Description : Rudraksha are the beads fro, trees belonging to Elaecarpus Ganitrus Roxb. Every Rudraksha has cells or mukhis which differ in numbers. A facet is a line or a groove which runs from one end of Rudraksha to the other end. In ancient epics like Shiva Puran, Shri Mad Devi Bhagwat, Padampuran etc. Rudraksha upto 14 mukhis have been described along with their effects and purpose for which they are useful. Higher mukhi Rudraksha from 15 to 27 mukhis have also been found and in later centuries their benefits recorded as per experience of the learned people. There are other Rudraksha like Gauir- Shankar (two rudraksha naturally joined on the tree), Ganesha (a Rudraksha having trunk like protrusion on its body), Savar (a Gauri Shankar in which one bead had only one line or mukhi), Trijuti (three Rudraksha beads joined naturally on the tree).
Rudraksha can be worn by chanting mantra or without chanting it , with reverence or without it, with devotion or without it, with shame or without same i.e. with whatsoever procedure a man who wears Rudraksha gets rid of all kinds of sins and gets knowledge well.