Rudrakshajabala Upanishad

Rudraksha Jabala
Rudraksha beads.
Devanagari	रुद्राक्षजाबाल
IAST	Rudrākṣa
Author(s)	Kalagni Rudra and Sage Sanatkumara.
Type	Shaiva
Linked Veda	Samaveda

Rudrakshajabala Upanishad (Sanskrit: रुद्राक्षजाबाल उपनिषत्), also known as Rudraksha Jabala Upanishad, Rudraksha jabalopanishad, Rudraksha Upanishad (रुद्राक्ष उपनिषत्) and Rudrakshopanishad, is one of 108 Upanishadic Hindu scriptures, written in Sanskrit language. It is dedicated to the Rudraksha, a seed used as prayer beads, which is sacred to the god Shiva. The scripture belongs to the Shaiva sect, which worships Shiva, and is associated with the Samaveda, and is one of 14 Shaiva Upanishads. It is told as a conversation between Kalagni Rudra, a form of Shiva and Sage Sanatkumara.

The Rudraksha Jabala Upanishad begins with an invocation to Brahman, the Supreme Reality for the well-being of all parts of the body, the prana (life-force), and speech. The hymn ends with a wish for Peace.

Sage Bhusunda, also known as Sanatkumara, asks Kalagni Rudra, a destructive form of Shiva who is identified with Bhairava, about the origins of the Rudraksha and the benefits of wearing it. The god replies that for the destruction of the Tripura (three cities), he closed his eyes for a thousand years in meditation; tears from his eyes fell on earth, creating the Rudraksha. The mere utterance of the word "Rudraksha" is said to bestow the merit of the donation of ten cows, and its sight and touch equals the charity of twenty cows.

Bhusunda probes further about information regarding the rudraksha, such as the method of wearing it, associated mantras, and so on. Kalagni Rudra says that wearing rudraksha absolves all sins. Its sight equals the merit of a crore, its wearing yields a 100 crore, and wearing and doing japa has a lakh crore benefits.

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