According to the Vedic system, there are nine basic gems: (i) ruby; (ii) pearl-real, not cultured; (iii) coral; (iv) emerald; (v) yellow sapphire called Pukharaj in India; (vi) diamond; (vii) blue sapphire (viii) Gomed (Sanskrit name)- it is like a garnet in appearance but different from it; (ix) Cat’s eye.
Gems (English Name) | Gems (Basic Sanskrit Name) | Planets | Relating to Number | Gems (images) |
Ruby | Manik | Sun | 1 and 4 | |
Pearl | Moti | Moon | 2 and 7 |
No comments:
Post a Comment