Twelve Mukhi Rudraksha
The twelve mukhi rudraksha has twelve facets and brings name, fame and honor to the wearer. Its ruling planet is the Sun and it enhances charisma and is best suited for ministers, politicians, administrators, executives and businessmen. It enhances confidence, focus, leadership qualities and removes obstacles in the path of worldly pleasures. It helps attain perfection in after life. It bestows the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi. There is prosperity and wealth.
It is a very effective aid in spiritual pursuits and helps in material detachment. This bead nullifies the malefic effects of the Sun. These are normally related to ailments of the right eye, head ache, ear ailments, bowel problems, bone weakness, heart problems etc.
It is symbolized by Lord Vishnu and the Twelve Adityas. It is a good protection against fire, arms and weapons. Its results are equal to the results of donating a cow. It gives freedom from worry, disease and sickness, inculcates a feeling of security, destroys sins and enhances the wearer’s self image. It is a motivating bead.
All obstacles in the path of worldly pleasures are removed and the bead helps one attain perfection in after life. It should be worn after reciting the mantra.
Om Hreem Dvadash Vaktrasya
Om Shreem Dhdupi Shreem
Om Kraum Sraum Raum Namah
Salutations to the twelve faced supreme lord, who is the bestower of all auspicious and noble gifts to us, who gives us peace, tranquility and all the fruits for own well being and who controls our anger.
As per Classics:
MahaPuranam Srimad Devi Bhagavatam by Maharshi Veda Vyasa
(Book IX Chapter VII)
The twelve-faced Rudraksha is Vishnu made manifest; its Devatas are the twelve Adityas; the devotees of Shiva should hold this.
Shiva Purana
(Shiva Purana Chapter XXV)
78. One shall wear the twelve-faced Rudraksha on the hair of the head. All the twelve Adityas (suns) are present therein.
Padma Purana
(Shrishti Kand Chapter 57)
Wearing twelve mukhi rudraksha around throat region, Lord Aditya (Sun) gets pleased. He establishes himself in the twelve mukhi rudraksha. The results obtained by performing Yajnas of Gomedha and Narmedha are available immediately (to the wearer). He gets protection from any of the world’s hardships (thunder, snowfall etc.). The wearer does not get fear from fire and does suffer from illness. He gets material wealth and gets pleasure and become Ishwara (owner). He is not touched by poverty. The sins of committing killings of elephant, horse, human being, cat, rat, donkey, snake, pig or fox etc., get absolved for the wearer of twelve mukhi rudraksha, there is no doubt on this.
Rudraksha Jabalopanishad
Lord Kalagnirudra said: The bead with twelve faces is of the form of Mahavishnu or the twelve Adityas and the devotee wearing it attains the grace of Moksha.
