Composition: Emerald is a green
and transparent gemstone of the highest rank, second in value only to Ruby. It
is chemically composed to silica 67-85%, alumina 17-95%, beryllium 12.4%,
magnesia 0.9%, soda 0.07%, water 1.665 and organic matter 12%. Its specific
gravity is 2.75, hardness 7.5 to 8 and is brittle. Out of the seven colours of
the rainbow, it emits green cosmic rays.
Benefits: It makes the eyes
cool very soon. Emerald has the power to cure all sorts of eye troubles, ear
troubles, headache, forgetfulness, epilepsy, insanity, stammering, hysteria,
nervous breakdown, food poisoning, hernia, hysteria, and asthma and stomach
disorders.
Who should wear: Newly married
couple should not wear Emerald. It as it reduces sexual hunger and passion and
brings impotency.
Persons born in Gemini, Virgo, Leo or Libra
ascendant may wear emerald if Mercury is well placed in the horoscope but is
retrograde, weak or afflicted or conjoined or accepted by malefic or
debilitated.
Green emerald ensures success to persons in trade
connected with money, banking and financial business, cashiers, accounts,
shares, stock market, publishers, bank officials, chartered accountants,
company secretary, computer programmers, tax collectors, lawyer, journalists,
newspapers magnets, insurance etc. All intellectuals should wear emerald
provided Mercury occupies quadrants and triangles, as it energizes the brain
and keeps the brain cells active and fertile.
Substitute: Its substitute is
Onyx but its weight should be twice than that of emerald. Aquamarine, Peridot
and Kinney stone are other substitutes.
Compatibility: It may be noted
that Pearl is the antidote of emerald. It means one should wear Pearl instead
of emerald if Mercury is adversely placed of afflicted or Mercury occupies the
6th or 8th house or is conjoined with Rahu or Mars. Pearl
should be advised provided Moon is well placed in the birth chart. If Mercury
and Moon both are suitably placed in the birth chart emerald and Pearl may be
worn together. Emerald and ruby can be worn together but emerald should not be
worn with coral, gomed and cat’s eye.
How to wear: It is worn in
small finger or left hand on Wednesday morning after proper purification within
48 minutes of Sunrise. It may also be worn during Aslesha, Jyestha or Revati
Nakshatra. Mostly emerald is worn in the small finger but it may also be worn
in the ring finger and middle finger. These fingers are of Sun and Saturn who
are friends of Mercury.
Yellow Sapphire
Composition: Yellow sapphire is
a precious stone. Its hardness is 9, specific gravity 4.06 and luster
adamantine to vitreous. It is brittle and a cold stone and it emits yellow
cosmic rays.
Benefits: It has the power
to subside excess of vayu, pitta and kapha (the tridosa theory in ayurveda).
Yellow sapphire has miraculous healing power. It cures rheumatoid arthritis,
degenerative arthritis, gout, sciatica, lumbago, rheumatism spondylitis, heat
troubles, high blood pressure, stomach ailments, impotency, frigidity and
sterility. Yellow sapphire is very useful in prevention of obstacles of
childbirth.
Who should wear: Yellow sapphire
can be worn by the persons born in Aries, Cancer, Scorpio, Sagittarius and
Pisces, if Jupiter is weak but well placed. Persons engaged in teaching,
education, law, administration of justice, MPs, MLAs, judges, public leaders,
gazette officials, vice chancellors, chairmen of public bodies, secretaries,
legal luminaries, administrators, big financers and high priests may be
benefited by wearing yellow sapphire.
Substitutes: Topaz is the
substitute of yellow sapphire but it should always be worn of double weight
than yellow sapphire as indicated in one’s birth chart. Yellow Akeek may
also be used in its place.
How to wear: It is usually worn
in the first finger of the right hand. Yellow sapphire must be worn in gold
ring in the index finger on Thursday morning after purification. It can be worn
in early morning when Punarvasu, Poorva Bhadrapada or Vishakha Nakshatras are
operative and there is no Bhadra.
Compatibility: Blue colour cuts
the yellow colour and vice versa. It means that the negative influence of
Saturn can be nullified by wearing yellow sapphire and the adverse results of
Jupiter can be counter balanced by blue sapphire. So if Jupiter is adversely
placed and emits negative vibrations on the native, blue sapphire can be used
whereas if Saturn is adverse yellow sapphire will be immense benefit. However,
use yellow sapphire when Jupiter is weak or afflicted but well placed. Yellow
sapphire will reduce the adversity caused by Mars, Mercury, Saturn and Venus.
However, it cannot counteract the evil vibration of the Sun and Moon. Yellow
sapphire can be worn along with Coral, pearl and ruby. It should not be worn
with diamond and blue sapphire.
Unmarried girls who are facing obstacles in the
finalization of marriage may wear Indian coral of 14 rattis of weight along
with yellow sapphire of 7 rattis of weight, if they are not mangli and
Jupiter is afflicted, weak retrograde of debilitated but that is not placed in
trikas.
Diamond
Composition: Diamond is the
hardest known substance and is a allotrope of carbon. Its specific gravity is 4
and hardness 10. Diamond is neither hot nor cold, it is neutral. Of the seven
rays of the rainbow, it represents the indigo colour.
Benefit: It is not good for
healing purposes. It is the stone of Venus. Venus is the planet of love,
romance, beauty, attraction and fair complexion. The native who has afflicted
Venus may suffer from leucoderma, eczema, leprosy, and small pox as Venus
represents the beauty of skin. Venus rules over genital organs, potency of the
native, uterus, prostate, urinary track, functions of kidney and skin etc.
Diamond provides strength to these organs provided Venus is well placed.
Use of Diamond gives rise to attraction of females
towards the native or attraction of males towards females. This enhances
beauty, charm and makes the personality impressive.
Who would wear: Diamond should be
worn by persons both in Taurus, Libra, Capricorn and Aquarius ascendant
provided Venus is well placed but afflicted, combust, retrograde, debilitated
or conjoined with or accepted by malefics. Persons born in Gemini or Virgo
ascendant, if advised after the proper judgment of the birth chart, can also
wear diamond.
Venus is the signification of administrative
services as in most of the cases of IAS and bureaucrats; Venus does play a
significant role in regard to their occupation. So persons involved in administrative
services such as IAS, PCS, IPS, IFS, IRS, IAAS etc. may wear a diamond of good
quality for more prominent success.
Substitutes: The substitutes of
Diamond are White Sapphire, Opal, Jerkin, but the weight should be ten times
than that of Diamond as the case may be.
How to wear: It must be worn in
middle finger. Single piece of Diamond of at least one ratti should be used
instead of small pieces of Diamond. Diamond ring should be worn, in platinum or
white gold, on Friday morning in middle finger after purification. Diamond
should be worn on Friday morning or when Bharani, Poova phalguni or Poorva
Shadha Nakshatra are operative, free from Bhadra.
Blue Sapphire
Composition: It is a precious
stone commonly known as Neelam. Its hardness is 9, specific gravity 4.06, and lustre
adamantine to vitreous. It is brittle.
Benefits: The germ blue
sapphire has miraculous and magical powers in healing all sorts of disease of
the brain and stomach, the two vital parts of the body. It has magical powers
in healing diarrhoea, dysentery, gastric, ulcer, nervous disorders, headaches,
vertigo, vomiting, paralysis, poliomyelitis, Parkinson’s disease, cardiac
trouble, high B.P., arthritis, bubo, insanity, urinary complaints etc. This is
a very useful gem for higher studies and research work as it gives
concentration of mind, perfection, precision and willingness to work more.
Who should wear: Blue sapphire is
very useful for persons born in Taurus, Libra, Capricorn and Aquarius
ascendant, provided Saturn is well placed in 3rd, 6th, 10th
or 11th house. Persons engaged in the trade of iron, steel,
machinery, petrol, oil of any kind, coal, skin and bones, legal profession,
yogic exercises, trade and persons involved in various acts of union,
engineers, mine workers and persons dealing in metallurgy may be immensely
benefited by blue sapphire.
Substitutes: The substitutes of
Blue Sapphire are Lajvart, Amethyst and Firoza and these should be thrice the
weight of Blue Sapphire indicated as per the birth chart.
Compatibility: Combination of
Blue Sapphire, Emerald and Diamond and almost equal weight can give astonishing
results provided the related planets are well placed. Another group of precious
stone in that of Yellow Sapphire, Coral and Pearl. These act like catalyst for
each other. Coral and Gomed are very much complementary to each other and give
wonderful results, if worn of equal weight. Similarly, Emerald and Pearl may
also be worn of equal weight to achieve good results.
Blue Sapphire should never be worn with Ruby, Red
Coral and Pearl, as these are antidotes to blue sapphire.
How to wear: It is too cold
and, as such, it should be worn in the middle finger of left hand. Blue
Sapphire is worn in middle finger in silver ring on Saturday morning or when
Anuradha, Pushya and Uttara Bhadrapad Nakshatras are rising, from Bhadra, after
purification.
Dr. Shanker Adawal
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