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Gemology - HYMNS OF MERCURY
1) OM BRAAM BREEM BRAUM SAH BUDDHAI NAMAH
2) OM HVAM HLEEM BUM GREHANAATH BUDDHAI NAMAH
3) OM BUDDHAI NAMAH
Topaz: Topaz is the stone of Jupiter. Hence it should beworn on Thursday. On any Thursday at about 11 a.m. give
GEMOLOGY
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a topaz-bearing ring a bath in Panchamrit or in raw milk
and wash it in holy water of the Ganges. Put the ring then
in the place of your worship and carry out usual worship
rituals. Then pray Brihaspati and Lord Vishnu and wear
the ring on the index finger of your right hand. Undersome circumstances, it can be worn on the ring finger
also. Topaz must necessarily be worn in gold. If you
cannot afford gold, you can opt for silver as well. If it is
Pushya Nakshatra on Thursday, it will be extremely
auspicious conjugation for wearing Topaz. Topaz remains
effective for more than four years.
HYMNS OF JUPITER (BRIHASPATI)
1) OM GRAM GREEM GRAUM SAH GURUVE NAMAH
2) OM AEM SHRI BRIHASPATYE NAMAH
3) OM BRIHASPATEY\GURUVE NAMAH
Diamond: Diamond is the main stone from Navratna
category. It's a stone of Venus. Hence it is worn on any
Friday. Time of 11 a.m. on any Friday during the darker
phase of the month is the most auspicious moment for
wearing diamond. First of all, wash the diamond ring with
Panchamrit or raw milk, then with holy Ganges water.
Worship the ring properly thereafter and recite the hymn
of Venus (Shukra) 16,000 or 108 times. Then praying and
begging pardon for any shortcoming in the rituals wear
the ring on the ring or middle finger of your right hand.
Diamond is specially beneficial in silver ring. It can also be
worn in platinum ring but never in gold or other metals.
Diamond remains effective for about seven years. If
diamond is worn during Bharani, Purva Phalguni or Purva
Sharh Nakshatra, it gives extremely beneficial results.
HYMNS OF VENUS
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1) OM DRAM DREEM DRAUM SAH SHUKRAYA NAMAH
2) OM AEM JUM GEEM SHUKRAYA NAMAH
3) OM BRIGHU PUTRAYA NAMAH
4) OM SHUKRAYA NAMAH
Blue Sapphire: This is the stone of Saturn, hence it should
be worn on Saturday. On any Saturday, during the darker
phase at the time of 12 p.m. is the most auspicious for
wearing blue sapphire. Wash the sapphire ring in
Panchamrit or raw milk and then in holy water. Put it in
the place of worship and carry out worship rituals
properly. Recite the hymn of Saturn 23,000 or 108 times.Then praying and begging pardon for shortcomings
committed, wear it on the middle finger of your right
hand. Sapphire can be worn in gold, silver or steel but it is
especially beneficial in an alloy of five metals.
HYMNS OF SATURN
1) OM PRAM PREEM PRAUM SAH SHANAYE NAMAH
2) OM HREEM AEM SHRI SHANAISHCHARAY NAMAH
3) OM NEELAANJANAY NAMAH
4) OM SHANAYE NAMAH
Gomed (Agate): This is the stone of Rahu. In astrology,
Rahu is considered similar to Saturn in virtues, hence
Agate is worn on any Saturday. Alternatively, it can also
be worn on Wednesday or Friday. Time of 12 p.m. on anySaturday during the darker phase is considered as the
most auspicious moment. Wash the ring in Panchamrit or
raw milk and then in holy water and worship it properly.
Thereafter, recite the hymn of Rahu 18,000 or 108 times.
Praying and begging pardon then for any shortcomings
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committed, wear the ring on the middle finger of your
right hand. Agate is specially beneficial in an alloy of five
or eight metals. It can be worn in silver also. Agate
remains effective for about three years. Swati,
Shatabhisha or Aardra Nakshatras on Saturdays orWednesdays are considered specially auspicious for
wearing Agate.
HYMNS OF RAHU
1) OM BHRAAM BHREEM BHRAUM SAH RAHAVE NAMAH
2) OM KROM KREEM HUM HUM TUM TANK DHAARINE
RAHAVE NAMAH
3) OM MAHA VEERYAY NAMAH
4) OM RAHAVE NAMAH
Cat's eye: This inexpensive but extremely effective stone
is worn to please Ketu. It can be worn on Wednesday,
Friday or Saturday. On any of these days during the
darker phase of a month, evening time is the most
auspicious moment for wearing Cat's eye. Wash it inPanchamrit or raw milk and then in holy water and
worship it properly. Recite the hymn of Ketu 17,000 or 108
times. Then with devotional feelings, wear it on the little
finger of your right hand. Cat's eye is beneficial only if
worn in silver or an alloy of five metals. It remains
effective for about three years. If it is worn during Ashwini
Magha or Moola Nakshatra cat's eye proves especially
beneficial.
HYMNS OF KETU
1) OM STRAAM STREEM STRAUM SAH KETUVE NAMAH
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2) OM HREEM KREEM KROOM KRURRUPINYE KETUVE
NAMAH
3) OM RAUDRA DEHAY NAMAH\OM KETUVE NAMAH
SOME OTHER CONDITIONS TO WEAR GEMSTONES
1) If the position of Sun is in the ascendant house or in the
second, third, fourth, seventh, eleventh or twelfth house,
ruby must be worn.
2) If the position of Moon is in the ascendant house or in
the sixth, eighth, twelfth or in the Scorpio, one should
wear pearl. If Moon is positioned with Rahu and Ketu or is
retrograde or in setting position one should necessarilywear pearl.
3) If Mars is positioned with Rahu, Ketu or Saturn in the
ascendant house or in the third, fourth, seventh, twelfth
house one should wear coral. If it is present in the sixth,
twelfth or eighth house with Moon or Sun, one should
wear coral.
4) If Mercury is in sixth, eighth or twelfth house or in the
Pisces with Rahu, Ketu, Saturn and Mars or is seen by
them one should wear emerald.
5) If Jupiter is present in fifth, sixth, eighth or twelfth
house or in Aries, Taurus, Leo, Libra, Capricorn, Aquarius
and Scorpio, one should at once wear topaz.
6) If Venus is present in sixth, eighth house or is
retrograde, weak, or seen by some sinister planet, one
should wear diamond.
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7) If Saturn is present in fourth, fifth, tenth or twelfth
house with Sun or in the Aries or is retrograde or weak,
one should immediately wear sapphire.
8) If Rahu is present in the ascendant house or in thethird, fourth, ninth, tenth, eleventh or twelfth house or in
Sagittarius seen by Sun, one should wear Agate.
9) If Ketu is present in the ascendant house or in the
third, fourth, ninth, tenth, eleventh or twelfth house or in
Sagittarius in conjugation with Mars, Sun, Jupiter or
Venus, one should wear cat's eye.
Apart from these situations, stones of a particular planet
are especially beneficial during Mahadasha\Antardasha
period of that planet.
Gemology - GEMOLOGY : THE MYSTERY
HIDDEN IN STONES
Our great sages and polymaths perfected the art and the
science of astrology in ancient times. As such astrology
has witnessed continuous development and proliferatedinto many branches and divisions, all of which are equal in
importance. Gemmology or the scientific and ethnic study
of gemstones is an important and integral part of applied
astrology. It is so popular among the Indian public that no
one is certain as to when it had actually come into
practice. Use of precious gems and stones has been an
ancient practice in India. Some people believe that it is
one or two thousand years old science while othersmaintain that science and art of gemmology originated
about five or ten thousand years ago. Scriptural evidences
however show that concept of gemmology is as old as the
creation itself. A very famous hymn says:
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SASHANKH CHAKRAM SAKIRIT KUNDALAM, SAPEET
VASTRAM SARASI RUNEKSHANAM ||
SAHAR VAKSH STHAL KAUSTUBHASHRIYAM, NAMAMI
VISHNUM SIRASA CHATURBHUJAM ||Apart from many kinds of weapons, Lord Vishnu bears
Kaustubha Mani (a gem named Kaustubh) on his chest.
This gem is most dear to Him. This hymn shows that even
before the whole universe came into being, Lord Vishnu
did have an existence and the gem Kaustubh also existed
along with Him.
During medieval period also, various scholars shed light
on the science of gemmology. They authored many great
scriptures as well. Acharya Varahmihir was the most
prominent of those great scholars. A scripture Vrihat
Samhita written by Varahmihir still has a wide recognition
among the gemologists. It has a whole chapter,
Ratnadhyay devoted to the comprehensive description of
the gemstones. Among Puranas, Agnipurana contains
exhaustive description about gemmology.
In modern era also, countless scholars are continuously
working with dedication in the field of gemmology. Thank
Practically, there is no basic difference between a gem
and a jewel. The only difference is between their hues and
the special effects because of them. Some experts say
that jewels have brilliant hues than the gems. But manybelieve that gems and jewels belong to the same
categories.
But since the word jewel has achieved an independent
existence, lets learn something more about it.
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ORIGIN OF JEWELS: Experts have a difference of opinion
regarding the origin of jewels. Researchers tell that many
kinds of jewels are manufactured within the body of living
organisms from the various actions and reactions of their
blood, marrow, flesh etc. Some of the jewels are producedin nature through the reactions and combinations of
different chemical compounds. Still some jewels are
obtained from specific vegetation, plants and rocks.
Like gems, jewels too can be classified into different
categories according to their appearances, effects and the
compounds present within them. But before going through
their physical classification, lets be familiar with the
classification of jewels as has been mentioned in Indian
scriptures. Through the origin of jewels as given in Indian
mythology appears more like fantasies in the present
scientific age, but it may have some degree of truth.
Besides, it is relevant here to learn about the origin of
jewels as described in mythology for various reasons.
Hymns and other descriptions of Indian religious
scriptures are more cryptic in nature and need proper
deciphering for who knows what is hidden in them.
Gemmology is no exception in this context.
According the great astrologer Varahmihir, jewels are of
three kinds
1) Jewels of the sky or heaven.
2) Jewels of the earth.
3) Jewels of the nether world.
Thus, in all the three worlds, superior gems are found and
the excellent among them are known as jewels.
According to mythology, jewels found in heaven are-
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1) Kaustubh Mani.
2) Chinta Mani.
3) Syamantak Mani.
4) Rudra Mani.
1) Kaustubh Mani: It has a deep blue colour like a blue
lotus and a radiance equal to the sun. It was obtained
during the churning of the sea. According to Hindu
mythology, Lord Vishnu wears Kaustubh Mani in a garland
on his chest. This is said to be a powerful jewel and
bestows fortune, luxuries as well as invincibility on to its
wearer besides extremely beautiful and imposing.
2) Chinta Mani: Name of this jewel is self-explicit. The
wearer is freed from all the worries and fretting. It is
white in colour and has a brilliant hue. It gives its wearer
all kinds of wealth and comforts.
3) Syamantak Mani: It is a common belief that this jewel
adorns the necklace of Lord Surya (the sun god). It is said
to have a brilliant blue hue that instantaneously blinds theonlooker. If it is taken in darkness, it fills the ambience
with day-like light. There is an interesting tale related to
this jewel.
In the Dwapar Yuga, Lord Surya had presented the
Syamantak Mani to his devotee Prasanjit as he was
pleased by his devotion. Prasanjit visited the court of Lord
Krishna wearing the jewel. All the courtiers were amazed
by the brilliance of this jewel and said to Prasanjit that he
did not deserve the jewel, so he should present it to none
other than Lord Krishna. But Prasanjit could present the
jewel to Lord Krishna and stealthily left the court. Later
on, Prasanjit went to the forests on a hunting excursion
and was killed by a lion. The lion took the jewel with it but
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was killed by Jambvant, the ursine aid of Lord Rama.
Jambvant took the jewel to his cave and gave it to his
children.
Back there in the kingdom, when Prasanjit did not returnfor many days, suspicious fingers began to point at Lord
Krishna. So, Lord Krishna set out to search Prasanjit.
Following the footmarks of Prasanjit, the lion and
Jambvant, Lord Krishna reached the den of Jambvant and
saw Jambvant's children playing with the jewel. As soon as
Lord Krishna took the jewel in this possession, Jambvant
also arrived there and a fierce duel followed between
them. At last Jambvant recognized Lord and presented
Him with his daughter Jambvati and also the jewel. Thus
recovering the jewel Syamantak, Lord Krishna returned to
Dwarka and washed the blemish. It is believed now that
Lord Krishna himself wears the jewel Syamantak.
Rudra Mani: Nobody will be unaware of the bounty of
Lord Shiva. His costumes as well as ornaments are
strange. He wears only tiger's skin and formidable black
snakes around his shoulder. The gods presented LordShiva with a jewel that came to be known as Rudra Mani.
Lord Shiva threatened the jewel among the beads of His
rosary. The jewel has a brilliant, golden hue and three
stripes on it. Like Lord Shiva, the jewel Rudra Mani is also
benevolent in virtues.
Thus, according to Hindu mythology, only four jewels
come in the category of heavenly jewels. Now, lets
understand something about the jewels that belong to thenether world.
Paatal of Hindu mythology is known by different names
such as Nagaloka, Rasatala, Bhugarbh loka etc. According
to mythology, the hell is inhabited not by humans but by
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great snakes as its name Naga loka shows. But different
scholars interpret the word Naga differently. According to
some Naga does mean snake. But others identify a
specific caste of human race with the word Naga.
According to them, such creeds are still present indifferent parts of the world. Bhils, Nagas of India and
Eskimos of Greenland are prominent among these creeds.
Many of them are well civilized while some are still in the
wild, barbarian stage. They also differ from one another in
attires and food habits. Similarly humans and demons
which existed long ago were in fact human creeds but
were different in many aspects. It is said that the
followers of Lord Manu became humans while thefollowers of Lord Danu developed as demons.
Thus, though Naga was a human creed that inhabited the
surface of the earth and has a distinct existence. But
while discussing about the jewels of the nether worlds,
Nagas are regarded as the inhabitants of the hell and
Vasuki was their monarch. Some of the prominent and
popular jewels of Naga Loka or are the following- Naga
Mani: It is said that this jewel is present on the head of a
snake. Its light shows the snake its way even in pitch
darkness. When the snake senses some danger, it at once
swallows the jewel. But it is said that all the snakes do not
have this jewel. Only a few, privileged ones have it on
their hoods. Naga Mani is said to be extremely expensive.
If someone wishes to get it, he has to face lot of dangers.
Thus, those who wish to possess Naga Mani first of all
locate the right kind of snake that actually has the jewel.Then they chase the snake day and night continuously.
Now, as soon as the snake puts the jewel out, it is covered
with a blanket. Not seeing the light of the jewel, the snake
naturally feels perplexed and in a way 'commits suicide'
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by beating its hood on the ground. But this whole venture
is very risky.
Only nine kinds of snakes are regarded as the wearer of
this mysterious jewel called Naga Mani. It is said that thecolour of the jewel exactly matches the colour of the
snake and the jewel emits light of the same colour. These
nine kinds of the snake are:
1) Black snake.
2) Blue snake.
3) Yellow snake.
4) Gray snake.
5) Red snake.
6) White snake.
7) Green snake.
8) Copper-coloured snake.
9) Milky snake.
According to the scriptures all of these snakes wear
jewels that exactly match their body colour. It is also a
coincidence that the number of planets in the solar system
is also nine. The colours of these planets more or less
match with the colours of these jewels. That is why, the
practice of wearing a jewel, whose colour exactly matches
with that of the planet came into being. But these jewels
(Naga Manis) are not easily available. That is why practice
of wearing gems and stones in place of the jewels became
popular.
Now is the time to take a detailed look at the gems and
jewels found on the earth. Though, not innumerable kinds
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of gems and jewels are found on earth but according to
Puranas and other authentic sources following kinds of
gems and jewels are prominent:-
1) Manikya (Ruby).2) Moti (Pearl).
3) Mungaa (Coral).
4) Panna (Emerald).
5) Pukhraj (Yellow Sapphire).
6) Neelam (Blue Sapphire).
7) Heera (Diamond).
8) Gomed (Hassonite).
9) Lahsumiya (Cat's eye).
10) Phiroza (Turquoise).
11) Chandrakant (Moon stone).
12) Ghrit Mani.
13) Tail Mani.
14) Bheeshmak.
15) Upalak Mani. (Opal)
16) Sphatic Mani. (Rock Crystal)
17) Paras Mani.18) Ulook Mani.
19) Larvart. (Lapis Mani)
20) Masar Mani.
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21) Ishiv.
Lets first understand the scriptural basis of classification
of the gems and jewels.
According to Vishnu Purana and Shrimad BhagwatMahapurana, Bali, the grandson of Prahlad was a great
king of the demons. With a resolution of dethroning Indra
as the king of heaven, Bali organized a hundred
Ashwamedha Yagyas. On the appeal of Indra, Lord Vishnu
decided to stop the hundredth Ashwamedha Yagya of Bali
and arrived there in the guise of Vamana (a dwarf
Brahmin) and begged him to donate land measuring three
steps. In two steps, Lord measures entire earth andheaven. Since there was not room then to put the third
step, Bali offered his head for the Lord to put his third
step. Thus, Lord Vishnu sent Bali direct to the hell. But
with the touch of the Lord's foot, Bali's body converted
into gems and stones.
Then, according to another version of the lore, a fierce
battle followed between Lord Vishnu and Bali. During the
battle, Lord Vishnu broke Bali's body into pieces. Thus
different pieces of Bali's body fell at different places and
took the shape of gems and jewels. Thus, origin of
different gems and jewels is as follows:
Ruby: It originated from the blood drops of Bali, hence it
has red or pink colour.
Pearl: It is believed to have originated from the mind of
Bali.
Coral: That part of Bali's blood which flowed down to the
sea formed the coral.
Yellow Sapphire: It originated from the flesh of Bali.
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Blue Sapphire: It originated from the eyes of the demon
King Bali.
Diamond: It originated from the pieces of Bali's brain.
Hassonite: This gem originated from the fat of the demonking.
Cat's Eye: This jewel originated from the Yagyopavit
(sacred thread) of Bali.
Turquoise: It originated from the nervous system of the
demon king Bali.
Moonstone: It originated from the radiance of the eye'spupils.
Ghrit Mani: This jewel originated from the pieces of the
waist.
Tail Mani: Skin of the king Bali formed this jewel.
Bheeshmak: This gem was produced from the head pieces
of Bali.
Upalak Mani: Cough or phlegm of Bali produced this jewel.
Sphatik Mani (Rock Crystal): This jewel was formed from
the sweat of Bali.
Paras Mani: Pieces of Bali's heart formed Paras Mani.
Ulook Mani: This jewel was formed from the pieces of
Bali's tongue.
Lapis Lazuli: Bali's hair formed this jewel.
Masar Mani: This jewel was produced from the faeces of
Bali.
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Ishiv Mani: This jewel is believed to have from the semen
of King Bali.
Thus in all, eighty four different parts and constituents of
the demon king Bali. Of them, only twenty-one aredescribed as gems or jewels due to peculiar brilliance they
possess. Of these twenty-one gems, only nine are most
famous for their radiance and are hence known as
Navaratna.
Thus, there are nine main gems or jewels, twelve common
gems and sixty-three ordinary gems which are also known
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as sub-gems.
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1) Friction 2) Heat 3) Pressure
1) Electricity produced by friction or Frictional Electricity:
When a gemstone is rubbed with a cotton or woolen cloth,
some electric charge is produced in the gem. In some
stones the charge is so intense that it can even burn the
cloth that causes it to appear. Diamond is such a stone
that produces intense electric charge on rubbing. Besides
diamond, topaz, Shobha Mani, Trinakant Mani etc are
some other jewels that produce intense electric charge.
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2) Thermal Electricity: Heating a gemstone also produces
some electric charge in it. But there is a threshold limit
below which heating does not produce any charge in the
stone. Rock crystal is the prominent gemstone that
produces intense charge upon heating.
3) Piezo Electricity or charge due to pressure: If a certain
amount of pressure is applied on a crystal, it begins to act
like a battery cell and produces electric charge. With the
removal of pressure, the crystal regains its original state.
Rock crystal is again an efficient gemstone to produce
electric charge under pressure.
Alexandrite: It is an extremely beautiful gem and like Opalit is also very sensitive to light. It glows like a rainbow of
colours. Hence it is also known as colour changing stone.
It is found in Sri Lanka and Africa. Mostly, Alexandrites
with deep indigo colour are available with the jewellers. It
is regarded as a potential substitute for blue sapphire.
Katiala: It belongs to crystal category and is found in deep
and light voilet colours. In common parlance and the
jewellers terms it is called as Jamuniya (amethyst). It is
used as a substitute for blue sapphire. It is mostly found
in Hampshire (England), Germany, Iran, Balkan countries,
Madagascar, Mexico and some parts of India. It also
changes its colour when heated in fire.
Kaharava: It is mostly found in brown colour. It is opaque
like amber. Kaharava is also a fossilized resin of pine that
has metamorphosed into stone. It may be found in manycolours like yellow, blue, white, red and green. It has a
sweet, camphor-like smell. Due to its property to attract
grass, paper etc. when charged, Kaharava is also known
as Trinakant Mani or Trinakarsh. It is mostly found in
Thailand, Romania, Myanmar, Brazil and some parts of
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India. Madagascar and Peru are the regions where
Kaharava is found aplenty. But it has more medicinal uses
than astrological.
Kasoti (Touch stone): Jewellers use this stone to test thepurity of gold. It is mostly used in making crockery,
utensils and mortar etc.
Calamine: Some crafty jewellers sell it as a substitute for
blue sapphire but in fact it cannot replace blue sapphire.
It is known as black star and presents a complete rainbow
of colours in flood light.
Kurund: This stone is found in many colours like violet,
brown, blue, white, green, red, black and pink. It is mostly
used to make the grinding stone that the jewellers use to
scourge gemstones. It is mostly found in Thailand, lower
regions of Russia, Myanmar, Srilanka, Canada, Australia
and India.
Kakarnili: Due to its deep blue colour, many astrologers
prescribe it as a substitute for blue sapphire. It is indeed
effective but not as much as blue sapphire. But there is noguarantee that you get genuine Kakarnili in the market
because most jewellers sell synthetic stone instead.
Kakarnili is mostly found in Kashmir.
Kudaratta: It is black stone that has mote decorative uses
than astrological ones. It is cheaper and appears
attractive due to yellow-black spots on it.
Khara: It is an ordinary stone available in black colour. Itradiates green light. It is also mostly used in medicines.
Agate: It belongs to the Navaratna category of the
gemstones. It is mostly used to please the shadow planet
Rahu. It is known as Gomed in Hindi, Gomed Mani,
Gomedak, Tapo Mani, Peet Mani, Peet Sphatic in Sanskrit.
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Thus, only twenty-two gemstones have been described inVrihatsamhita. You may ask: Why? It can only be said
about it that during the period of Varahmihir only these
twenty-two gemstones could have been in fashion.
OPAQUE GEMSTONES
Many elemental impurities that are present in the crystal
lattice of a gemstone not only increases its density but
also makes it opaque to light. Though presence of theseimpurities does not affect the utility of the stone. Akik and
Phiroza (turquoise) are the famous example of opaque
gemstones. These two stones are regarded particularly
miraculous.
TRANSLUCENT GEMSTONES
These fall between the transparent and opaque
categories. Many important gemstones come under the
category of translucent stones. These stones are not as
clear as the transparent stones nor as filthy as the opaque
ones. Hence, the translucent gemstones can aptly be
described as dim gemstones.
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Regardless of the category, gemstones have more
importance than the ordinary stones and are hence more
in demand despite their high value. To be valuable a
gemstone should fulfill some conditions like smoothness,
better cut, brilliance etc. Apart from these hardness isanother condition that a gemstone should comply to be
designated as a jewel. Gemstones are invariably harder
than the ordinary stones.
HARDNESS OF THE GEMSTONES
Composition of the chemical compounds, their mixture,
relative density, crystal lattice etc. together determine
the hardness of a gemstone. Since the chemicalcomposition varies from stones to stones hence each and
every gemstone has its unique hardness which commonly
does not match with that of the other. Hardness is the
main property of a gemstone. Diamond is the hardest
gemstone. In fact, it is the hardest substance in the world.
Besides it, emerald, blue and yellow sapphires and ruby
are also hard. Coral is also hard but interestingly it is not
a true stone. It is in fact a fossil and organic in origin.
Next to hardness it is specific density that differentiates
one gemstone from another.
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Tiger's Eye: It is a yellow stone that closely resembles the
eye of a tiger. It is also known as cat's eye and proves
specially beneficial for the fearful people.
Magnet: This term conjures up a figure of metallic magnet.
But here we are talking about a stone and not about a
metal. The stone does have some magnetic properties andis beneficial in correcting bodily disorders caused by wind.
It is said that this stone is particularly present in huge
quantities in certain regions like Bermuda Triangle and
causes Shipwrecks and plane accidents there.
Jaje Mani: The same stone is called as Yaje Mani. It is
actually an Akeek with prominent streaks. Its surface is
commonly brown, yellow or white, black or brown streaks.
It is mostly found on the banks of Narmada and Indus. Ithas miraculous virtues.
Jahar Mohara (Soap stone): This yellow coloured stone has
green radiance. It is mostly used to make utensils. It is a
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strange kind of stone that destroys the effects of poison.
It is found in Tibet, India and Iran.
Jarahat (Milk stone): It is an ordinary stone not commonly
used for astrological purposes. It is mostly used incosmetics and to make utensils and idols. It has a peculiar
smoothness. Many experts do not regard it as a true
gemstone.
Peridot: This parrot-green coloured stone is prescribed as
a substitute for emerald. It is found in Norway, Arizona
(USA), Mexico, Myanmar and the island of St. John.
Jharana (Fountain): It is a pastel coloured stone not
frequently used for astrological purposes. Water kept in
the utensil made of Jharana doe not stay in it but finds a
way out and seeps out.
Thedi: It is also an ordinary stone, black in colour and
mostly used in making utensils.
Dur: It is a strong, smooth stone mostly used in utensil
making due to its high density and opaque appearance.
Garnet: It is mostly used as a substitute for ruby. It is
bright red or pink in colour. In Sanskrit it is known as
'Tamra Mani'.
Tursava: This pink coloured stone is mostly used in
making utensils.
Tourmaline: This semi-stone is available in many colours,
but white tourmaline is most common and used as asubstitute for diamond though it has less density than
diamond.
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Kidney stone: Mostly found in green colour and resembles
pistachio. It is highly beneficial in the diseases of kidney
and urinary bladder. Hence it is known as kidney stone.
Dur-E-Nazaf: It is an ordinary stone available in rawpaddy-like green colour. It is mostly used in toy making.
Darchana: This stone is mostly found in pastel, almond or
slaty colours. Inside it, there appears a grain like
structure and that is why, perhaps it is known as
Darchana. It is an inexpensive stone.
Dantala: It is an inexpensive, ordinary stone mostly
available in white or light yellow shades. It has no
astrological use.
Sardonyx: This brown stone appears to have a dual
structure. It has white or brown streaks on the surface.
Smoky Quartz: This transparent stone is mostly available
in smoky colours besides black, yellow and brown. It is
mostly found in Switzerland and North Carolina (USA) and
is mostly used in making idols, toys and goggles.
Spinel Ruby: This stone is mostly found in pink colour
though shades like green, yellow, orange, blue and violet
are also common. It is used as a substitute for ruby. It is
found in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Brazil, USA and
India.
Blue Sapphire: This highly famous stone is composed of
aluminum oxide. It is regarded as the most respected as
well as the most dangerous stone. Its positive as well as
negative effects are manifested from within hours to days.
Though found in many countries like USA, Java, Thailand,
Australia, Sri Lanka etc. but the sapphire found in Kashmir
province of India is the most beautiful and expensive.
Sapphire is often compared with notorious anti-biotic
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penicillin because of its accelerated effects. In Sanskrit it
is known as Neel Mani, Indraneel Mani, in Urdu it is known
as Yakoob, Kabood. Blue Sapphire is one of the Navratna.
Emerald: This green coloured stone is used to pleasemercury. It is bright, transparent stone with brilliant
green colour and is very expensive. The best grade of
emerald comes from South American countries, Columbia
and Brazil.
Panghat: This translucent stone is found in white, black
and green colours. It appears to contain water inside it
and hence looks very attractive. It is mostly used in
making ornaments and toys.
Blood stone: This opaque, green stone has a number of
small red dots on it hence its named as blood stone. It is
found in India and Siberian region of Russia.
Sang-e-panni: This green coloured stone is a potential
substitute for emerald. It is available both in transparent
and opaque forms and is used in making utensils also.
Pukhraj (Topaz or Yellow Sapphire): This rare, beautiful
and expensive jewel is one of the Navratna. The best type
of topaz has a brilliant yellow colour like the flowers of
mustard or amaltas (Cassia fistula) and is transparent.
This stone is worn to please Jupiter. In Sanskrit, topaz is
known as Pushparaj, Pushparag, Peet Mani; in Gujarati it
is known as Peeluraj. In Arabic and Persian it is Jard
Yakoot and Asper.
Rock Crystal: This white coloured hard, transparent stone
is universally available and appears like an ice crystal. It is
used as a substitute for the pearl and the diamond and is
worn for an increment in fortune and knowledge.
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Aquamarine: This transparent stone is available in blue
and green colours. People who undertake frequent
voyages mostly wear it for good fortune. And indeed
aquamarine is believed to enhance fortune.
Baansi: This opaque and soft stone has a colour like
under-sea vegetation. It is mostly used in making utensils.
Marble: Hardly anybody will be unaware of this famous
stone. White marble is mostly used in the construction of
buildings and statues. Besides white, marble is available
in slaty, green and black colours also.
Marium: This stone also resembles marble closely and is
used in the manufacture of household items.
Flint stone: This seemingly ordinary stone had sustained
human life in primitive era when people used this stone to
make fire. In Sanskrit it is known as 'Agni Paashaan'.
Rubbing of brown, black or pastel flint stones produces
sparks.
Margaz: This stone is regarded as a potential substitute
for emerald because of its bright green colour. It is also
available in violet, white and black shades. Margaz is
found aplenty in Tibet, Greece, Myanmar, Siberia and New
Zealand.
Ruby: This jewel also belongs to Navratna category. This
highly expensive and transparent stone is available in red
and pink colours. It is the main stone of the sun. Though
found in many countries like Thailand, Sri Lanka and China
but the best type of rubies come from Myanmar. In
Sanskrit ruby is known as Padmaraag and Kuruvind while
in Urdu it is Surkh Yakoot. .
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Jet: This black coloured smooth and shining stone has
both astrological as well as construction uses. Often, this
stone is also called as black marble.
Coral: Coral is infact fossilized rocks formed from thesedimentation of dead tiny organisms named coral. It is
mostly red in colour though white and pink corals are also
common. The best type of coral comes from Italy. In
Sanskrit. Coral is known as 'Pravaal', 'Vidram', 'Angaarak
Mani'. In Urdu, it is known as 'Mirjaan' or 'Marjaan'.
Muve Nazaf: This ordinary and opaque stone has
omnipresence and is mostly used in the construction of
buildings. It is white in colour with distinct streaks. It ismostly used in making the floor of houses.
Pearl: Pearls also have an organic origin counted among
stones because of their miraculous properties. Now a days
culturing of pearls is a popular business. Pearl is worn to
please the moon and correct mental disturbances and
abdominal diseases. Mostly pearls are in white in colour
though shades of yellow, blue, black and pink are also
common. Excellent pearls come from Basra, a traditional
centre of pearl trade in Iraq. In Sanskrit, pearl is known as
Muktak, Muktaa, Mauktik while in Arabian and Urdu it is
known as Gauhar.
Mritangaar: It is a solid isotrophe of carbon that begins to
glow like fire when rubbed or polished and appears like
cinder.
Jasper: This opaque stone is available in red, blue, white,
yellow and green colours. It is mostly found in Myanmar,
Egypt, Iran, China and North America.
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Jew stone: This stone has more medicinal than astrological
uses. It is effective in the treatment of respiratory
disorders, asthama and renal diseases.
Carnelian: This red coloured stone is mostly used in thetreatment of fevers.
Romani: This is a red coloured ordinary stone mostly used
in making utensils.
Cat's eye: This stone is available in white, brown, black
and green colours and appears like the eyes of a cat. This
also belongs to Navratna category and is worn to please
the shadow planet Ketu. It has distinct streaks known as
cosmic threads that appear to move when the stone is
seen from different angles in flood light. In Sanskrit it is
known as Vadurya Mani and Vidalaaksh while in Gujarati it
is Lassuniyo and in Bangla it is known as Sutra Mani.
Lapis Lazuli: This blue coloured, transparent stone has
brilliant golden spots on it. In ancient times Lapis Lazuli
was regarded as Sapphire. Even today it is used as a
potential substitute for the true Sapphire. It is mostlyfound in Afghanistan, Chile and Siberia.
Spinel: This pink stone is powerful substitute for ruby.
Occasionally it is found in black, green and white shades
also. It is mostly mined in Brazil, Myanmar, India and
Australia.
Ludhia: This red coloured opaque stone is universally
available and is used in construction purposes mostly. It ismainly quarried near Chitrakoot on the border of Madhya
Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
Seezari: Being green in colour, this stone is used as a
substitute for emerald.
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Twinkling stone: Known as Sang-E-Sitara in Persian, this
ochre colour stone has a number of twinkling dots. But
you can hardly find a genuine twinkle stone in the market
and as long as it is not genuine it cannot produce its
effects.
Sangi: This beautiful stone is available in almost all
colours. And mostly found in the rivers of Himalayas. It is
mostly used to make decorative items and utensils.
Sargahi: Naturally this stone is found in triangular shape
and white and brown colours carried mostly in the Persian
Gulf.
Simac: This white spotted and dull stone is mostly used in
making mortars and tumblers.
Singli: This opaque stone is available in red and pink
colours and regarded as a substitute for ruby. Mostly
quarried in Mysore region of Karnataka.
Vermilion stone: Though ordinary in appearance this stone
has tremendous astrological importance. It is mostly
available in pink colour.
Citrine: This transparent, lime coloured stone is regarded
as a substitute for topaz. Often known as golden quartz,
this stone sometimes appears more beautiful than true
topaz.
Gold fly: This white coloured stone has a tinge of red and
is used more as medicine than for pleasing the planets.
Sun stone: This strange stone is available in orange, red
and yellow colours and appears like a cinder. In Sanskrit it
is known as Angar Mani in Persian as Sand-e-atash. It is
mostly found in Norway and Siberia.
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Gemology - SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF WEARING
GEMSTONESQuestions related to importance of gemstones and their
effects on the well being of the wearers have always
stirred the thoughts of human beings. Does the wearing of
gemstones have any scientific basis or is it mere
superstition?
There are great confusions prevalent in the world
regarding many topics. Existence of ghosts, deadancestors, influence of planets on human life and wearing
of stones to do away with the fears of ghosts or adverse
influence of the planets are some of the topics about
which confusion reigns supreme. Of these topics, wearing
of stones perhaps has the maximum confusion for it is
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directly related to increase in fortune. In the present
materialistic society, everybody wants to reap maximum
profits in minimum labour. Hence people are inspired to
wear stones. But at this juncture, their ignorant but
logical conscience puts a question: "Is it really fruitful towear stones?" Most of them then begin to believe that
stones and confusions related to them are means of
livelihood for the astrologers and jewellers. If everything
is possible by wearing a simple stone what is the use of
action then, they ask. Gemmology is an important part of
astrology and it has never been mentioned in it that one,
who wants good fortune, should give up his efforts and
come to depend upon the fortune entirely. In fact, bothfate and action are two sides of the same coin and have
their own importance. Neither of them is complete alone.
Only working together action and fate can give synergic
results. If only action were enough everybody, who works
hard eight or ten hours a day, would be a millionaire. In
reality, we see that most of the rich people do not work so
hard; but they skilfully make the others to work for them.
On the other hand, it is also seen that poor people orlabourers work very hard from dawn to dusk but could
earn their daily bread only with difficulty. Miraculous
change is, however seen in the position of such poor
people when they consult learned astrologers and begin
to wear gem or stones prescribed by them. As soon as
they wear stones, their fate takes the lead and raises
them to the great heights wealthwise. There are also
known incidents when some beggar finds a stone in thepath and becomes the lord of many palace-like houses and
inassessible wealth. Often some official who deserves
promotion does not get it for many unknown reasons.
Then he/she consults a gemologist. Gemologist prescribes
him/her to wear a particular stone and the official makes
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unprecedented progress since then. Isn't it a miracle?
There are scores of incidents to corroborate the
miraculous property of gemstones, hence wearing of the
stones cannot be rejected as mere superstition. Stones do
have a capacity to remove the hurdles caused by faultypositioning of planets in one's horoscope. Negative
influence of the gemstones also support their miraculous
properties. Often a rich and well to do person wears just
any stone out of curiosity or suggested by an imposter
astrologer. Since the very moment such a person wears a
stone, his fortune begins to wane. He loses his wealth and
lives in a beggar like condition or faces other kinds of
problems. Still some people may reject such incidents asmere coincidences. But when the sufferer removes the
stone, he begins to regain his fortune. Thus on the basis
of these and other related incidents, we can say that
wearing of stones is not a superstition only. Besides
unless and until you have tested a theory yourself, you
should not reject it on the basis of rumours only.
HOW DO THE GEMSTONES EXERT THEIR EFFECTS?
We have so far clarified that every gemstone has some
kind of miraculous powers which is often referred to as
divine powers. According to its colour, every gem
represents a planet of the matching colour. As for
example, Venus has white colour hence it is represented
by diamond. Red or pink ruby similarly represents the sun
and yellow sapphire represents Jupiter.
Every gemstone has the power to draw energy or beams
from its respective planet and channelise it into the
wearer's body. This property of a gemstone is helpful in
exerting its influence in miraculous ways.
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Each gem of the Navratna category represents a planet of
the solar system. When we wish to enjoy the favourable
effects of a particular planet, we wear the stone
representing that planet on our fingers, neck or arm. It is
also important here to know that stone of a particularplanet must be worn on the finger that represents it. In
astrology, every finger is believed to represent a
particular planet viz. Thumb represents Venus, index
finger represents Jupiter, middle finger represents Saturn,
ring finger represents the sun and little finger represents
Mercury. Suppose a particular planet is not strong enough
in the horoscope of a person and a person was hence
suggested to wear the stone that represents that planet.The stone draws positive energy from the planet and
channelises it into the body of the wearer. The planet,
since then, begins to bestow its good effect on the person
who then climbs the ladder of success quickly, reaps great
benefits and enjoys good food. Now even if the person
doesn't make fervent efforts, the luck still gives him
strong support.
Effects of the stones can be compared with the way
modern medicine employs to remove the deficiency of
vitamins in body. As for example green vegetables are
prescribed to remove the deficiency of vitamin A and iron
and basking is suggested to correct the disturbances in
the level of vitamin D. Similarly stones are suggested to
remove the deficiencies in the influence of particular
planet.
People blinded by the dazzles of modernity do not reject
the prescription of modern medicine. In fact they cannot
do so. Thus, they have no moral right to reject the science
that had helped since millenia, millions of people to live a
healthy life and reap good fortune especially when they
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have not tested the validity of it themselves. It is possible
that such people or their relatives might have worn some
stone and did not receive expected results. Such cases are
exceptional but not truth entirely. If you have worn a
wrong stone at a wrong time for a wrong planet and couldnot get expected results or suffered adversely, you are
prone to reject whole science of gemmology as mere
superstition. But such petty instances are not enough to
prove the whole science of gemmology wrong. Often
people fail to get real gemstones or they get underweight
gemstones which do not exert full influence. Such cases
also cause suspicion to arise in people's mind.
You might have seen yourself that often after receiving
treatment, condition of a patient continues to deteriorate.
Sometimes, the patient dies despite receiving so called
best treatment. Most of us blame fate for the patient's
death. But think a little bit deeply and you will find many
more reasons for death: failure of a doctor to diagnose the
disease correctly, unavailability of the medicinesprescribed by the doctor or if the medicines were
available, these were not taken properly by the patient.
For such happenings, nobody tries to prove the doctor or
the whole medical science wrong because from the same
medicines, millions of people get rid of the disease and
regain their strength.
In support of the gemmology, there are many more
instances in nature that can compel these ignorant peopleto change their opinion about the use and influence of the
gemstones. It is a common experience that sea water
remains calm during the day time but since evening high
tides begin to appear in it and in full moon night these
tides rise very high. Science says that it is the
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gravitational pull of the moon that causes these high tides
to appear in the sea on full moon nights. In fact,
gravitational pull of the moon is so strong that it draws
even solid land surface up to one or two metres high.
Then there are people of lunatic nature whose mental
derangement is at peak on the full moon nights. During
the darker phase of the month, such people usually
remain calm and peaceful. But as the full moon day
approaches, such people lose control on the mind and
become short tempered and violent. Ups and downs of
mental condition of the lunatics continue in cycle
according to the motion of the moon. Scientists here again
blame the gravitational pull of the moon for the mental
condition of the lunatics.
There are many more reasons behind the gemstones being
effective to channelise the influence of a particular planet.
Each of the nine planets represents many fields of
activity, things and human conditions as well as diseases.
Suppose a person is suffering from a disease which is
proving incurable even to the best of the treatments. Theperson ultimately consults his astrologer. The astrologer
studies the horoscope of the patient and finds out the
planet responsible for the disease and prescribes him a
particular gemstone. The patient follows the advice and
wears the gemstone and his disease miraculously
disappears within a few days.
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Now the question arises as to under which circumstances
a gemstone should be worn and why?
Gemstones are so beautiful, so attractive that rich people
begin to wear them just to show their wealth or just forthe sake of hobby. This is totally different condition
because hobby is invaluable and there is no prohibition on
the ways to pursue one's hobbies. But ordinary people
cannot squander money on mindless purchase of
gemstones. They have to be very selective in the choice of
gemstones. They should purchase only those gemstones
that are prescribed by a learned gemologist. Only a
learned astrologer can diagnose the necessity of aparticular gemstone. Usually, a person requires to wear a
particular gemstone when in his horoscope, some planet is
suffering from the influence of some sinister planet or
some particular provision is weak in the horoscope.
Astrologers also caution that no gemstone should be
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taken for granted and worn just for fun or as a decorative
piece. Such practice could lead to disastrous
consequences. This condition is similar to cautious intake
of medicines: when you take medicines without any
reason, it may cause serious harm to you instead of benefiting you. Gemstones are nothing but medicines
prescribed to correct the adverse influences of the
planets.
IN WHICH CIRCUMSTANCES GEMSTONE SHOULD NOT BE
WORN ?
When your astrologer forbids you from wearing a stone,
you should follow his advice by all means. Secondly, if youare not having full faith in the gems and their powers, you
should not go for them. This point is more psychological
than astrological. We are all aware of the positive and
negative thoughts and their consequences. Any of these
two types of thoughts, when developed beyond a certain
limit, comes to dominate the life of a person. If a person
has more negative thoughts, his whole outlook for life
becomes highly pessimistic. Such a condition isrecognised as a mental disorder described as 'inferiority
complex'. Similarly, if your whole thinking about the
gemstones and their influence is negative and still you
decide to wear the gemstone, the probability is that it will
manifest more negative influences than positive. It is
therefore highly imperative to cultivate positive attitude
for the gemstones before deciding to wear one.
DWIJW, TIRTHE, MANTRE, AUSHADHE, BHESHAJE GURAU | YADRISHI BHAWANA YASYA TADRISHI PHALAM LABHET ||
That means, pilgrimage, Brahmin, mantra, gemstones,
medicines and teacher give the same result as one has
feelings about them.
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Thirdly, if you are unable to get pure gemstone of the
correct weight as prescribed by your astrologer, you
should not go for just any substitute for the right kind of
gemstone and avoid the trap of jewellers. Such a faulty
substitute may cause serious harm no matter howbeautiful and attractive it might appear. Besides, if a
particular gemstone is specially forbidden for you, you
should not wear it in any circumstance because such a
gemstone may prove lethal for you. This fact particularly
applies to diamond and blue sapphire. These two stones
are particularly notorious for ruining the life of even a
person of kingly status.
DIFFERENT BASIS OF WEARING GEMSTONE
Three questions are naturally linked with everything we
do : Why? When? And How? These questions also arise in
the case of gemstones. We have already discussed about
the first two questions. Let us now consider the third
question How? How should a gemstone be worn?
There is no single basis for wearing a gemstone.
According to their experience and knowledge, experts
express different opinions regarding wearing of stones. In
different communities, there are different religious
reasons for wearing the stones. Our learned sages and
savants have proposed different provisions to wear a
particular gemstone. Many of these provisions are
universally accepted and there is no difference of opinion
about them. Astrologers and experts from ancient as well
as modern ages seem to have similar opinions about theseprovisions.
WEARING OF A STONE AS PER THE ASCENDANT HOUSE
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Deep scrutiny of your horoscope may reveal more than
one reason why you should wear a gemstone. But the
most important and fool-proof reason is the position of
ascendant house in your horoscope and position of its
ruling planet. If the ruling planet of the ascendant houseis in a weak position, the whole horoscope can be safely
designated as weak. In such a horoscope, other planets
too cannot show their full influence no matter how
powerful they are.
The most important logic behind this provision is that, the
ascendant house is the most important factor in one's
horoscope. It actually represents the soul of the person in
question. Its position is akin to that of heart. If the heart
is weak, the whole body suffers from many kinds of
ailments and other parts appear quite helpless.
If the ascendant house is weak in a horoscope, wearing of
gemstones are related to planets other than the ruler of
the ascendant house proves fruitless. All the experts
therefore unanimously opine in favour of a strong
ascendant house even if reaping of benefits from otherwell placed planets is desirable. Almost all the astrologers
therefore suggest to wear the stone that is related to the
ruling planet of the ascendant house. Let us see now
which gem is related to which of the ascendant houses. In
a horoscope, there are twelve houses that represent all
the twelve zodiac signs. In the horoscope given here, fifth
house is ascendant. It represents the zodiac sign Leo. In
other words, in the given horoscope, Leo is the ascendanthouse. Sun is the lord of this house. We have already
discussed that ruby is the stone for the Sun. Hence, the
person who has Leo as his ascendant house in his
horoscope must wear ruby.
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Similarly, people with ascendant house Aries should wear
coral, those with ascendant house Taurus should wear
diamond, those with Gemini must wear emerald, those
with Cancer must wear pearl, those with Leo should wear
ruby, those with Virgo should wear emerald, those withLibra must wear diamond, those with Scorpio must wear
coral, those with Sagittarius must wear topaz, those with
Capricorn and Aquarius must wear blue sapphire and
people with ascendant house Pisces must wear topaz.
Ascendant house Aries: Mars is the ruling planet of this
house. It will be beneficial for the people with Aries as the
ascendant house to wear coral but such people may also
wear ruby, pearl or topaz and reap rich benefits. Such
people may also go for the following combinations of the
gemstones: coral, pearl and ruby; coral, ruby and topaz or
coral, topaz and pearl. These combinations prove
extremely beneficial for such people.
Ascendant house Taurus: Venus is the ruling planet of this
house. It will be beneficial for the people with Taurus as
their ascendant house to wear diamond. But such peoplemay also wear blue sapphire for Saturn and emerald for
Mercury. They may also go for the various combinations of
these gemstones.
Ascendant house Gemini: Mercury is the ruling planet of
this house. Hence the people who have Gemini as the
ascendant house must wear emerald. They may also wear
diamond or both of the gems together.
Ascendant house Cancer: Moon is the lord of this house.
Hence the people with Cancer as the ascendant house
must wear pearl. They may also wear coral. In the opinion
of some experts, such people may also wear ruby and
topaz.
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Ascendant house Leo: Sun is the lord of this house. Hence,
the people with Leo as the ascendant house must wear
ruby. Besides it, they may also wear coral, pearl and topaz
as well either alone or in combination. However, among
these stones, coral will yield highest benefit while pearland topaz may exert somewhat weaker influence.
Ascendant house Virgo: Mercury is the ruling planet of
this house. Hence the people with Virgo as ascendant
house must wear emerald. Some experts however believe
that such people may also be benefited from pearl.
Ascendant house Libra: Venus is the ruling planet of this
house. Hence the people with Libra as the ascendanthouse must wear diamond. Apart from it, they may also
wear and reap benefits from blue sapphire and emerald.
Ascendant house Scorpio: Mars is the ruling planet of this
house. Hence the people with Scorpio as the ascendant
house must wear coral. They may also wear ruby, pearl
and topaz.
Ascendant house Sagittarius: Jupiter is the ruling planet of this house. Hence the people with Sagittarius as the
ascendant house must wear topaz. They may also wear
ruby because the position of sun in their horoscope is
usually strong.
Ascendant house Capricorn: Saturn is the ruling planet of
this house. Hence the people with Capricorn as the
ascendant house must wear blue sapphire. They may also
wear diamond and pearl, if the position of moon is strong
in their horoscope.
Ascendant house Aquarius: Saturn is the ruling planet of
this house. Hence the people with Aquarius as the
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ascendant house must wear blue sapphire. They may also
wear diamond.
Ascendant house Pisces: Jupiter is the ruling planet of this
house. Hence the people with Pisces as the ascendanthouse must wear topaz. They may also wear pearl. Some
experts suggest that such people may also wear ruby and
emerald but the beneficial influence of these two gems is
doubtful.
WHICH STONE IS FORBIDDEN FOR WHICH ASCENDANT
HOUSE
People with a particular zodiac sign as ascendant house in
their horoscope may wear different gemstones in
combination, similarly there is a complete list of
gemstones that are forbidden for the people with a
particular ascendant house. Wearing of such stones may
lead to relegation and the wearer may have to suffer
serious losses instead of reaping rich benefits.
Aries: People with ascendant house Aries should not wear
diamond and emerald. Many experts forbid even bluesapphire for these people. But they believe that if the
position of Saturn is strong in horoscope, such people can
safely wear blue sapphire.
Taurus: Due to mutual hostility between Venus, lord of
Taurus, and Jupiter, topaz is forbidden for people with
Taurus as the ascendant house. Some experts even forbid
coral and ruby for such people.
Gemini: People with Gemini as the ascendant house must
not wear coral, pearl, ruby and topaz. Some experts forbid
even blue sapphire for such people but allow it in
combination with emerald.
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Cancer: People with Cancer as the ascendant house must
not wear emerald, diamond and blue sapphire.
Leo: Diamond, blue sapphire and pearl are strictly
forbidden for the people with Leo as the ascendant house.Virgo: Coral, ruby and blue sapphire is forbidden for such
people.
Libra: Wearing of ruby, coral and topaz may prove harmful
for the people with Libra as the ascendant house. They
may wear pearl only when suggested by some expert
astrologer to channelise the influence of moon.
Scorpio: People with Scorpio as the ascendant house mustnot wear diamond, blue sapphire and emerald.
Sagittarius: Diamond, blue sapphire, pearl and emerald
prove extremely harmful for the people with Sagittarius as
the ascendant house.
Capricorn: Wearing ruby, pearl and topaz may prove to be
torturous for the people with Capricorn as the ascendant
house. Coral however proves beneficial.
Aquarius: Ruby, pearl, coral, emerald and topaz are
particularly harmful for the people with Aquarius as the
ascendant house.
Pisces: Ruby, emerald, diamond and blue sapphire are
forbidden for the people with Pisces as the ascendant
house.
RITUALS OF WEARING GEMSTONES
Ruby: This is a gemstone of the Sun. Hence it should be
worn on Sunday. The time before 8 a.m. in the morning on
any Sunday during the brighter phase is the most
auspicious moment for wearing ruby. At this moment,
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ruby must be given a bath in Panchamrit or raw milk.
Thereafter wash it with holy water. Now put it before the
Sun yantra or the idol of your tutelary deity in the place of
your worship. Carry out usual worship rituals and recite
the hymn of Sun 7,000 or 108 times. Then with full faithand devotion, wear the ruby-containing ring on the ring
finger of your right hand. Ruby is especially beneficial if
worn in gold. Ruby remains effective for up to 4 years
from the day of wearing it.
HYMNS OF THE SUN
1) OM HRAM HREEM HRAUM SURYAY NAMAH |
2) OM SURYAY NAMAH |
3) OM JAPAKUSUMASANKASHAM KASHPEYAM
MAHADYUTIM TAMOARI SARV PAPADHNAM PRANATOASMI
DIVAKARAM |
If a learned Brahmin carries out the whole ritual and he is
given proper donations, the effect of the gem increases
manifold due to the blessings of the Brahmin.
Pearl: Pearl is the gem for the Moon. Hence it should be
worn on Monday. Full moon night on any Monday is the
most auspicious day to wear pearl. Alternatively, Monday
falling during brighter phase of the moon is also
auspicious. Before wearing the pearl, give it a bath in
Panchamrit (Milk, curd, ghee, sugar and honey) or raw
milk. Then wash it with holy water and put it before the
Moon yantra. In the absence of Moon yantra, place itbefore the idol of tutelary God in your place of worship.
Offer then unbroken rice, sandal paste, incense sticks etc.
and carry out usual worship rituals. Recite the hymn of
Moon 11,000 times. If it is not possible, recite it 108
times. Then with full faith and devotion, wear pearl on the
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ring finger of your right hand. Pearl should be worn in
silver for maximum benefits. Pearl remains effective for a
period of 4 years from the day of wearing it.
HYMNS OF THE MOON1) OM SHRAM SHREEM SHRAUM SAH CHANDRAMASE
NAMAH|
2) OM CHANDRAY NAMAH|
3) OM DADHISHANKHTUSHARABHAM KSHEERODARNAN
SAMBAHVAM NAMAMI SHASHIM SOMAM SHABHOMUNKUT
BHUSHANAM |
Coral: This is the stone of Mars. Hence it should be worn
on Tuesday. Select any Tuesday in the darker phase of the
month. Time of 11 a.m. is the most auspicious moment for
sanctifying this stone. First of all, wash it in 'Panchamrit'
or raw milk and put it before Mangal Yantra or the idol of
your tutelary deity or in the place of worship in your
house. Now carry on as usual rituals of worship. If possible
recite the hymn of Mars ten thousand times. If it is not
possible, recite it one hundred and eight times. Then with
devotional feelings, wear coral in the ring finger of your
right hand.
If it is Mrigshira, Chitra, Dhanishta Nakshatras during that
moment, wearing of coral gives specially beneficial
results. Coral should be worn in copper or gold ring. It can
also be worn in silver. Wearing of it in an alloy of all these
three metals gives quick results. Coral remains effectivefor three years.
The hymns for Mars are as follows:
1) OM KRAM KREEM KRAUM BHAUMAYA NAMAH
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2) OM BHUMISUTAY NAMAH
3) OM MANGALAAY\BHAUMAYA NAMAH
Emerald: It is the stone of Mercury. Hence it is worn on
Wednesday. It should be worn in gold or silver butwearing of it in bronze or an alloy of two metals gives
quick results. If it is worn during Ashlesha, Jyeshtha or
Revati Nakshatras on Wednesday after proper worship at
about 11 a.m., it proves specially beneficial. Emerald
should be worn on the little finger of the right hand.
First of all give the emerald-bearing ring a bath in
Panchamrit or raw milk and wash it with the holy water of
the Ganges. Put it then before yantra or picture of
Mercury or before the idol of deity at the place of worship.
Worship the ring then properly.
Then recite the hymn of Mercury four thousand times or
one hundred and eight times and ultimately wear the
stone. Emerald remains effective for three years.
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