Questions about Jewels.doc

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PAMHO. AGTSP.

 

Pardon me for quoting the document from 1994., but perhaps it means

something that I discovered it at this particular moment :-)

I have questions on two issues :

 

1.

> "Recently he has been selling Rudraksas for between $50 and

> $200 each, and when it was discovered that 99% of them were

> either cracked or chipped he made no offer to compensate

> anyone.

>

> [i can't imagine that a devotee would buy or sell Rudraksa

> beads in the first place. They are for Saivites!]

 

I am wearing rudraksas for about a year, and want to know if they

should be replaced if they become damaged.

 

A devotee who sold them to me said that they are from ISKCON devotee and

a trusting friend, not from the bazaar where they sell all kind of stuff.

They are bringing only specific kind of material relief and they are to

be considered as such. Not all kinds of rudraksas are interesting for

devotees. Making a parallel with gems, does it also apply to rudraksas

that they should be bought ( or installed-how ? ) on auspicious day ?

I was given the appropriate mantras, but the text was printed without

sanskrit font, so it is useless - does anyone have these mantras ?

 

Regarding Saivites, I understand that we can use rudraksas merely as a

benediction from Lord Siva. Those rudraksas are not the beads for japa,

but single pieces meant to be worn on the arm or wherever ...

 

2.

> In the case of our dear Srila Prabhupada, Pandit Ojah

> recommended (on page 6 of first chart done by him sometime

> in July 1977) that the following be done:

>

> Narayana Kavaca should be done 11 times.

 

Since the circumstances here in Yugoslavia are very inspiring for

chanting Narayana-kavaca, I would like to know if there is any specific

recommendation or procedure, not mentioned in Srimad-bhagavatam, that

should be considered.

 

Can Narayana-kavaca be done for another person, and how ?

 

When it is said that it should be done 11 times, does it mean in 11 days,

or what ...

 

Ys Miodrag