Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study)
by Arpita Chakraborty | 2013 | 33,902 words
This page relates ‘Shiva Tattvaratnakara on Rudraksha’ of the study on the Shaiva Upanishads in English, comparing them with other texts dealing with the Shiva cult (besides the Agamas and Puranas). The Upaniṣads are ancient philosophical and theological treatises. Out of the 108 Upanishads mentioned in the Muktikopanishad, 15 are classified as Saiva-Upanisads.
23. Śiva Tattvaratnākara on Rudrākṣa
Śiva Tattvaratnākara says about Rudrākṣa in Eighth Kallola VIth Taraṅga Varieties of Rudrākṣa[1] Its greatness how to wear it and in what places, and how many and by what people. 1 to 14 faces of the Rudrākṣa. Rosary japamālā name according to the number of beads contained therein. Merit accruing according to the place of performing Japa. The importance and value of Japa. How to prepare a Japamālā and how to wear it. Merit [...] according to the kind of beads used for the Rosary. Kinds of worship upāsanā, saguṇa and nirguṇapūjā.
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[1]:
Śiva Tattvaratnākara VIII.Kallola VI Taraṅga.verse 1-32.