FIVE MUKHI RUDRAKSH
The controlling planet is Jupiter (Guru) and the deity is Kalagni Rudra. Five mukhi Rudraksh is the most common Rudraksh & constitutes about 60-70% of total production. Five mukhi Rudraksh is blessed by Lord Shiva himself in the form of Kalagani Rudra. It is believed that by wearing three large beads removes accidental death. Normally when Rudraksh are used in combinations they will essentially will have five mukhi Rudraksh. Most of the mala are of five mukhi Rudraksh. In fact the word Rudraksh signifies five mukhi Rudraksh unless specified differently. Creation, Preservation, Destruction, detachment and Obligation are the five deeds we see in every days life and the five mukhi bead symbolises these deeds.
Five mukhi Rudraksh gives fame & mental peace. Five Mukhi Rudraksh controls blood pressure, diabeties & diseases of ears, thighs & kidney. Five Mukhi Rudraksh is used for water therapy, where in these beads are soaked in water not less than 12 hours in a copper vessel. The water should be taken daily empty stomach for controlling blood pressure, diabeties & stomach disorders.
The bead should be definitely changed every year. Mala should be made 27+1, 54+1 or 108+1 in numbers. The five mukhi kanthas having bigger beads of 27+1, 32 or 36 in numbers are very common. It is an excellent item to wear for overall health. A kantha should be made either in wool, silver or any other metal & start wearing. It can be donated to any temple of lord Shiva to adorn him or to use it on a photograph of a god or goddess.
In simple words following can be said about checking Five Mukhi Rudraksh :-
1. A good and perfectly matured rudraksh should sink in water but this does not mean that all rudraksh that do not sink in water are fake. Minute check for the lines or the joints before coming to a conclusion is required.
A genuine Five Mukhiu Rudraksh can also float in water if there is a hole in it & when air is trapped or if the beads has been dehydrated due to aging. There are some variety of genuine rudraksh whose density is not enough to make it sink or which have been plucked from tree before maturity. Therefore this test has limitation and could not lead to final word.
2. Rotating the bead between two copper coins is also not a correct test, any bead having surface like that of Five Mukhi Rudraksh and having groves and ups and downs can rotate in this condition.
3. Test like seeing whether the milk in which a bead is immersed does not ferment or the bead comes to the top automatically when kept in bag full of grains are not correct.
4. Proper examination of the bead by own eye is the best method available for which one does not have to be an expert. Do not buy a round 1 mukhi even if it is available covered with a skin or with leaves or accept it if given free. Do not buy a Gourishankar having flat end to end joint. The groove in a Gourishankar should join from inside.
5. In case of a doubt, a destructive test by cutting the seed horizontally and counting the seed inside will offer a conclusive proof. The number of seeds should be equal to the number of lines. Here again it is absolutely necessary to understand if the seed inside is not fully developed then you will see only a point or an empty compartment instead of a seed. This type of test can be useful for seeds up to 10 mukhi. Beads of higher mukhi should be examined and tested using special skill and counter checking using CT scan technique.
Some of the non destructive test like X-ray or CT scan can be indicative, but the methods are not perfected as of now and hence cannot be accepted as proof. This test can be done correctly for beads up to 8 mukhis. But beyond that it may require patience and skill to count the internal seeds or additional checking using detailed visual inspection. It may not give 100% accurate result due to the overlapping of the internal seeds and therefore this technique needs to be further refined and developed as this is the only non destructive procedure to verify the number of mukhis. X-ray from different angles may help to count the inner seeds. CT scanning is the other way to help, but it is very expensive. One needs to engage an expert for this purpose whose visual check might be correct.
6. Boiling in water for a minimum of two hours shall bring out whether the bead is created using an artificial joint and remain uniform in colour even after the boiling process.
7. Always follow the guidelines to procure perfect beads which are not damaged, have hard body, have thorny yet smooth surface and have natural hole.
8. Predominant etching of OM, Shivling or Trishul should indicate that it is spurious. Although in some genuine bead such etching occurs, but in a very natural and merging manner.
Mantra to be recited is as follows :-
Om Hreem Namah ( Shiva Puran ) or Om Namah Shivaya
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