Shiva Om Dear Friends,

This is a very interesting situation and in the course of my professional practice I have come across this question a number of times and hence I personally feel the need to address this situation.

As you have clearly mentioned in your question that you had “Abandoned” the Rudraksha you were wearing for reasons best known to you, it is my strong opinion that you do not rewear the same Rudraksha again. By abandoning it you have literally disrespected it and this is certainly not accepted.

Rather, on the other hand you must perform a “Kshama Yachana” ( prayer for forgiveness ) on the Rudraksha after having cleaned it. You must then leave it at an old Shiva temple with all due respect.

You are then free to rewear another fresh Rudraksha of any Mukhi and of any Origin as per the guidance you have received. Most importantly do so only if you now truly internally urge to wear the Holy Rudraksha with the utmost of faith.

If there is even an iota of doubt in your mind in regards to the Holy Rudraksha then my humble advise to you is to not wear the Rudraksha.

I earnestly hope that this Blog has cleared the air in regards to this kind of a typical case.

Shivam Kalyanam,

Prof.Dr. Manoj Kalantri. Ph.D, D.Sc, D.Lit

Eshans Emporium