Rudraksha means the eye of Rudra [Shiva]. Rudraksha is considered to be the most potent manifestation of the Cosmic Force and a source to reach the higher self. Rudraksha is symbolizes the link between the earth and the heaven. These beads are the seeds of the Rudraksha fruit obtained from Rudraksha trees. The Rudraksha tree is botanically known as elaeocarpus ganitrus roxb and in English the name is utrasum bead tree. The Rudraksha bead can represent a grounding effort - a reminder for our place on this planet, our oneness with the universe and the flow of life.