Respected Mr. Overton, The seeds are referred to as the Rudraksha or Eyes of Lord Shiva. It is related to hindu mythology. I searched on the internet some of the reference related to its origin for you. Hope you will find them interesting. --------------------------------------- According to the religious text Devi Bhagwat Puran there was a Demon known as Tripurasur who was very strong and had divine energy and power. Due to these qualities he became proud and started to trouble deities and sages. No one was able to defeat this strong demon in war. On seeing his immoral actions Brahma, Vishnu and Other deities prayed to the Devadhidev Mahadeva Shiva (The greatest, lord of Lords Shiva) to destroy evil Tripurasur. Lord Shiva closed his eyes and meditated for some time. When he opened his lotus shaped eyes tears fell from them on the earth. Wherever his tears fell the Rudraksha tree Grew. The fruits that grow on this tree are known as Rudraksha Beads. Lord Shiva then used his deadly divine weapon known as Aghor and destroyed Tripurasur.
According to another religious text Shiva Mahapuran, Parvati the divine consort of Lord Shiva asked him the origin of Rudraksha. On hearing her question Shiva said that he did penance for a thousand years. Tired of keeping his eyes closed for so long, Shiva opened them. A few teardrops fell to the ground and from these tears, the Rudraksha tree was born. The seeds of the tree were distributed on the earth. ----------------------- Regards Pankaj On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 4:39 AM, MAX OVERTON <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Dr Kumar, > > Thank you for your help. Can you tell me where to look to find out why the > tree is called "Eyes of Lord Shiva"? Does it refer to a part of the tree? > > Max (just Mr, I'm afraid) > > > > Novels by Max and/or Ariana Overton http://www.maxoverton.com > > The Lion of Scythia Trilogy (Lion of Scythia, The Golden King, Funeral in > Babylon); The Glass House Trilogy (Glass House, A Glass Darkly, Looking > Glass); A Cry of Shadows, The Devil is in the Details, Trapdoor, > Tapestry, Scarab - Akhenaten (Book 1 of the Amarnan Kings), Scarab - > Smenkhkare (Book 2 of the Amarnan Kings), Scarab - Tutankhamen (Book 3 of > the Amarnan Kings), Scarab - Ay (Book 4 of the Amarnan Kings), Rakshasa > (Book 1 of the Demon series), Djinn (Book 2 of the Demon series), Glass > Continuum, Ascension > Works in Progress: Sequestered, Scarab - Horemheb (Book 5 of the Amarnan > Kings), Succubus (Book 3 of the Demon series) > > > Also check out http://julesphotographiccreations.blogspot.com/ > > > >> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:08:49 -0800 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:26354] Re: Is this Rudraksha? >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> Respected Dr. Overton, >> Rudraksha is made of two sanskrit words, RUDRA meaning "lord shiva" >> and AKSHA means "eyes". So it basically means, eyes of lord Shiva. It >> is related to Hindu mythology. >> Regards >> Pankaj >> >
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