How to wear rudraksha | Rules to Wear Rudraksha Energized: A Comprehensive Guide

1. First-Time Connection: Perform prayer/puja/Pran-pritishtha for the first-time connection. For maximum effect, when the beads are worn for the first time, generally doing prayer / puja / Pran-pritishtha for the first time connection.
2. Rudraksha Snaan: Bathe with Rudraksha for purification. You may bath with rudraksha called rudraksha snaan.
3. Wearing Rudraksha: Wear around the neck or on the wrist. Most of the time the beads are worn around the neck. Sometimes on wrist as jewelry.
4. Sacred Placement: Keep on a sacred place or clean cloth before wearing. We first keep it on a sacred place at our bhakti/puja place. Better to keep on a clean place or on piece of cloth
5. Pran Prathistha: Stimulate/Pran Prathistha Rudraksha from a Brahmin pandit in a Shiv sanctuary.  Stimulate/Pran Prathistha rudraksh from a brahmin pandit in a Shiv sanctuary and then wear ur invigorated beads for first time following its Pran Prathistha puja.
6. Vidhi and Mantras: Ensure proper vidhi and mantras are followed. Before you wear your invigorated mala for first time ensure u pursue the vidhi of saying the mantras as set down in sacred texts.
7. Cleaning: Clean the mala after visiting a graveyard or cremation ground. After u return from going to partaking in somebody's demise burial service parade and/or visiting the graveyard or incineration ground, at that point first thing u are supposed to do is clean up. We can clean the mala and wear it.
8. Universal Wearability: Both men and women of any caste and religion can wear Rudraksha. Both men and women of caste and religion can use wear and use it. Some keep a practice of chating "Om Namah Shivaya" everytime they are going to remove and wear it again
9. Avoid Rahu Kaal: Ensure no Rahu Kaal or Yamghat Kaal during purchase, Pran Prathistha, and first-time wear. Ensure there is no rahu kaal and yamghat kaal at time of purchasing another mukhi and during the time of doing its Pran Prathistha puja and likewise at the time of wearing invigorated mala for the first time. do panchag.
10. Combination: Wear a combination of beads and gems or a pendant with pearl. Sometimes the mala can carry beads and a combination of all gems. One can also wear a pendant of a specific combination with pearl
11. Ganga Jal: Pour Ganga Jal on Rudraksha if touched with filthy hands.  ( some suggest this ) On the off chance that at all unintentionally u have contacted bead with filthy hands at that point pour some great measure of ganga jal on rudraksh.
12. Regular Cleaning: Clean the mala every 15 days and apply oil if required. Clean your mala / beads regularly after an interval of 15 days. Dip in warm water if it becomes too oiled. Remove and just wipe with a soft cloth. Do not rub strongly or use wire brushes. Apply some good oil by using cotton if required.
13. Favorable Occasions: Wear during Navratri, Shivaratri, Mahashivratri, and eclipse. Navratri, shivaratri, Mahashivratri and eclispe are favorable occasions to dharan, but any auspicious day is good to start wearing.
14. Metal Preference: Wear in thread or gold/silver metal. Some prefer wearing it in gold or silver metal. Best is wearing it in thread.
15. Storage: Keep separate in a dry place if not worn for a long time. If you are not going to wear it for a long time for some reason, keep it separate in dry place only.
16. Vedic Rituals: Wear during Vedic rituals and chanting mantras. While Vedic rituals, chanting mantras, etc. Yajna we should wear to get more fruit.
17. Re-Empowerment: Get the mala re-empowered through Pran Prathistha puja consistently. Get ur mala re empowered through its Pran Prathistha puja consistently at maha shivaratri or shivratri.
18. Spiritual Salvation: Wear Rudraksha on the deathbed for spiritual salvation. People are on the deathbed can wear rudraksha around neck or an arm in order to achieve spiritual salvation and good fate in the next birth. ( only belief )
19. Mala Composition: Wear a mala composed of 108, 54, or 27 beads. Mala for wearing around the neck may be composed of 108 beads or 54 japa mala or can be as small as 27 beads. Kantha mala should be of 32+1 beads.
20. Belief and Devotion: Wear with devotion and belief for maximum power. Here we have listed the belifs that people may follow. It is a belif and there is no full proof, wear with your devotion and belief, which will have more power

In Summary

Energizing Rudraksha

• Perform prayer/puja/Pran-pritishtha for the first-time connection
• Bathe with Rudraksha (Rudraksha snaan)
• Stimulate/Pran Prathistha Rudraksha from a Brahmin pandit in a Shiv sanctuary

Wearing Rudraksha

• Wear around the neck or on the wrist
• Keep on a sacred place or clean cloth before wearing
• Ensure proper vidhi and mantras are followed

Maintenance and Care

• Clean the mala regularly (every 15 days)
• Dip in warm water if oiled
• Apply good oil if required
• Avoid rubbing strongly or using wire brushes

Favorable Occasions

• Navratri, Shivaratri, Mahashivratri, and eclipse are favorable occasions to wear
• Any auspicious day is good to start wearing

Additional Tips

• Wear in thread or gold/silver metal
• Keep separate in a dry place if not worn for a long time
• Re-empower through Pran Prathistha puja consistently

By Rashmita Nayak Email:rashmita@ommrudraksha.com