Rudrakshajabala Upanishad

Rudrakshajabala Upanishad
Rudrakshajabala Upanishad
	Rudraksha beads
Author(s)	Kalagni Rudra and Sage Sanatkumara
Type	Shaiva
Linked Veda	Samaveda

Rudrakṣajābāla Upaniṣad (Sanskrit: रुद्राक्षजाबाल उपनिषत्), also known as Rudraksha Jabala Upanishad, Rudraksha Jabalopanishad, Rudraksha Upanishad (रुद्राक्ष उपनिषत्) and Rudrakshopanishad, is one of 108 Upanishadic Hindu scriptures, written in the Sanskrit language. It is dedicated to the rudraksha, a seed used as prayer beads, regarded sacred to the god Shiva. The scripture belongs to the Shaiva sect, which worships Shiva, and is associated with the Samaveda,^[1] and is one of 14 Shaiva Upanishads.^[2] It is told as a conversation between Kalagni Rudra, a form of Shiva, and Sage Sanatkumara.

^ Farquhar, John Nicol (1920), An outline of the religious literature of India, H. Milford, Oxford university press, p. 364, ISBN 81-208-2086-X
^ Carlos Alberto Tinoco (1997). Upanishads. IBRASA. pp. 87–. ISBN 978-85-348-0040-2.

[1] Farquhar, John Nicol (1920), An outline of the religious literature of India, H. Milford, Oxford university press, p. 364, ISBN 81-208-2086-X

[Tinoco-2] Carlos Alberto Tinoco (1997). Upanishads. IBRASA. pp. 87–. ISBN 978-85-348-0040-2.

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