Nepal crescent shaped Ek Mukhi (what is sacred?)

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Dear Sriman,

 

Namaste!!! Yes, the entire universe, the mahat-tattva, the very maya

shakti, is the external mundane potency, which has no life unless the

jiva shakti is injected into the mahat-tattva, and this life injection

ignites the time factor. These are all sacred energies of Sri Bhagavan

at work, as He is both Shakti and Shaktiman.

 

So seeing everything as God's energy and we ourselves become sacred.

 

Y/s,

Richard

 

 

sacred-objects , " Mahamuni Das " <mahamuni

wrote:

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> Chandrashekharji,

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> The problem is that Sawar beads are not mentioned anywhere either in

any text on rudraksha. Also I never heard ANY special mention of them

from any sadhu I spoke to who specialized in such knowledge.

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> That doesn't mean that Sawar beads aren't great. I " own " two. All

Gauri Shankar beads are great and are mentioned in text and by many

knowledgeable Sadhus. I " own " MANY.

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> But that still does not equate the Crescent shape Ek muhki,

regardless of where it comes from, with a round Ek muhki. Sorry, but

I firmly believe they are two different " items " , for lack of a better

word off the top of my head. Now, I fully recognize that I could be

wrong and that this is just my opinion.

>

> Also for anyone to say that Rameshwara is any less special or sacred

of a place than Nepal or any place in the Himalayas is foolhearty, if

you ask me. I mean the place that Shri Ramachandra, the full

incarnation of the Lord in the form of the Perfect Ruler and Husband

(amongst other things) worshipped the Lord in the form of Shiva

Lingam, is not Holy enough? Its just as special and sacred as any

other Holy site. The ground there will always be purified. The

Lord's very Lotus Feet walked there. I would even argue that all of

India is Sacred, though maybe, just maybe, some places are more sacred

than others. In my mind, truly, the whole world, the whole Universe

is Sacred.

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> Just my thoughts...

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> JAI SIYA RAM,

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> Surya

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> chandrashekhar phadke

> forum

> Wednesday, April 11, 2007 11:08 PM

> Nepal crescent shaped Ek Mukhi, it

is a partner of 'Sawar' !

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>

> Dear Surya,

>

> There is discussion on 'Sacred Objects forum' regarding crescent

shaped Ek Mukhi of Nepal origin and commonly seen crescent shaped Ek

Mukhi rudraksha from the South India. I am sending my comments on the

above subject as under.

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> The popular 'Cashewnut shaped Ek Mukhi' which is mainly from the

South India is always under the species Elaeocarpus tuberculatus. The

mukhi or cleft in this type of bead is always on the ventral side or

concave side of the bead. Generally, these beads do not have natural

hole, however, very rarely you may get natural hole in the peduncle

portion.

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> The crescent shaped Nepal Ek Mukhi is in fact a partner of the

famous and very rarely seen 'Sawar Rudraksha'. As we all know, Sawar

is a type of the Gauri Shankar, having one partner Ek mukhi and the

other one as a normal bead. Sawar Rudraksha is also known in some

places in the north India as 'Ishwar Rudraksha' or 'Brahma Rudraksha'.

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> The Ek mukhi partner from the 'Sawar Rudraksha' is most of the

time crescent shaped or half moon shaped. Very rarely it is little

globular, though not perfectly globular showing slightly curved

nature. In this type of crescent shaped rudraksha, the mukhi or the

cleft is always on the dorsal surface or on the convex surface.

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> The crescent shaped Ek Mukhi partner is cut off from the original

Sawar and worn as Ek Mukhi. However, it is always better to wear Sawar

as a complete bead. If such partner is seperated from the original

bead, then it should be treated as a 'Khandit (broken or seriously

damaged) Rudraksha'.

>

> Thanking you and with best wishes,

>

> Chandrashekhar Phadke

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