Real Rudraksha

The terms Rudraksha literally means the "Eyes" of Lord Shiva and is so named in His benevolence. Shiva Mahapurana describe Rudraksa origin as Lord Shiva's tears.He had been meditating for many years for the welfare of all creatures. On opening the eyes, hot drops of tears rolled down and the mother earth gave birth to Rudraksha trees.For thousands of years Rudraksha beads have been worn by mankind for good health, religious attainment through Japa and Shakti (power) and for fearless life. Saints and sages roaming in Himalayas and other forests have lived healthy, fearless and a full life by wearing Rudraksha's and its Malas. There is no saint, God incarnation or Shankaracharyas, who can be identified without these vibrant Rudraksha beads or Malas. Rudrakshas ranges from some 25$ to About 1000$ but in countries like India here and there you can find duplicate rudrakshas, so you can be cheated if you dontknow how to check real rudrakasha. But don't worry we will tell you how to find real rudraksha

Question?How to Recognise real rudraksha?

1. Cut Test: A fool proof method is to cut the Rudraksha bead horizontally. One will find the same number of compartments as that of the number of lines . However the drawback is that by this method, the bead gets destroyed.Properties Test:The other is to find out whether the beads exhibit properties like inductance, capacitance, conduction of electric current etc.





2. The copper coin test: It is generally held that if Rudraksha beads are placed between two copper coins it should rotate slightly. This is due to the physical and magnetic properties of the Rudraksha beads. This test requires a high level of expertise.





3. Eye test: A fake or the artificial Rudraksha may look like a real one but in these Rudraksha the facets (mukhas) can not be made as real as those present on the real Rudrasha .In a Rudraksha the facets or the mukhas means deep lining from the upper part to the lower part of Rudraksha .Looking at these deep linings (facets) with the help of a magnifying glass, one can easily recognize a real Rudraksha.





4. Water test: Some times a higher valued Rudraksha (Gaurishanker Rudraksha or a Trijuti ) are made by artificially joining two or three Rudraksha with the help of glue etc. In case of doubt such Rudraksha should be boiled in water for one to two hours. A sharp discoloration will take place at the joint in case of artificial Rudraksha.The test wherein the Rudraksha Bead dips in water (commonly known as water test) is not dependable because:
   1) A fake Rudraksha made out of wood and impregnated with lead will sink in water thereby giving a false impression of a real Rudraksha. 2) Some times a rare available Rudraksha (like one mukhi) is made by tempering other easily available real Rudraksha beads of lesser value. Such Rudraksha will also sink in water .Still it is one of the most popular methods to test the beads and many times gives accurate results.3) Put the Rudraksha in boiling water and let it remain there for 20 – 30 minutes. If some faces are tempered with them they shall come off as the glue – fevicol or the like will come off.





5. EYE GLASS: Sometimes Rudraksha are faked by removing the thorn like parts from one piece and then sticking it to another. This can be judged by a close examination by a 10x Lens.