2. The Navratnas are the sacred nine gemstones as per vedic astrology that
have an intense impact on human life. These nine gemstones are linked to
the nine planets also called Navagrahas and are recommended carefully
by a trained astrologer.
The Navratnas as per Vedic Astrology are:
1. Ruby
2. Pearl
3. Red coral
4. Emerald
5. Yellow Sapphire
6. Diamond
7. Blue Sapphire
8. Hessonite
9. Cat’s eye Chrysoberyl
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3. 1. Ruby Ruling Planet: Sun (Surya)
Ruby one the most popular astrological gemstones , with an
intense bright red color and is very desirable due to its
hardness, lustre and rarity.
It is a red variety of mineral Corundum and is fundamentally
a red Sapphire. It is also known as “Manik” in hindi and
represents the planet Sun. Prices of rubies are primarily
determined by color and the most brightest transparent
rubies in large sizes are even rarer than diamonds.
2. Pearl Ruling Planet: Moon (Chandra)
Unlike other gemstones which are mineral, pearls are
organic and are formed by living organisms, mollusks
such as oysters and mussels. They are composed of
Calcium Carbonate and formed as concentric layers
secreted inside the tissue layer of host when it is irriated
by a foreign substance.
Almost all the pearls available today are cultured by
inserting a foreign substance inside oyester or mussel.
South-sea, Chinese, Tahitian and Akoya are various types
of cultured pearls available in the market today
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4. 3. Red Coral Ruling Planet: Mars (Mangal)
Like pearl coral is also an organic gemstone which is
actually the skeleton of coral polyps found in tropical
ocean waters. It occurs in white, black and red colors
but Red color is a precious coral which is the most used
gemstone form of coral. But international production of
coral is on a decline now duel to environmental
protection laws.
4. Emerald Ruling Planet: Mercury (Buddha)
Emerald is a green variety of beryl and is the most
famous and valuable green stone. Its color, durability
and rarity makes it a desirable gemstone.
Although Emeralds have good hardness but most of
them have surface reaching fractures which makes the
stone brittle and should be handled with care.
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5. Yellow Sapphire Ruling planet: Jupiter (Brihaspati)
Yellow sapphire belongs to the same family as
Blue Sapphire and Ruby called Corundum. It is a
desirable gemstone due to its excellent color,
durability and hardness. The finest yellow
sapphires are yellow to orangy yellow, with
medium tone and vivid saturation.
Diamond Ruling planet: Venus (Shukra)
Diamond, the hardest substance on earth, is the most
prized gemstone of all due to its unparallel admantine
lustre, scintillation, fire and durability. Although it
comes in many colors, most typical color used in
jewelry is colorless. Most colorless diamonds however
have a tint of yellow or brown and completely
colorless ones are extremely rare and expensive.
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6. Blue Sapphire Ruling Planet: Saturn (Shani)
Sapphire is the blue variety of species Corundum. It is
one of the most popular colored stones, it has an
extraordinary velvety blue to violetish blue, and sets a
standard against which other blue gems are measured.
Traditionally, it represents royalty, nobility, truth and
faithfulness and has been adorned by royal classes for
centuries.
Hessonite Garnet Ruling Planet: Moon’s N Node (Rahu)
Hessonite garnet is and orange to brownish orange
transparent variety of Grossular GarnetIt is also
known as “Gomed” or “Cinnamon stone” and has
charachteristic rounded stubby crystal inclusions
and its orangish-brown color gives a heat wave kind
of effect.
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7. Chrysoberyl Cat’s Eye Ruling Planet: Moon’s S Node (Ketu)
Of all the gemstones that exhibit the phenomenon of
cat’s eye, Chrysoberyl cat’s eye is the best known.
Cat’s eye is a concentrated narrow band of light
across the width of a stone polished as a cabochon,
caused by fine parallel slender needle inclusions.
Cat’s eye Chrysoberyl is a greyish green gemstone
that has a very strong and distinct eye. Many stones
also show a “milk-and-honey” effect in which they
appears to have two colors separated by the eye,
when illuminated.
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