Rudraksha

‘Rudra’ refers to Lord Shiva and ‘Aksha’ means tears. Hence, 'rudraksha' means 'Lord Shiva’s tears'. According to legend, when Lord Shiva opened his eyes after a long time, his tears fell upon the earth and wherever those tears fell, a rudraksha tree grew.

The rudraksha beads are the seeds within the rudraksha fruits which open up by themselves when placed in water. Rudraksha trees are mostly found in Nepal, India, Burma, and Indonesia.

As per Hindu mythology, a rudraksha is considered extremely holy. There are about 125 different types of rudrakshas, each with a specific purpose and connected with mitigating challenges that come with associated planets.

If you are interested to know which rudraksha you should wear to amplify the strength of a planet's positive placement in your horoscope or to ward off the ill-effects of a certain planet's negative placement, you will find the information below helpful.