Guest guest Posted November 8, 2003 Report Share Posted November 8, 2003 Namaste Ramlal, I've seen all the other colors but not a pitch black rudraksha. Have you seen an all-round black bead? I think the Siva Purana also mentions the 4 colors for the 4 castes. Om Namah Shivaya Sy , Ramlal <conte@i...> wrote: > 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...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2003 Report Share Posted November 8, 2003 Namaste, Sy! On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 10:16:38 +0000, syzenith <syzenith wrote: > I've seen all the other colors but not a pitch black rudraksha. > Have you seen an all-round black bead? I've never seen a pitch black one either - I wonder if they aren't simply the darkest of the dark browns. > I think the Siva Purana also > mentions the 4 colors for the 4 castes. Yes, I've seen that quote too, it's much like the one from the Rudrakshopanisad. I wonder whether the colors refer to the bead "before" or "after" wearing, oiling, etc.? Regards, Ramlal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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