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Sphatik is used if Venus is favorable and outside the 6th, 8th, or 12th houses; otherwise a new Rudraksha (5, 8, or 9-faced) is used; those with skin allergies to either can use a Hakeek rosary colored to suit their ascendant planet.

Begin on any Bhairava Ashtami (Krishna Paksha Ashtami of any month) — the day of the week doesn't matter. A Rudraksha rosary is washed with raw cow's milk and Gangajal and consecrated with a round of Shiva's Panchakshari mantra; a Sphatik or Hakeek rosary instead needs a Prana Pratishtha beforehand.

A Tantric Bhairava Yantra prepared by a scholar (or performing at a Shiva temple), an authentic Rudraksha/Sphatik/black Hakik rosary in a red Gomukhi bag, red or yellow clothing, a Kusha grass or red/yellow wool seat, and facing any direction except South.