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.35
मणिबंधे द्वादशद्विस्कंधे पञ्चशतंवहेत् अष्टोत्तरशतैर्माल्यमुपवीतंप्रकल्पयेत्
maṇibaṃdhe dvādaśadviskaṃdhe pañcaśataṃvahet aṣṭottaraśatairmālyamupavītaṃprakalpayet
Twelve on each wrist, five hundred on the two shoulders he should carry; with a hundred and eight he should fashion a garland (as) the sacred thread.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 25.36
एवंसहस्ररुद्राक्षान्धारयेद्योदृढव्रतः तंनमंतिसुराःसर्वेयथारुद्रस्तथैव सः
evaṃsahasrarudrākṣāndhārayedyodṛḍhavrataḥ taṃnamaṃtisurāḥsarveyathārudrastathaiva saḥ
Whoever, firm in his vow, thus wears a thousand rudrākṣas — all the gods bow to him; he is just as Rudra is.
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SiP 1 25.37
एकंशिखायांरुद्राक्षंचत्वारिंशत्तुमस्तके द्वात्रिंशत्कण्ठदेशेतुवक्षस्यष्टोत्तरंशतम्
ekaṃśikhāyāṃrudrākṣaṃcatvāriṃśattumastake dvātriṃśatkaṇṭhadeśetuvakṣasyaṣṭottaraṃśatam
One rudrākṣa on the topknot, but forty on the head, thirty-two on the region of the throat, a hundred and eight on the chest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.38
एकैकंकर्णयोः षट्षड्बाह्वोःषोडशषोडश करयोरविमानेनद्विगुणेनमुनीश्वर
ekaikaṃkarṇayoḥ ṣaṭṣaḍbāhvoḥṣoḍaśaṣoḍaśa karayoravimānenadviguṇenamunīśvara
One each on the ears, six and six on the two arms, sixteen and sixteen; on the two hands twice that, without measure, O lord of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 25.39
संख्याप्रीतिर्धृयायेनसोपिशैवजनःपरः शिववत्पूजनीयोहिवंद्यस्सर्वैरभीक्ष्णशः
saṃkhyāprītirdhṛyāyenasopiśaivajanaḥparaḥ śivavatpūjanīyohivaṃdyassarvairabhīkṣṇaśaḥ
He by whom this number is worn with fondness, he too is a foremost Śaiva person; he is indeed to be worshipped like Śiva and constantly saluted by all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 25.40
शिरसीशानमंत्रेणकर्णेतत्पुरुषेण च अघोरेणगलेधार्यंतेनैवहृदयेपि च
śirasīśānamaṃtreṇakarṇetatpuruṣeṇa ca aghoreṇagaledhāryaṃtenaivahṛdayepi ca
On the head with the Īśāna mantra, and on the ear with Tatpuruṣa; on the neck it is to be worn with Aghora, and with that same one on the heart too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.41
अघोरबीजमंत्रेण करयोर्धारयेत्सुधीः पञ्चदशाक्षग्रथितांवामदेवेनचोदरे
aghorabījamaṃtreṇa karayordhārayetsudhīḥ pañcadaśākṣagrathitāṃvāmadevenacodare
With the Aghora seed-mantra the wise man should wear (them) on the hands; and with Vāmadeva a string strung of fifteen beads on the belly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.42
पञ्चब्रह्मभिरंगश्चत्रिमालां पञ्चसप्त च अथवामूलमंत्रेण सर्वानक्षांस्तुधारयेत्
pañcabrahmabhiraṃgaścatrimālāṃ pañcasapta ca athavāmūlamaṃtreṇa sarvānakṣāṃstudhārayet
With the five Brahma-mantras on the limbs, and a triple garland (with) five and seven; or else he should wear all the beads with the root mantra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 25.43
मद्यंमांसंतुलशुनंपलाण्डुंशिग्रुमेव च श्लेष्मांतकं विड्वराहंभक्षणे वर्जयेत्ततः
madyaṃmāṃsaṃtulaśunaṃpalāṇḍuṃśigrumeva ca śleṣmāṃtakaṃ viḍvarāhaṃbhakṣaṇe varjayettataḥ
Wine, meat, garlic, onion, and śigru (drumstick tree), śleṣmāntaka, and the village pig — he should thereafter avoid these as food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.44
वलक्षंरुद्राक्षंद्विजतनुभिरेवेहविहितंसुरक्तंक्षत्राणांप्रमुदितमुमेपीतमसकृत् छिन्नं खंडितं भिन्नं विदीर्ण ततोवैश्यैर्धायप्रतिदिवसभावश्यकमहोतथाकृष्णंशूद्रैःश्रुतिगदितमार्गोयमगजे
valakṣaṃrudrākṣaṃdvijatanubhirevehavihitaṃsuraktaṃkṣatrāṇāṃpramuditamumepītamasakṛt chinnaṃ khaṃḍitaṃ bhinnaṃ vidīrṇa tatovaiśyairdhāyapratidivasabhāvaśyakamahotathākṛṣṇaṃśūdraiḥśrutigaditamārgoyamagaje
The white rudrākṣa is here prescribed for the bodies of the twice-born; the deep red is the delight of the kṣatriyas, O Umā; the yellow again and again — cut, broken, split, torn open — then it is to be worn by the vaiśyas every day as a necessary observance; and likewise the black by the śūdras: this is the path declared by scripture, O daughter of the mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 25.45
वर्णीवनीगृहयतीर्नियमेनदध्यादेतद्रहस्यपरमोनहिजातुतिष्ठेत् रुद्राक्षधारणमिदंसुकृतैश्चलभ्यंत्यक्त्वेदमेतदखिलान्नरकान्प्रयांति
varṇīvanīgṛhayatīrniyamenadadhyādetadrahasyaparamonahijātutiṣṭhet rudrākṣadhāraṇamidaṃsukṛtaiścalabhyaṃtyaktvedametadakhilānnarakānprayāṃti
The student, the forest-dweller, the householder and the ascetic should wear it as a rule; this is the highest secret — one should never be without it. This wearing of rudrākṣa is obtained through good deeds; those who abandon it go to all the hells.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 25.46
आदावामलकात्स्वतो लघुतरा रुग्णास्ततःकंटकैःसंदष्टाःक्रिमिभिस्तनूपकरणच्छिद्रेण हीनास्तथा धार्यानैव शुभेप्सुभिश्चणकवद्रुद्राक्षमप्यंततोरुद्राक्षोममलिंगमंगलमुमेसूक्ष्मंप्रशस्तंसदा
ādāvāmalakātsvato laghutarā rugṇāstataḥkaṃṭakaiḥsaṃdaṣṭāḥkrimibhistanūpakaraṇacchidreṇa hīnāstathā dhāryānaiva śubhepsubhiścaṇakavadrudrākṣamapyaṃtatorudrākṣomamaliṃgamaṃgalamumesūkṣmaṃpraśastaṃsadā
Those that are of themselves lighter than an āmalaka, then those that are diseased, bitten by thorns or by worms, and those lacking a hole made in the boring of the body (of the bead) — these are not to be worn by those who desire good. Even a rudrākṣa the size of a chickpea (is fit), for the rudrākṣa is my liṅga, auspicious, O Umā; the small one is always commended.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 25.47
सर्वाश्रमाणांवर्णानांस्त्रीशूद्रणांशिवाज्ञया धार्याः सदैवरुद्राक्षायतीनां प्रणवेन हि
sarvāśramāṇāṃvarṇānāṃstrīśūdraṇāṃśivājñayā dhāryāḥ sadaivarudrākṣāyatīnāṃ praṇavena hi
By Shiva's command, rudrākṣas are to be worn always by (those of) all the stages of life and all the classes, and by women and śūdras; by ascetics, indeed, (they are to be worn) with the praṇava (Om).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.48
दिवाबिभ्रद्रात्रिकृतैरात्रौविभ्रद्दिवाकृतैः प्रातर्मध्याह्नसायाह्नेमुच्यतेसर्वपातकैः
divābibhradrātrikṛtairātrauvibhraddivākṛtaiḥ prātarmadhyāhnasāyāhnemucyatesarvapātakaiḥ
Wearing (them) by day, one is freed from the (sins) committed by night; wearing (them) by night, from those committed by day; (wearing them) at dawn, midday and evening, one is freed from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.49
ये त्रिपुण्ड्र धरालोके जटाधारिण एव ये ये रुद्राक्षधरास्तेवैयमलोकंप्रयांतिन
ye tripuṇḍra dharāloke jaṭādhāriṇa eva ye ye rudrākṣadharāstevaiyamalokaṃprayāṃtina
Those in the world who wear the tripuṇḍra, those who wear matted locks, and those who wear rudrākṣas — they do not go to the world of Yama.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.50
रुद्राक्षमेकंशिरसाबिभर्तितथात्रिपुण्ड्रंचललाटमध्ये पञ्चाक्षरंयेहिजपंतिमंत्रंपूज्याभवद्भिः खलुतेहिसाधवः
rudrākṣamekaṃśirasābibhartitathātripuṇḍraṃcalalāṭamadhye pañcākṣaraṃyehijapaṃtimaṃtraṃpūjyābhavadbhiḥ khalutehisādhavaḥ
Whoever bears a single rudrākṣa on his head and the tripuṇḍra on the middle of his forehead, and who recites the five-syllable mantra — such men are indeed holy and are to be honoured by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.51
यस्याङ्गेनास्तिरुद्राक्षस्त्रिपुण्ड्रंभालपट्टके मुखेपञ्चाक्षरंनास्तितमानययमालयम्
yasyāṅgenāstirudrākṣastripuṇḍraṃbhālapaṭṭake mukhepañcākṣaraṃnāstitamānayayamālayam
He on whose body there is no rudrākṣa, no tripuṇḍra on the tablet of the brow, and no five-syllable (mantra) in his mouth — bring him to the abode of Yama.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.52
ज्ञात्वाज्ञात्वातत्प्रभावंभस्मरुद्राक्षधारिणः तेपूज्याः सर्वदास्माकंनोनेतव्याः कदाचन
jñātvājñātvātatprabhāvaṃbhasmarudrākṣadhāriṇaḥ tepūjyāḥ sarvadāsmākaṃnonetavyāḥ kadācana
Whether they know or do not know its power, wearers of ash and rudrākṣa are always to be honoured by us; they are never to be brought (here).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.53
एवमाज्ञापयामासकालोपिनिजकिङ्करान् तथेतिमत्त्वातेसर्वेतूष्णीमासन्सुविस्मिताः
evamājñāpayāmāsakālopinijakiṅkarān tathetimattvātesarvetūṣṇīmāsansuvismitāḥ
Thus did Kāla (Death) command his own servants; and they all, accepting "so be it," fell silent, greatly amazed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.54
अत एवमहादेविरुद्राक्षोत्यघनाशनः तद्धरोमत्प्रियः शुद्धो ऽत्यघवानपिपार्वति
ata evamahādevirudrākṣotyaghanāśanaḥ taddharomatpriyaḥ śuddho 'tyaghavānapipārvati
For this very reason, O great goddess, the rudrākṣa is the destroyer of the greatest sin; one who wears it is dear to me and pure, O Pārvatī, even if he is a great sinner.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.55
हस्तेबाहौतथामूर्ध्निरुद्राक्षंधारयेत्तुयः अवध्यःसर्वभूतानांरुद्ररूपीचरेद्भुवि
hastebāhautathāmūrdhnirudrākṣaṃdhārayettuyaḥ avadhyaḥsarvabhūtānāṃrudrarūpīcaredbhuvi
He who wears a rudrākṣa on his hand, on his arm, and on his head cannot be slain by any beings; he walks on earth in the form of Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.56
सुरासुराणांसर्वेषां वंदनीयःसदासवै पूजनीयो हि दृष्टस्यपापहाचयथाशिवः
surāsurāṇāṃsarveṣāṃ vaṃdanīyaḥsadāsavai pūjanīyo hi dṛṣṭasyapāpahācayathāśivaḥ
He is indeed always to be saluted by all gods and demons, and to be worshipped; he destroys the sin of one who (merely) sees him, just as Shiva does.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.57
ध्यानज्ञानावमुक्तोपिरुद्राक्षंधारयेत्तुयः सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तःसयातिपरमांगतिम्
dhyānajñānāvamuktopirudrākṣaṃdhārayettuyaḥ sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥsayātiparamāṃgatim
Even one devoid of meditation and knowledge, if he wears a rudrākṣa, is freed from all sins and goes to the highest state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.58
रुद्राक्षेणजपन्मन्त्रं पुण्यंकोटि गुणं भवेत् दशकोटिगुणंपुण्यंधारणाल्लभते नरः
rudrākṣeṇajapanmantraṃ puṇyaṃkoṭi guṇaṃ bhavet daśakoṭiguṇaṃpuṇyaṃdhāraṇāllabhate naraḥ
Reciting a mantra with a rudrākṣa, the merit becomes a crore-fold; and by wearing (it) a man obtains merit ten crore-fold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.59
यावत्कालंहिजीवस्यशरीरस्थोभवेत्सवै तावत्कालंस्वल्पमृत्युर्नतंदेविबाधते
yāvatkālaṃhijīvasyaśarīrasthobhavetsavai tāvatkālaṃsvalpamṛtyurnataṃdevibādhate
For as long as it remains upon the body of a living being, for that long, O goddess, untimely death does not afflict him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.60
त्रिपुंड्रेणचसंयुक्तंरुद्राक्षाविलसांगकम् मृत्युंजयंजपंतंचदृष्ट्वारुद्रफलंलभेत्
tripuṃḍreṇacasaṃyuktaṃrudrākṣāvilasāṃgakam mṛtyuṃjayaṃjapaṃtaṃcadṛṣṭvārudraphalaṃlabhet
Seeing one who is marked with the tripuṇḍra, whose limbs shine with rudrākṣas, and who is reciting the Mṛtyuñjaya (mantra), one obtains the fruit (of seeing) Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.61
पञ्चदेवप्रियश्चैवसर्वदेवप्रियस्तथा सर्वमन्त्राञ्जपेद्भक्तोरुद्राक्षमालयाप्रिये
pañcadevapriyaścaivasarvadevapriyastathā sarvamantrāñjapedbhaktorudrākṣamālayāpriye
He becomes dear to the five gods and likewise dear to all the gods; a devotee should recite all mantras with a rudrākṣa rosary, O beloved.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.62
विष्ण्वादिदेवभक्ताश्चधारयेयुर्नसंशयः रुद्रभक्तो विशेषेणरुद्राक्षान्धारयेत्सदा
viṣṇvādidevabhaktāścadhārayeyurnasaṃśayaḥ rudrabhakto viśeṣeṇarudrākṣāndhārayetsadā
And devotees of Viṣṇu and the other gods should wear (them) — there is no doubt; a devotee of Rudra especially should always wear rudrākṣas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.63
रुद्राक्षाविविधाःप्रोक्तास्तेषां भेदान्वदाम्यहम् शृणुपार्वति सद्भक्त्या भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदान्
rudrākṣāvividhāḥproktāsteṣāṃ bhedānvadāmyaham śṛṇupārvati sadbhaktyā bhuktimuktiphalapradān
Rudrākṣas are said to be of various kinds; I shall tell their distinctions. Listen, Pārvatī, with true devotion — (they) grant the fruits of enjoyment and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.64
एकवक्त्रः शिवः साक्षाद्भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदः तस्यदर्शनमात्रेणब्रह्महत्याव्यपोहति
ekavaktraḥ śivaḥ sākṣādbhuktimuktiphalapradaḥ tasyadarśanamātreṇabrahmahatyāvyapohati
The one-faced (rudrākṣa) is Shiva himself, granting the fruits of enjoyment and liberation; by the mere sight of it, the killing of a brahmin is removed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.65
यत्रसंपूजितस्तत्रलक्ष्मीर्दूरतरा नहि नश्यंत्युपद्रवाःसर्वेसर्वकामाभवंतिहि
yatrasaṃpūjitastatralakṣmīrdūratarā nahi naśyaṃtyupadravāḥsarvesarvakāmābhavaṃtihi
Where it is duly worshipped, there Lakṣmī is not far off; all calamities perish and all desires are indeed fulfilled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.66
द्विवक्त्रोदेवदेवेशस्सर्वकामफलप्रदः विशेषतः सरुद्राक्षोगोवधंनाशयेद्द्रुतम्
dvivaktrodevadeveśassarvakāmaphalapradaḥ viśeṣataḥ sarudrākṣogovadhaṃnāśayeddrutam
The two-faced one is the Lord of the gods of gods, granting the fruit of all desires; that rudrākṣa in particular quickly destroys (the sin of) killing a cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.67
त्रिवक्त्रोयोहिरुद्राक्षः साक्षात्साधनदस्सदा तत्प्रभावाद्भवेयुर्वैविद्याः सर्वाः प्रतिष्ठिताः
trivaktroyohirudrākṣaḥ sākṣātsādhanadassadā tatprabhāvādbhaveyurvaividyāḥ sarvāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ
The rudrākṣa that has three faces is always a direct giver of accomplishment; by its power all the (branches of) knowledge become established (in one).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.68
चतुर्वक्त्रः स्वयंब्रह्मानरहत्यांव्यपोहति दर्शनात्स्पर्शनात्सद्यश्चतुर्वर्गफलप्रदः
caturvaktraḥ svayaṃbrahmānarahatyāṃvyapohati darśanātsparśanātsadyaścaturvargaphalapradaḥ
The four-faced one is Brahmā himself; it removes the guilt of killing a man; by being seen and by being touched it at once bestows the fruit of the four aims (of life).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.69
पञ्चवक्त्रः स्वयंरुद्रः कालाग्निर्नामतः प्रभुः सर्वमुक्तिप्रदश्चैवसर्वकामफलप्रदः
pañcavaktraḥ svayaṃrudraḥ kālāgnirnāmataḥ prabhuḥ sarvamuktipradaścaivasarvakāmaphalapradaḥ
The five-faced one is Rudra himself, the Lord named Kālāgni; it grants complete liberation and bestows the fruit of every desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.70
अगम्यागमनंपापमभक्ष्यस्य च भक्षणम् इत्यादि सर्वपापानि पञ्चवक्त्रोव्यपोहति
agamyāgamanaṃpāpamabhakṣyasya ca bhakṣaṇam ityādi sarvapāpāni pañcavaktrovyapohati
The sin of intercourse with a forbidden woman, and the eating of what may not be eaten, and all such sins the five-faced one removes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.71
षड्वक्त्रःकार्तिकेयस्तुधारणाद्दक्षिणेभुजे ब्रह्महत्यादिकैः पापैर्मुच्यतेनात्र संशयः
ṣaḍvaktraḥkārtikeyastudhāraṇāddakṣiṇebhuje brahmahatyādikaiḥ pāpairmucyatenātra saṃśayaḥ
But the six-faced one is Kārttikeya; by wearing it on the right arm one is freed from the sins beginning with the killing of a brahmin — there is no doubt here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.72
सप्तवक्त्रोमहेशानि ह्यनंगोनामनामतः धारणात्तस्य देवेशिदरिद्रोपीश्वरोभवेत्
saptavaktromaheśāni hyanaṃgonāmanāmataḥ dhāraṇāttasya deveśidaridropīśvarobhavet
The seven-faced one, O Maheśānī, is by name called Anaṅga; by wearing it, O Deveśī, even a poor man becomes a lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.73
रुद्राक्षश्चाष्टवक्त्रश्च वसुमूर्तिश्च भैरवः धारणात्तस्य पूर्णायुर्मृतो भवति शूलभृत्
rudrākṣaścāṣṭavaktraśca vasumūrtiśca bhairavaḥ dhāraṇāttasya pūrṇāyurmṛto bhavati śūlabhṛt
And the eight-faced rudrākṣa is Vasumūrti and Bhairava; by wearing it a man (lives out) his full life span, and when dead he becomes a bearer of the trident.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.74
भैरवोनववक्त्रश्च कपिलश्चमुनिःस्मृतः दुर्गावातदधिष्ठात्री नवरूपामहेश्वरी
bhairavonavavaktraśca kapilaścamuniḥsmṛtaḥ durgāvātadadhiṣṭhātrī navarūpāmaheśvarī
The nine-faced one is Bhairava, and is remembered as Kapila the sage; and Durgā is its presiding (deity), the nine-formed Maheśvarī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.75
तं धारयेद्वामहस्ते रुद्राक्षंभक्तितत्परः सर्वेश्वरोभवेन्नूनंमम तुल्यो न संशयः
taṃ dhārayedvāmahaste rudrākṣaṃbhaktitatparaḥ sarveśvarobhavennūnaṃmama tulyo na saṃśayaḥ
Intent upon devotion, one should wear that rudrākṣa on the left hand; he surely becomes lord of all, equal to me — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.76
दशवक्त्रो महेशानि स्वयं देवो जनार्दनः धारणात्तस्य देवेशि सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात्
daśavaktro maheśāni svayaṃ devo janārdanaḥ dhāraṇāttasya deveśi sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt
The ten-faced one, O Maheśānī, is the god Janārdana himself; by wearing it, O Deveśī, one would obtain all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.77
एकादशमुखोयस्तुरुद्राक्षःपरमेश्वरि सरुद्रोधारणात्तस्यसर्वत्रविजयीभवेत्
ekādaśamukhoyasturudrākṣaḥparameśvari sarudrodhāraṇāttasyasarvatravijayībhavet
The rudrākṣa which has eleven faces, O Parameśvarī, is Rudra himself; by wearing it one becomes victorious everywhere.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.78
द्वादशास्यं तु रुद्राक्षं धारयेत्केशदेशके आदित्याश्चैव ते सर्वेद्वादशैव स्थितास्तथा
dvādaśāsyaṃ tu rudrākṣaṃ dhārayetkeśadeśake ādityāścaiva te sarvedvādaśaiva sthitāstathā
But the twelve-faced rudrākṣa one should wear in the region of the hair; and thus all those Ādityas, twelve indeed, are stationed (there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.79
त्रयोदशमुखो विश्वेदेवस्तद्धारणान्नरः सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति सौभाग्यं मंगलंलभेत्
trayodaśamukho viśvedevastaddhāraṇānnaraḥ sarvānkāmānavāpnoti saubhāgyaṃ maṃgalaṃlabhet
The thirteen-faced one is the Viśvedevas; by wearing it a man obtains all desires, and gains good fortune and welfare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.80
चतुर्दशमुखो यो हि रुद्राक्षः परमःशिवः धारयेन्मूर्ध्नि तं भक्त्यासर्वपापं प्रणश्यति
caturdaśamukho yo hi rudrākṣaḥ paramaḥśivaḥ dhārayenmūrdhni taṃ bhaktyāsarvapāpaṃ praṇaśyati
The rudrākṣa which has fourteen faces is the supreme Śiva; one should wear it on the head with devotion, and every sin perishes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.81
इतिरुद्राक्षभेदा हि प्रोक्तावैमुखभेदतः
itirudrākṣabhedā hi proktāvaimukhabhedataḥ
Thus the varieties of rudrākṣa have been declared according to the difference of faces.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.82
तत्तन्मंत्राञ्छृणु प्रीत्या क्रमाच्छैल्लेश्वरात्मजे ॥ शिव्प्_१,२५। ८१च्द् अं ह्रीनमः १ अंनमः २ अंक्लींनमः ३ अंह्रींनमः ४ अंह्रींनमः ५ अंह्रीं हुं नमः ६ अंहुंनमः ७ अंहुंनमः ८ अंह्रींहुंनमः ९ अंह्रींनमः नमः १० अंह्रींहुंनमः ११ अंक्र्ॐ क्षौं रौं नमः १२ अंह्रींनमः १३ अंनम १४ भक्तिश्रद्धायुतश्चैव सर्वकामार्थसिद्धये रुद्राक्षान्धारयेन्मंत्रैर्देवनालस्य वर्जितः
tattanmaṃtrāñchṛṇu prītyā kramācchailleśvarātmaje // śivp_1,25. 81cd aṃ hrīnamaḥ 1 aṃnamaḥ 2 aṃklīṃnamaḥ 3 aṃhrīṃnamaḥ 4 aṃhrīṃnamaḥ 5 aṃhrīṃ huṃ namaḥ 6 aṃhuṃnamaḥ 7 aṃhuṃnamaḥ 8 aṃhrīṃhuṃnamaḥ 9 aṃhrīṃnamaḥ namaḥ 10 aṃhrīṃhuṃnamaḥ 11 aṃkroṃ kṣauṃ rauṃ namaḥ 12 aṃhrīṃnamaḥ 13 aṃnama 14 bhaktiśraddhāyutaścaiva sarvakāmārthasiddhaye rudrākṣāndhārayenmaṃtrairdevanālasya varjitaḥ
Hear with pleasure their several mantras in order, O daughter of the lord of the mountain: aṃ hrī namaḥ (1), aṃ namaḥ (2), aṃ klīṃ namaḥ (3), aṃ hrīṃ namaḥ (4), aṃ hrīṃ namaḥ (5), aṃ hrīṃ huṃ namaḥ (6), aṃ huṃ namaḥ (7), aṃ huṃ namaḥ (8), aṃ hrīṃ huṃ namaḥ (9), aṃ hrīṃ namaḥ namaḥ (10), aṃ hrīṃ huṃ namaḥ (11), aṃ kroṃ kṣauṃ rauṃ namaḥ (12), aṃ hrīṃ namaḥ (13), aṃ nama(ḥ) (14). Endowed with devotion and faith, and free of sloth, one should wear the rudrākṣas with the (proper) mantras for the accomplishment of every desired object.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.83
विना मंत्रेण हो धत्ते रुद्राक्षं भुविमानवः स याति नरकं घोरं यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश
vinā maṃtreṇa ho dhatte rudrākṣaṃ bhuvimānavaḥ sa yāti narakaṃ ghoraṃ yāvadindrāścaturdaśa
The man on earth who wears a rudrākṣa without the mantra goes to a dreadful hell for as long as fourteen Indras (endure).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.84
रुद्राक्षमालिनंदृष्ट्वा भूतप्रेतपिशाचकाः डाकिनीशाकिनी चैव ये चान्ये द्रोहकारकाः
rudrākṣamālinaṃdṛṣṭvā bhūtapretapiśācakāḥ ḍākinīśākinī caiva ye cānye drohakārakāḥ
On seeing one wearing a rudrākṣa garland, ghosts, spirits and goblins, and the Ḍākinī and Śākinī, and whatever others work harm —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.85
कृत्रिमं चैव यत्किंचिदभिचारादिकंचयात् तत्सर्वंदूरतोयातिदृष्ट्वा शंकितविग्रहम्
kṛtrimaṃ caiva yatkiṃcidabhicārādikaṃcayāt tatsarvaṃdūratoyātidṛṣṭvā śaṃkitavigraham
and whatever contrived thing there is, sorcery and the like — all that goes far away on seeing his body, which (they) dread.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 25.86
रुद्राक्षमालिनं दृष्ट्वा शिवो विष्णुः प्रसीदति देवीगणपतिस्सूर्यःसुराश्चान्येपिपार्वति
rudrākṣamālinaṃ dṛṣṭvā śivo viṣṇuḥ prasīdati devīgaṇapatissūryaḥsurāścānyepipārvati
On seeing one wearing a rudrākṣa garland, Śiva and Viṣṇu are pleased, and the Goddess, Gaṇapati, the Sun, and the other gods too, O Pārvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.87
एवंज्ञात्वातुमाहात्म्यंरुद्राक्षस्यमहेश्वरि सम्यग्धार्यास्समंत्राश्चभक्त्याधर्मविवृद्धये
evaṃjñātvātumāhātmyaṃrudrākṣasyamaheśvari samyagdhāryāssamaṃtrāścabhaktyādharmavivṛddhaye
Knowing thus the greatness of the rudrākṣa, O great Goddess, (rudrākṣa beads) together with their mantras should be worn properly, with devotion, for the increase of dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.88
इत्युक्तंगिरिजाग्रेहिशिवेनपरमात्मना भस्मरूद्राक्षमाहात्म्यं भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदम्
ityuktaṃgirijāgrehiśivenaparamātmanā bhasmarūdrākṣamāhātmyaṃ bhuktimuktiphalapradam
Thus was told, O daughter of the mountain, by Śiva the Supreme Self, the greatness of ash and rudrākṣa, which yields the fruit of enjoyment and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.89
शिवस्यातिप्रियौज्ञेयौ भस्मरुद्राक्षधारिणौ तद्धारणप्रभावद्धि भुक्तिर्मुक्तिर्न संशयः
śivasyātipriyaujñeyau bhasmarudrākṣadhāriṇau taddhāraṇaprabhāvaddhi bhuktirmuktirna saṃśayaḥ
Those who wear ash and rudrākṣa are to be known as exceedingly dear to Śiva; indeed, by the power of wearing them come enjoyment and liberation — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.90
भस्मरुद्राक्षधारी यः शिवभक्तस्स उच्यते पञ्चाक्षरजपासक्तः परिपूर्णश्चसन्मुखे
bhasmarudrākṣadhārī yaḥ śivabhaktassa ucyate pañcākṣarajapāsaktaḥ paripūrṇaścasanmukhe
He who wears ash and rudrākṣa is called a devotee of Śiva; (he is) devoted to the repetition of the five-syllabled (mantra) and complete, with a face of truth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 1 25.91
विनाभस्मत्रिपुंड्रेणविनारुद्राक्षमालया पूजितोपिमहादेवोनाभीष्टफलदायकः
vinābhasmatripuṃḍreṇavinārudrākṣamālayā pūjitopimahādevonābhīṣṭaphaladāyakaḥ
Without the tripuṇḍra of ash and without a rudrākṣa rosary, even Mahādeva, though worshipped, does not grant the desired fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.92
तत्सर्वं च समाख्यातं यत्पृष्टंहिमुनीश्वर भस्मरुद्राक्षमाहात्म्यं सर्वकामसमृद्धिदम्
tatsarvaṃ ca samākhyātaṃ yatpṛṣṭaṃhimunīśvara bhasmarudrākṣamāhātmyaṃ sarvakāmasamṛddhidam
And all that has been fully related, O lord of sages, which you asked about — the greatness of ash and rudrākṣa, which brings the fullness of all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.93
एतद्यःशृणुयान्नित्यंमाहात्म्यपरमंशुभम् रुद्राक्षभस्मनोर्भक्त्यासर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात्
etadyaḥśṛṇuyānnityaṃmāhātmyaparamaṃśubham rudrākṣabhasmanorbhaktyāsarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt
Whoever constantly hears this supreme, auspicious account of the greatness of the rudrākṣa and the ash, with devotion, would obtain all his desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.94
इह सर्वसुखं भुक्त्वा पुत्रपौत्रादिसंयुतः लभेत्परत्र सन्मोक्षं शिवस्यातिप्रियो भवेत्
iha sarvasukhaṃ bhuktvā putrapautrādisaṃyutaḥ labhetparatra sanmokṣaṃ śivasyātipriyo bhavet
Having enjoyed every happiness here, together with sons and grandsons and the rest, he would obtain true liberation in the world beyond, and become exceedingly dear to Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 1 25.95
विद्येश्वरसंहितेयं कथिता वो मुनीश्वराः सर्वसिद्धिप्रदा नित्यंमुक्तिदा शिवशासनात्
vidyeśvarasaṃhiteyaṃ kathitā vo munīśvarāḥ sarvasiddhipradā nityaṃmuktidā śivaśāsanāt
This Vidyeśvara Saṃhitā has been told to you, O lords of sages — bestowing all attainments, ever giving liberation — by the command of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition