Guest guest Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 Namaste Kriyaban, Taking the liberty of butting in.. Of course the yellow beads will turn darker with usage and age. I own a particular Siddh Mala with Chikna beads from Rudra Centre. When the mala first arrived about 2 months ago, the Chikna beads were light-colored. Been wearing it everyday. Now the Chikna is medium brown. Guess it all depends on the perosn's body chemistry how long it takes for Chikna or any other beads to get darker. I haven't seen a brand new deep rich oily brown Chikna variety. Most dark Chikna were a result of prolonged use and oiling combined with age. The Chikna variety from Rudra Centre are extremely hardy and good quality. Om Namah Shivaya Sy , "kriyaban99" <kriyaban99> wrote: > Yes, I'm sure they do, SunGod, but that doesn't really answer my > question. > > I'm sure the yellow colored beads will not end up in the same deep > dark brown tone no matter how long you use them. I've seen the dark, > shiny rudraksha and they seem to me to be preferable. Are some > rudraksha beads birthed in this dark shade of color? Would they be > considered a superior bead? > > If the orange-brown chikna beads do turn this dark oily brown with > regular use , how long would this process take? > > Where would one be able to purchase the dark oily chikna japa-mala as > the Rudra-Centre only has the light colored chikna? or is this the > best chikna beads mala I could possibly hope to find? > > Thanks. > > > > Greetings all, > > > > So here's a question I have for you all. Why is it that some of > the > > rudraksha beads I see in various pictures have this nice deep > brown > > oily color tone, while others are of a light orange-brown and > > sometimes even yellow tone. Do the orange-brown beads eventually > turn > > to this deep dark color by regular wear and oiling? Or are these > dark > > brown beads already in this shade color when they are picked? > > > > Are the deeper colored beads more auspicious? > > > > Any thoughts on this subject would be appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > > > > > > To send an email to: - > > > > > > > > > Terms of > Service. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2003 Report Share Posted November 8, 2003 On Fri, 07 Nov 2003 20:10:22 +0000, syzenith <syzenith wrote: > Namaste Kriyaban, > > Taking the liberty of butting in.. > > Of course the yellow beads will turn darker with usage and age. I > own a particular Siddh Mala with Chikna beads from Rudra Centre. > When the mala first arrived about 2 months ago, the Chikna beads > were light-colored. Been wearing it everyday. Now the Chikna is > medium brown. Guess it all depends on the perosn's body chemistry > how long it takes for Chikna or any other beads to get darker. > > I haven't seen a brand new deep rich oily brown Chikna variety. > Most dark Chikna were a result of prolonged use and oiling combined > with age. All varieties darken with age. Browns aren't all, however; my Chikna mala turned ruby red. Also, from an ancient source: "The four kinds of people, Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas and Sudras are born as merely a worthless burden on the earth. The real Brahmin is the white Rudraksha. The red is a Kshatriya. The yellow is a Vaisya. And the black is a Sudra. Therefore, a Brahmin should wear white Rudrakshas, a Kshatriya the red, a Vaisya the yellow and a Sudra the black." -- Rudraksha Jabala Upanishad Regards, Ramlal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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