The Hindu deity Shiva was said to have once gone into deep meditation for the benefit of all living creatures. When he awoke from his trance, he cried tears, each of which grew into a Rudraksha tree (which comes from the Sanscrit words Tears and Shiva).
If you like the concept behind Tears of Shiva, you may also like Lotus Top and Om, both from the 2014 Fall Trollbeads collection.