rudraakshopanishhadvedyaM mahaarudratayojjvalam.h . pratiyogivinirmuktashivamaatrapadaM bhaje .. AUM aapyaayantu mamaa~Ngaani vaakpraaNashchakshuH shrotramatho balamindriyaaNi cha .. sarvaaNi sarvaM brahmopanishhadaM maahaM brahma niraakuryaaM maa maa brahma niraakarodaniraakaraNama\- stvaniraakaraNaM mestu tadaatmani nirate ya upanishhatsu dharmaaste mayi santu te mayi santu .. AUM shaantiH shaantiH shaantiH .. hariH AUM .. atha haina.n kaalaagnirudraM bhusuNDaH paprachchha katha.n rudraakshotpattiH . taddhaaraNaatkiM phalamiti . ta.n hovaacha bhagavaankaalaagnirudraH . tripuravadhaarthamaha.n nimiilitaaksho.abhavam.h . tebhyo jalabindavo bhuumau patitaaste rudraakshaa jaataaH . sarvaanugrahaarthaaya teshhaa.n naamochchaaraNamaatreNa dashagopradaanaphala.n darshanasparshanaabhyaa.n dviguNaM phalamata uurdhva.n vaktu.n na shaknomi . tatraite shlokaa bhavanti . kasmi.nsthita.n tu ki.n naama katha.n vaa dhaaryate naraiH . katibhedamukhaanyatra kairmantrairdhaaryate katham.h .. 1.. divyavarshhasahasraaNi chakshurunmiilitaM mayaa . bhuumaavakshipuTaabhyaa.n tu patitaa jalabindavaH .. 2.. tatraashrubindavo jaataa mahaarudraakshavR^ikshakaaH . sthaavaratvamanupraapya bhaktaanugrahakaaraNaat.h .. 3.. bhaktaanaa.n dhaaraNaatpaapa.n divaaraatrikR^ita.n haret.h . laksha.n tu darshanaatpuNya.n koTistaddhaaraNaadbhavet.h .. 4.. tasya koTishataM puNya.n labhate dhaaraNaannaraH . lakshakoTisahasraaNi lakshakoTishataani cha .. 5.. tajjapaallabhate puNya.n naro rudraakshadhaaraNaat.h . dhaatriiphalapramaaNa.n yachchhreshhThametadudaahR^itam.h .. 6.. badariiphalamaatra.n tu madhyamaM prochyate budhaiH . adhama.n chaNamaatra.n syaatprakriyaishhaa mayochyate .. 7.. braahmaNaaH kshatriyaa vaishyaaH shuudraashcheti shivaaj~nayaa . vR^ithaa jaataaH pR^ithivyaa.n tu tajjaatiiyaaH shubhaakshakaaH .. 8.. shvetaastu braahmaNaa j~neyaaH kshatriyaa raktavarNakaaH . piitaastu vaishyaa vij~neyaaH kR^ishhNaaH shuudraa udaahR^itaaH .. 9.. braahmaNo bibhR^iyaachchhvetaatraktaatraajaa tu dhaarayet.h . piitaanvaishyastu bibhR^iyaatkR^ishhNaa~nchhuudrastu dhaarayet.h .. 10.. samaaH snigdhaa dR^iDhaaH sthuulaaH kaNTakaiH sa.nyutaaH shubhaaH . kR^imidashhTaM bhinnabhinna.n kaNTakairhiinameva cha .. 11.. vraNayuktamayukta.n cha shhaDrudraakshaaNi varjayet.h . svayameva kR^ita.n dvaara.n rudraaksha.n syaadihottamam.h .. 12.. yattu paurushhayatnena kR^ita.n tanmadhyamaM bhavet.h . samaansnigdhaandR^iDhaansthuulaankshaumasuutreNa dhaarayet.h .. 13.. sarvagaatreNa saumyena saamaanyaani vichakshaNaH . nikashhe hemarekhaabhaa yasya rekhaa pradR^ishyate .. 14.. tadakshamamuttama.n vidyaattaddhaarya.n shivapuujakaiH . shikhaayaamekarudraaksha.n trishata.n shirasaa vahet.h .. 15.. shhaTtri.nshata.n gale dadhyaatbaahoH shhoDashashhoDasha . maNibandhe dvaadashaiva skandhe pa~nchashata.n vahet.h .. 16.. ashhTottarashatairmaalaamupaviitaM prakalpayet.h . dvisara.n trisara.n vaapi saraaNaaM pa~nchaka.n tathaa .. 17.. saraaNaa.n saptaka.n vaapi bibhR^iyaatkaNThadeshataH . mukuTe kuNDale chaiva karNikaahaarake.api vaa .. 18.. keyuurakaTake suutra.n kukshibandhe visheshhataH . supte piite sadaakaala.n rudraaksha.n dhaarayennaraH .. 19.. trishata.n tvadhamaM pa~nchashataM madhyamamuchyate . sahasramuttamaM proktamevaM bhedena dhaarayet.h .. 20.. shirasiishaanamantreNa kaNThe tatpurushheNa tu . aghoreNa gale dhaarya.n tenaiva hR^idaye.api cha .. 21.. aghorabiijamantreNa karayordhaarayetsudhiiH . pa~nchaashadakshagrathitaanvyomavyaapyapi chodare .. 22.. pa~ncha brahmabhira~Ngaishacha trimaalaa pa~ncha sapta cha . grathitvaa muulamantreNa sarvaaNyakshaaNi dhaarayet.h .. 23.. atha hainaM bhagavanta.n kaalaagnirudraM bhusunDaH paprachchha rudraakshaaNaaM bhedena yadaksha.n yatsvaruupa.n yatphalamiti . tatsvaruupaM mukhayuktamarishhTanirasana.n kaamaabhiishhTaphalaM bruuhiiti hovaacha . tatraite shlokaa bhavanti .. ekavaktra.n tu rudraakshaM paratattvasvaruupakam.h . taddhaaraNaatpare tattve liiyate vijitendriyaH .. 1.. dvivaktra.n tu munishreshhTha chaardhanaariishvaraatmakam.h . dhaaraNaadardhanaariishaH priiyate tasya nityashaH .. 2.. trimukha.n chaiva rudraakshamagnitrayasvaruupakam.h . taddhaaraNaachcha hutabhuktasya tushhyati nityadaa .. 3.. chaturmukha.n tu rudraaksha.n chaturvaktrasvaruupakam.h . taddhaaraNaacchaturvaktraH priiyate tasya nityadaa .. 4.. pa~nchavaktra.n tu rudraakshaM pa~nchabrahmasvaruupakam.h . pa~nchavaktraH svayaM brahma pu.nhatyaa.n cha vyapohati .. 5.. shhaDvaktramapi rudraaksha.n kaartikeyaadhidaivatam.h . taddhaaraNaanmahaashriiH syaanmahadaarogyamuttamam.h .. 6.. mativij~naanasaMpattishuddhaye dhaarayetsudhiiH . vinaayakaadhidaiva.n cha pravadanti maniishhiNaH .. 7.. saptavaktra.n tu rudraaksha.n saptamaadhidaivatam.h . taddhaaraNaanmahaashriiH syaanmahadaarogyamuttamam.h .. 8.. mahatii j~naanasaMpattiH shuchirdhaaraNataH sadaa . ashhTavaktra.n tu rudraakshamashhTamaatraadhidaivatam.h .. 9.. vasvashhTakapriya.n chaiva ga~Ngaapriitikara.n tathaa . taddhaaraNaadime priitaa bhaveyuH satyavaadinaH .. 10.. navavaktra.n tu rudraaksha.n navashaktyadhidaivatam.h . tasya dhaaraNamaatreNa priiyante navashaktayaH .. 11.. dashavaktra.n tu rudraaksha.n yamadaivatyamiiritam.h . darshanaachchhaantijanaka.n dhaaraNaannaatra sa.nshayaH .. 12.. ekaadashamukha.n tvaksha.n rudraikaadashadaivatam.h . tadida.n daivataM praahuH sadaa saubhaagyavardhanam.h .. 13.. rudraaksha.n dvaadashamukhaM mahaavishhNusvaruupakam.h . dvaadashaadityaruupa.n cha bibhartyeva hi tatparam.h .. 14.. trayodashamukha.n tvaksha.n kaamada.n siddhida.n shubham.h . tasya dhaaraNamaatreNa kaamadevaH prasiidati .. 15.. chaturdashamukha.n chaaksha.n rudranetrasamudbhavam.h . sarvavyaadhihara.n chaiva sarvadaarogyamaapnuyaat.h .. 16.. madyaM maa.nsa.n cha lashunaM palaaNDu.n shigrumeva cha . shleshhmaataka.n viDvaraahamabhakshya.n varjayennaraH .. 17.. grahaNe vishhuve chaivamayane sa.nkrame.api cha . darsheshhu puurNamaase cha puurNeshhu divaseshhu cha . rudraakshadhaaraNaatsadyaH sarvapaapaiH pramuchyate .. 18.. rudraakshamuula.n tadbrahmaa tannaala.n vishhNureva cha . tanmukha.n rudra ityaahustadbinduH sarvadevataaH .. 19.. iti .. atha kaalaagnirudraM bhagavanta.n sanatkumaaraH paprachchhaadhiihi bhagavanrudraakshadhaaraNavidhim.h . tasminsamaye nidaagha\- jaDabharatadattaatreyakaatyaayanabharadvaajakapilavasishhTha\- pippalaadaadayashcha kaalaagnirudraM parisametyochuH . atha kaalaagnirudraH kimarthaM bhavataamaagamanamiti hovaacha . rudraakshadhaaraNavidhi.n vai sarve shrotumichchhaamaha iti . atha kaalaagnirudraH provaacha . rudrasya nayanaadutpannaa rudraakshaa iti loke khyaayante . atha sadaashivaH sa.nhaarakaale sa.nhaara.n kR^itvaa sa.nhaaraakshaM mukuliikaroti . tannayanaajjaataa rudraakshaa iti hovaacha . tasmaadrudraakshatvamiti kaalaagnirudraH provaacha . tadrudraakshe vaagvishhaye kR^ite dashagopradaanena yatphalamavaapnoti tatphalamashnute . sa eshha bhasmajyotii rudraaksha iti . tadrudraaksha.n kareNa spR^ishhTvaa dhaaraNamaatreNa dvisahasragopradaanaphalaM bhavati . tadrudraakshe karNayordhaaryamaaNe ekaadashasahasragopradaanaphalaM bhavati . ekaadasharudratva.n cha gachchhati . tadrudraakshe shirasi dhaaryamaaNe koTigopradaanaphalaM bhavati . eteshhaa.n sthaanaanaa.n karNayoH phala.n vaktu.n na shakyamiti hovaacha . ya imaa.n rudraakshajaabaalopanishhada.n nityamadhiite baalo vaa yuvaa vaa veda sa mahaanbhavati . sa guruH sarveshhaaM mantraaNaamupadeshhTaa bhavati etaireva homa.n kuryaat.h . etairevaarchanam.h . tathaa rakshoghnaM mR^ityutaaraka.n guruNaa labdha.n kaNThe baahau shikhaayaa.n vaa badhniita . saptadviipavatii bhuumirdakshiNaartha.n naavakalpate . tasmaachchhraddhayaa yaa.n kaa~nchidgaa.n dadyaatsaa dakshiNaa bhavati . ya imaamupanishhadaM braahmaNaH saayamadhiiyaano divasakR^itaM paapa.n naashayati . madhyaahne.adhiiyaanaH shhaDjanmakR^itaM paapa.n naashayati . saayaM praataH prayu~njaano.anekajanmakR^itaM paapa.n naashayati . shhaTsahasralakshagaayatriijapaphalamavaapnoti . brahmahatyaasuraapaana\- svarNasteyagurudaaragamanatatsa.nyogapaatakebhyaH puuto bhavati . sarvatiirthaphalamashnute . patitasaMbhaashhaNaatpuuto bhavati . pa~Nktishatasahasrapaavano bhavati . shivasaayujyamavaapnoti . na cha punaraavartate na cha punaraavartata ityoMsatyamityupanishhat.h .. AUM aapyaayantu mamaa~Ngaani vaakpraaNashchakshuH shrotramatho balamindriyaaNi cha .. sarvaaNi sarvaM brahmopanishhadaM maahaM brahma niraakuryaaM maa maa brahma niraakarodaniraakaraNama\- stvaniraakaraNaM mestu tadaatmani nirate ya upanishhatsu dharmaaste mayi santu te mayi santu .. AUM shaantiH shaantiH shaantiH .. iti rudraakshajaabaalopanishhatsamaaptaa ..