What is rudraksha?
Rudraksha beads are actually seeds from rudraksha trees. There is a legend in India about the rudraksha: Lord Shiva was meditating for many years on the well-being of all living things. When he stopped meditating, tears immediately sprang to his eyes and fell on the ground. From his tears grew the holy rudraksha tree, and the beads are actually seeds from this holy tree.
Rudraksha – are fruits by nature produced by Elaeocarpus trees that are only produced in Nepal. More then 15 ancient Hindu scriptures has mentioned about it’s benefits and importance. According to them it is a gift of Lord Shiva to Humans for lessening their pain and suffering arising from problems in this lifetime.
