bhagvan shiv ko hi rudra kaha jata hai. granthon men ullekh hai ki rudra jab vyathit hokar ghor tapasya par baithe, to unke netron se prithvi par kuch ashrukan gire, jinse ek fal ki utpatti hui. unke ashruknon se utpann hone ke karan hi ise rudraksh ki sangya di gai. dularbh granth ‘nighantu bhushn’ men batadi vargah khand men varnit shlok men rudraksh ke nam tatha gun dharm batae gae hai. rudrakshan ch shivakshan ch sharvakshan bhutnashanam. pavnan nilkanthakshan harakshan ch shivapriyam.. arthat rudraksh, shivaksh, shirvaksh, bhutnashan, pavan (pavitra), nilkthaksh, haraksh, shivapriya, adi rudraksh ke nam hain. rudraksh ke ayurvedik tatha dharmik gun-dharm bhi ukt shastra me varnit hain. iske anusar rudraksh amla, ushn, vatnashak, rup nivarak, sir ki pira ko dur karne vala tatha bhutbadha aur grahbadha ko harne vala hai.
samanyatah panchmukhi rudraksh sarlta se upalabdh hote hai. samanya karyon ki siddhi hetu panchmukhi rudraksh prayog men lana chahie. vishesh karyon ki siddhi ke lie tajjanya rudraksh ka prayog karna chahie. granthon men alg-alag rudraksh ke alg-alag mantron, unki jap tatha prayog vidhiyon, falon adi ka vidhan hai. yahan is sandarbh men ek sankshipt vivaran prastut hai.
ek mukhi rudraksh ke adhishthata bhagvan shiv ka mul mantra - ¬ namah shivay shivay namah ¬ ukt mantra ke jap se kamnaon ki purti aur surya grah ki shanti tatha anukulta ki prapti hoti hai. do mukhi rudraksh ke adhishthata bhagvan adrvanarishvar ka mul mantra - ¬ ain gauri vadvad giri parmeshvari siddhyartham aien sarvagyanath parvatiptye sarvalok guro shiv sharanam tvan prapannosmi palay gyanam pradapay.. ukt mantra ka jap vidya evan divya gyan ki prapti tatha budh grah ki shanti evan anukulta ke lie kiya jata hai.
tin mukhi rudraksh (devta agni) ka mul mantra- ¬ namo bhagvte shri shivay nam purtah jval jval prajval prajval sadhay sadhay sarvadushtebhyon hun fat svaha ukt mantra ke jap se kashton se raksha tatha karya safal hote hanai. mangal grah ki shanti evan shubh fal ki prapti, kasht nivaran, shighra vivah, mukdme tatha anya kshetron men vijay adi ke lie is mantra ka jap vishesh prabhavshali hai. char mukhi rudraksh (devta brahma) ka mul mantra- ¬ namo srishti rupay vagishvaray savitanathay tubhyan prasid prasid prasidarthino me.. guru grah ki shanti tatha anukulta, yashovriddhi tatha santan ki prapti ke lie is mantra ka jap kiya jata hai.
panchmukhi rudraksh ke devta kalagni rudra ka mul mantra- ¬ hum hum hum mahakal prasid prasid hum hum hum fat svaha .. ukt mantra ka jap navagrah shanti tatha asht siddhi-nav nidhi, yash, vijay, arogya, divya shakti, sukh-shanti aishvarya adi ki prapti aur rin, rog, shatru janya sankat, badhaon adi se mukti hetu kiya jata hai. is prakar is divya vanaspati ke kai rup hanai. yah ek se chaidah mukhi tak ka hota hai. inke uchit upyog se jivan ko sukhamay banaya ja sakta hai.