PLANET: Jupiter / Guru GEMSTONE: Yellow Sapphire

Briefing the Nature of the Planet

Jupiter is believed to be a bestower of successes. It is generally believed that one who is graced by Jupiter, commands respect from others. Cleanliness is a virtue preferred by Jupiter. Jupiter in astrology is named as 'Guru', meaning, biggest of all planets. The persons with grace of favour of Jupiter enjoy elderly quality, towering respect and business. If it is powerful, it can counter the ill effects of other planets comfortably.

Favourite Colour : Yellow
Favourite Day : Thursday
Favourite God / Deity : Lord Brahma, Lord Shiva, Indra, Goddess Parvati

The ill effects of Jupiter can be minimized and the good effects can be increased according to Indian mythology by doing the following tasks. Any or all of these, one can select as per one's convenience.
• Donating in charity a piece of pale yellow cloth on any Thursday keeps Jupiter pleased.
• Feed an Ox with Gud (Raw Sugar) and gram pulse on Thursdays.
• Wearing Pukhraj (Topaz) on the Index finger on any Thursday is considered to bring in pleasing results. The ring should be continuously worn for a long period starting from any Thursday.
• Distributing sweets and donating Gold or Copper on Thursdays, if the budget allows.
• Worshipping Lord Shiva by pouring some Butter oil on Shiva Linga daily is another way to seek the blessings of Jupiter. Do it for a week.
• Worshipping Lord Brahma, Indra and goddess Parvati with yellow flowers will also increase benefits and mitigate sufferings of the people under Jupiter's influence.
• Distributing religious books in charity, and also yellow fruits is likely to bring
magical results.
• Offerings made to Banana tree on Thursdays in the form of worship can also influence Jupiter to bring more pleasures.
• Mounavrat (Total Silence) on Thursday is also very effective.
• Using turmeric beaded garland in reciting Jupiter's Vedic Mantra.
• Chanting of Jupiters Beej (Seed) Mantra using turmeric beaded garland.

Jupiter is the teacher of the science of light, that is, astrology and astronomy. He is the ruler of the Sun and the Moon and controls the movement of the planets. Jupiter is a benefic planet, signifier of luck and fortune, and he rules religion, philosophy, spirituality, wealth, and progeny. He is noble, buoyant, dignified, fruitful, optimistic, jovial, and masculine. If favorable, this planet gives name, fame, success, honor, wealth, progeny and good relationship with progeny, and it brings benefits to whatever planets or house it is associated with.
The color of Jupiter is yellow. Thursday is his day, and north-east is his direction. He is big, old looking, and has a pot belly. He is self-illuminating (this is said also in Western astronomy). One of his names is Guru, which means “heavy’ (in weight)
and also “teacher”. Sun, Mars, and the Moon are its friends. Mercury and Venus are its enemies. Rahu, Ketu, and Saturn are neutral in friendship. Its signs of detriment are Gemini and Virgo. In the Uttra Phalguni, Uttrakshad, Punarvasu, Purva Bhadrapad, and Vishakha nakshatras it gives benefits.
Jupiter is very important for a female, because it determines her marriage and her
relationship with her husband. Jupiter rules over the liver, thighs, circulation of blood in arteries, and fat in the human organism. It rules over gold and bronze in metals, wheat and barley in grains, yellow flowers, fruits of yellow color, onions, and garlic. Jupiter influences people during the fifteenth, sixteenth, twenty-second, and fortieth year of age. Diseases connected with an afflicted or wrongly posited Jupiter are liver ailments, jaundice, arthritis, swelling, and tuberculosis.
Jupiter is a planet that governs the vital power of the body and brings luxuries, fame and peaceful life. Jupiter is also considered the king of planets and as such, the ill effects of other planets shun down automatically when Jupiter is powerful. We wish a powerful Jupiter Planet for you.

Jupiter / Guru Mantra to Chant

Aum Brim Brahaspataye Namah Aum

Gemstone for this Planet - Yellow Sapphire

A gem of the corundum family, yellow sapphire is a twin of ruby and blue sapphire. It is found in yellow, golden, and orange colors, as well as in a colorless variety known as white sapphire. The best gem is said to be of lemon-yellow color.

General

Following are the general properties of Gemstone
Planet : Jupiter
Cosmic Color : Light Blue
Sign : Sagittarius, Pisces
Element : Ether
Time : Sunset
Day : Thursday
Metal : Yellow Gold

Signs of well-placed Gemstone
• Wisdom, longevity
• Happiness
• Wealth, name, fame, success and honor
• Good children and grandchildren

The gemstone helps to prevent the following diseases :
• Liver complaints, jaundice, dropsy, flatulence, dyspepsia, abscess.
• disorders of pancreas, tumors, skin troubles, cerebral congestion.
• catarrh, circulation of blood in the arteries and fat in the body. Qualities
• Uniformity of color, without any layers
• Regular shape
• Pleasant appearance
• Transparency, which makes it clean and pure
• Rich velvety lustre that can be seen with the naked eye
• Solidity, hardness
• Smooth feel
• Self-luminous quality: it should emit light all over its surface
• Evenness in surface, without any variations in thickness
• Heaviness or high specific gravity that can be felt when placed on the palm.

Flaws
• A hole, slit, or cavity inside the gem - brings poverty and bad luck
• Dullness - harmful for health
• Crack inside the gem - creates fear of thieves
• Fibers in the texture - create problems in the family
• White spots - shorten life span
• Asymmetrical shape - brings bad luck
• Visible stains or black spots - gives sorrow
• Red spots - bring poverty and destroy wealth
• Roughness in touch - brings ill luck
• Milky appearance inside - harmful for progeny
• Dents or pits - bring bad luck and poverty
• Black spots - bring sorrow and destroy pets and cattle
• Grainy surface - brings bad luck
• Flimsy inside the substance of the gem - brings injuries
• Mixed color, brownish color, or dark yellow - brings suffering
• Dry-looking, because of the lack of fire and water - brings disease

Identity
• When placed on a white cloth and exposed to sunlight, it gives yellow hue to the spot where the light is reflected.
• If kept in milk for twenty-four hours it does not change color.
• It increases in brilliance when rubbed on a touchstone.
• A synthetic gem becomes warm soon when placed on the eyelids.
• The milky spots in a synthetic gem are dry and without brilliance, whereas in a real gem these milky spots are rich in flicker and lustre and have the gleam of fresh cow's milk.
• The lustre of a synthetic gem resembles the lustre of glass.
• All other gems of the same color and appearance have lower specific gravity, are less hard, and have a different refractive index than the yellow sapphire.
• It cures poisonous insect bites immediately if rubbed on the afflicted area.

Ritual
A yellow sapphire should be bought on a Thursday, in an ascending cycle of the Moon and when Pushya Nakshatra is present. If the nakshatra is not Pushya, then Punarvasu, Vishakha or Purva Bhadrapad are also auspicious for buying a yellow sapphire. The gem should be given to the jeweler on the same day, between sun rise and 11.00 A.M.
The best time to wear a yellow sapphire ring is in the early morning. Before wearing the ring for the first time it should be immersed in cow's milk for a few minutes and then it should be washed in rainwater, spring water, or water kept in a copper pot over night. After it has been washed, the ring should be placed on a yellow cloth upon which a Jupiter Yantra has been drawn with roli and a yantra (or idol of Jupiter in gold) engraved on a silver plate should be placed on the same cloth. One should offer flowers and incense to the engraved yantra and to the stone that has been set in the ring and then recite the mantra of Jupiter.

Mantra

Aum Brim Brahaspataye Namah Aum

The mantra should be recited either 108 or 19,000 times, as prescribed, and then the wearer should meditate on the gemstone as a symbol of Lord Jupiter. After meditation the ring should be worn on the first finger, which is the Jupiter finger, otherwise on the ring finger of the right hand.
The yantra that needs to be drawn on the cloth and on the silver plate is the same numerical yantra and is as follows :



A ring worn in the manner brings good luck, peace and prosperity. Pukhraj (yellow sapphire) bestows vigor, vitality, wisdom, longevity, name, and fame. If someone is having problems to finding a good mate for their daughter that problem will also be solved. One who wears yellow sapphire progresses in the spiritual field and becomes free of all fears of evil vibrations, ghosts, and genii. Disease and madness caused by afflicted planets also are cured. As long as the ring is on one's hand one will never die an accidental death.

PLANET: Mercury / Budh GEMSTONE: Emerald

Briefing the Nature of the Planet

Mercury is adored for bestowment of blessings of good education, business, sharp intellect, and pleasing appearance and also to keep off from heat-induced ailments,
general debility and depressions. The planet also monitors the family affairs in life. It is related to peace of mind, earnings, intellect, education and business, if it is favourable.

Favourite Colour : Green
Favourite Day : Wednesday
Favourite God / Deity : Goddess Parvati

The ill effects of Mercury can be minimized and the good effects can be increased
according to Indian mythology by doing the following tasks. Any or all of these, one
can select as per one's convenience.
• Green is the colour and Wednesday is the weekday dear to Mercury. So, astrologers recommend donation of green coloured clothes on any Wednesday.
• Worshipping goddess Parvati with yellow or green flowers is recommended for better beneficial results.
• Giving away in charity alloy or alloy utensils according to capacity is considered to keep one away from ill effects of Mercury.
• Distributing Khand (Sugar Powder), butter oil, grams to needy persons and fodders to animals will appease Mercury.
• Distributing fruits is another way recommended to please mercury.
• Offering of multiple coloured flowers or flowers of assorted colour in the Hawan (Fire Sacrifices) is another proposition to please Mercury.
• Putting a Tilak (Spilus Mark) on forehead of paste of ivory or wearing bead of ivory are suggested to appease Mercury. Tilak (Spilus Mark) of saffron can also do good.
• Reciting Mercury's Vedic Mantra will also go a long way to appease the planet.
• Chanting Mercury's Beej (Seed) Mantra will also propitiate the Planet.
• Fasting on Wednesdays is another way to get favourable results.

Mercury is the planet of intellect and communication. It can be seen in the morning
and evening as a shining star – and sometimes even during the day because of its power of radiation. Mercury is the smallest planet of our solar system. Mercury rules education, writers, lecturers, artists, teachers, traders, businessmen, the nervous system, lungs, and intestines. It rules intelligence, speech, selfconfidence, humor, wit, astrology, mathematics, and short journeys.

Mercury rules the zodiacal signs Virgo and Gemini. Friends of Mercury are the Sun, Venus, Rahu, and Ketu, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are neutral to Mercury, and Mercury maintains enmity with the Moon.

It works well with Ashlekha, Jyeshtha, Revati, Rohini, Hast, and Shravan nakshatras
and gives auspicious results. It gives inauspicious results in Adra, Svati, Pushya,
Anuradha, Chitra, and Magha nakshatras.

It gives its best results when its native is between thirty-two and thirty-five years of age. When ill-aspected, Mercury gives chronic dysentery, constipation, lack of digestive fire, lung diseases, asthma, restlessness, kidney problems, fear, neurosis, and madness.

Mercury's benevolent influence will keep a person in god stead in relation to family,
society and occupation linked with accounting and education. It also makes you
lovable and favourite among your relatives. May Mercury help and bestow you with
all the good ways, we wish.

Mercury / Budh Mantra to Chant

Aum Bum Budhaye Namah Aum

Gemstone for this Planet - Emerald

Emerald is a gemstone of green color belonging to the family of beryl gems. This gemstone is rare because it is very difficult to find a flawless emerald. Most emeralds are defective, having a feather - like crack and inclusions. To find an emerald that is of rich green color, perfectly transparent, with a velvety reflection and high specific gravity is difficult.

Following are the general properties of Gemstone
Planet : Mercury
Cosmic Color : Green
Sign : Gemini, Virgo
Element : Earth
Time : Sunrise
Day : Wednesday

Qualities

• Compactness, which gives it high specific gravity
• Retains its color and lustre in all kinds of lights and shades
• Vitreous lustre, radiance, luminescence, brilliance
• Smoothness that comes when the stone has a fine finish
• Soothing touch and pleasant sight, which gives peaceful vibrations and captivates the heart
• Fine cut, which illuminates it from all sides
• Transparence, which makes it rare and costlier than diamonds
• Rich green homogeneous color that is deep and pleasant, like a blade of fresh grass
• Velvety reflection

Flaws

• Dullness; devoid of inner glow
• Harsh appearance smokiness
• Odd form, flatness, unevenness, depression
• Presence of a hole
• Brittleness
• Low specific gravity
• Black or yellow spots
• Emitting bluish reflection
• Foreign matter inside the crystalline structure
• Graininess
• Unevenness of color
• Smokiness
• Micaceous glitter due to the presence of mica, mica particles clearly visible
• Concavity or dent in surface
• Lack of water or glittering look, lustre, luminescence; gem looks dry
• Fissure in the surface
• Brown or blackish yellow color

Such flaws have no merit and should be discarded . Flaws in an emerald create problems and that is why one should not wear the following :

• An emerald having a yellow spot is harmful for one’s son.
• An emerald that has a smoky substance, micaceous glitter, threads or visible lines
destroys the clan and is harmful to the progeny.
• An emerald having a drop like the honey drop is inauspicious for one’s mother and
father.
• An emerald having a dent creates fear.
• An emerald with a red spot destroys wealth.
• An emerald having uneven colour or two colours is harmful to vitality and intelligence.
• An emerald that has spots of black or other colors harms one’s spouse.
• An emerald that is devoid of water and is dry harms one’s pets, cattle, horses and other animals.
• An emerald having a cobweb is harmful to one’s physical well-being.

Identity

• When rubbed against a piece of wood an imitation becomes shinier whereas the real
emerald does not.
• If a real emerald is placed in a glass pot with water it radiates green light, whereas the imitation does not.
• If a real emerald is placed on a piece of white cloth in such a way that its reflected light can be seen, it reflects green light and the spot where the light falls looks like a green patch of cloth.
• The refractive index of an imitation is lower than that of the real gemstone.
• An imitation emerald has a bright rather than pale hue.
• If a real emerald is placed on the eyes it gives a cool feeling, whereas an imitation becomes warm very quickly.
• If an imitation emerald is rubbed against a piece of turmeric root it makes the turmeric red, whereas a real emerald does not.
• A drop of water on a real gemstone retains its shape and does not spread around like water. Even moving and inverting the gemstone does not harm the drop, whereas in an imitation it does not remain a drop but spreads like water.
• The specific gravity of an imitation is lower than that of a real emerald.
• In an imitation there are white spots.

Ritual

An emerald should be bought on a Wednesday when the Sun is in the northern quarter in an ascending cycle. The gem should be bought and given to the jeweler two hours after sunrise. The emerald in the ring should be set when Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, Revti, or Rohini nakshatra is present - on a Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday when Virgo or Gemini is rising on the horizon.
The best time to wear the ring is two hours after sunrise. Before wearing the ring for the first time it should be kept immersed for some time in raw cow's milk. Then it should be washed with Ganga-water, spring water, rainwater, or water kept in a
copper pot. After it has been washed the ring should be kept in a green cloth on which a Mercury Yantra is drawn with red sandalwood paste, roli, or saffron. An engraved yantra of Mercury on a bronze plate or an idol of Mercury made of bronze should be placed on the green cloth on which the yantra is drawn. The ring should be placed before the yantra engraved on a bronze plate and flowers and incense should be offered to the yantra. The engraved yantra and the gemstone in the ring should then be worshiped by reciting the mantra of Mercury.

Mantra

Aum Bum Budhaye Namah Aum

The mantra should be recited either 108 or 4,000 times and then one should meditate on the gemstone as a symbol of Mercury. After meditation one should wear the ring on the little finger or the ring finger of the right hand. Afterwards the yantra should be wrapped in the green cloth and either donated to a priest or kept in a shrine.
The yantra to be drawn on the cloth and engraved on the bronze plate is the same, as follows :

Planet: Mars / Mangal Gemstone: Coral

Briefing the Nature of the Planet

Mars, a powerful planet, can work out miracles for it's devotees. It can protect it's
devotees from impending dangers and blood-related ailments. It is instrumental in
the acquisition of landed properties, acquiring of status, affluence in profession/occupation and even relieves from steep debts.

Favourite Colour : Red
Favourite Day : Tuesday
Favourite God / Deity : Lord Hanuman

The ill effects of Mars can be minimized and the good effects can be increased
according to Indian mythology by doing the following tasks. Any or all of these, one
can select as per one's convenience.
• Donation of a piece of Red cloth on any Tuesday is an ideal proposition,
recommended by the astrologers, as red is the colour dear to Mars.
• Wearing of coral ring made of Gold or Copper on the Index or Ring finger on
any Tuesday and continuing to wear it thereafter is likely to appease Mars.
• Wearing Gold or Copper ring is also recommended to bring effective
beneficial results.
• Offering Red Kaner (Red Oleander) in Hawan (Fire Sacrifices) is also an
effective measure to appease Mars.
• Fasting on Tuesday is very effective effort to get the grace of the Mars. But, if
fasting is not congenial to health, make a habit of using Masoor Pulse (Lentil
Pulse) on Tuesday. This will prove to be substitutive.
• Worshipping Lord Hanuman, the mighty and powerful god and controller of
Mars Planet with Red Goolar (Ficus Glomerata) or Kaner (Oleander) for 41
days can bring fruitful results.
• Offering red sandalwood in Hawan (Fire Sacrifice) is advocated by the
astrological wise heads.
• Applying vermilion of Saffron to gods, immensely pleases Mars, it is firmly
believed.
• Distributing of Gud (Raw Sugar) as Prasad is also beneficial.
• Donating in charity, Red Ox, if the circumstances permit.
• Chanting of Mars Vedic mantra with Red Sandal Beaded Garland.
• Reciting of Mars seed mantra with Red Sandal Beaded Garland.

Mars is a masculine, dry, and fiery planet. It is said to be the commander-in-chief of the assembly of the nine planets. It is also personified as the god of war. Mars is a warrior by nature-bile-dominated in temperament – and it rules over courage,
bravery, patience, self-confidence, leadership abilities, physical strength, forcefulness, violence, animal nature, cattle, land as property, earth, fire, saffron, musk, mercury (the metal), cuts, burns, bruises, anger, hatred, impulsive nature, and insensitivity. Mars makes its natives short-tempered, argumentative; lovers of weapons, guns, and explosives; commanders; generals; soldiers; and policeman. It also gives them great technical and mechanical abilities and makes them builders, designers, engineers, and good surgeons.
Mars is fond of law and order – and arrangement. It gives energy ,determination,
great administrative ability, and independent spirit. Mars gives its best effect from twenty-seven to twenty-eight and up to thirty-two years of age. Its metal is copper; its day is Tuesday. Sun, Moon, and Jupiter are its natural friends, Venus and Saturn are neutral in friendships, and Mercury, Rahu, and Ketu are its enemies. It is powerful in Pisces and Aquarius, Mrighshira, Dhanishtha, and Chitra and its nakshatras. Leo, Sagittarius, and Pisces are friendly zodiacal signs and Gemini, Taurus, Libra, and Virgo are enemy zodiacal signs.
If Mars is afflicted or weak, it causes troubles; it makes its natives cruel, violent, aggressive, rough, and rude. It causes eczema, rashes, disorders of the blood and bile, cuts, wounds, electric shocks, gunshots, knife wounds, burns, bruises, anger, hatred, psychic disturbances, poverty, infections, smallpox, plague, tuberculosis, thirst, piles, ulcers, fevers, poisoning, surgical operations, and diseases of the stomach, liver, lungs, nose, and ears. Afflicted Mars gives lack of ambition and motivation, and success in life becomes difficult.

Mars is highly benevolent to it's devotees and equally ferocious to ignorers. To fulfill the ambitions of acquiring high status and abundant success, the blessings of Mars are very much needed. Mars softens it's irritant and ferocious nature to it's sincere devotees and he i.e. the devotee is left with no worries and fear in the offing.

Mars / Mangal Mantra to Chant

Aum Bhaum Bhaumaye Namah Aum

Gemstone for this Planet - Coral ~ Moonga

Coral is a calcareous, skeleton-like deposit of the coral polyp- a tiny invertebrate that dwells in quiet waters and is found at depths ranging from 20 to 1,000 feet. The color of coral depends on the depth at which it is found - below 160 feet its color is light. The best-colored corals are found between depths of 100 and 160 feet. It is found in many shades of red and pink. The color usually ranges from white to pink to vermilion red and deep scarlet. Corals of yellow ocher, cream, chocolate and black color are also available. A good coral that is related to the planet Mars and
recommended by astrologers, gem therapists and jewelers is a deep red coral, which resembles well ripened bimb fruit or an unripe cherry.

Following are the general properties of Gemstone

Planet : Mars
Cosmic Color : Yellow
Sign : Aries, Scorpio
Element : Earth
Time : Sunrise
Day : Tuesday
Metal : Yellow Gold and Copper

Signs of well-placed Gemstone

• Courage, charisma, leadership
• Mechanical and technical jobs
• Rapid advancement and success
• Great energy and motivation
• Physical strength, forcefulness
• Acquiring properties
• Ambition

The gemstone helps to prevent the following diseases :

• Eruptions of the face and body
• General diseases of the blood, muscular system, bone marrow
• Cuts, burns, bruises

Qualities

• Round or oval shape.
• Large, with proportionate thickness
• Heavier than average corals of its size.
• Shininess and the quality of emitting honey-like, lovely and delicate splendor.
• Smooth
• Free of dents, holes, or perforations
• Deep red color.
• Regular shape and even surface

Flaws

• A coral uneven in thickness increases suffering
• A coral having holes, according to the shastras, is harmful for the health of the one who wears it.
• A coral having a crack on the surface or the body brings injuries from sharp-edged
weapons.
• A coral having black spots brings accidents and is sometimes fatal.
• A coral that is very light in weight brings misfortune.
• A coral with dents increases suffering and is bad for martial relationships.
• A coral that is broken or has a cutting mark is harmful to peace, prosperity, and
progeny.
• A coral having white spots worsens disease and destroys mental peace.
• A coral similar to the color of lacquer (dark brown) gives fear of weapons and thieves.
• A coral having many shades in one piece destroys comfort, wealth, and peace of mind.
• A coral having perforations gives pain in the body and migraine.

Identity

• A true coral changes color according to the physical well being of the wearer. It fades before the disorder in physical health is noticeable and resumes its original color when physical health restored.
• If real coral is placed in a glass of cow's milk, the color of the milk will appear pink or take on a red tinge. Imitation coral will not affect the whiteness of milk.
• A synthetic coral has higher specific gravity than a real coral and it is heavier in weight.
• An imitation coral turns a piece of turmeric root red when rubbed against it.
• An imitation coral produces a distinct sound when rubbed, which resembles the sound
of glass being rubbed.
• An imitation coral shows granules in its texture when examined under a magnifying
glass.
• If a coral is dropped in blood, blood will thicken around it.

Ritual

A coral should be bought on a Tuesday when the Moon is in Aries or Scorpio, when any of the four nakshatras Mrigshira, Chitra, Annuradha, or Dhanishtha is present. The coral should be bought between sunrise and 11.00 A.M. and should be given to the jeweler within this time. The jeweler should set it on a Tuesday when the Moon is in any of the four nakshatras mentioned above, between the same hours. The stone should be set so that it touches the skin. The coral's weight should be no less than 6 carats. The metal used should be a mixture of copper and gold - any other metal should not be used in the mixture. Preparing a ring on a Tuesday when the Moon is in Capricorn is very auspicious. The best time to wear a coral ring is one hour after sunrise or up until 11.00 A.M. as mentioned above. Before wearing the ring for the first time, immerse it in raw cow's milk and wash it in Ganga water, rainwater, spring water, or water kept in a copper pot for some time. After being washed, the ring should be placed on a red cloth on which a numerical Mars Yantra is drawn with red sandalwood paste, gorochan (a red calcium from cowhorn), saffron, or roli. An engraved yantra of Mars on copper, or an idol of Mars made in copper should be placed on the red cloth and worshiped. Flowers and incense should be offered after the yantra engraved on copper or the idol is bathed. The yantra and the gemstone set in the ring should be worshiped by reciting the mantra of Mars.

Mantra

Aum Bhaum Bhaumaye Namah Aum

The mantra should be recited 108 or 10,000 times, and then the wearer should meditate on the gemstone as a symbol of Mars. After meditation the ring should be worn on the ring finger of the right hand. The yantra to be drawn on red cloth with red sandalwood paste or with ground saffron paste made thin like an ink is as follows:



The yantra to be engraved on silver is as follows:



After worship the yantra should be wrapped in the red cloth on which the other yantra is drawn and it should either be donated to a priest or kept in a shrine.

Planet: Moon / Chandra Gemstone: Pearl/Moti

Briefing the Nature of the Planet

Moon is associated with the functionality of mind. It is believed that the moon controls the power of mind and versatility. It is also believed to provide power of meditation, concentration and resistance against cold diseases.

Favourite Colour : White
Favourite Day : Monday
Favourite God / Deity : Lord Shiva

The ill effects of Moon can be minimized and the good effects can be increased
according to Indian mythology by doing the following tasks. Any or all of these, one
can select as per one's convenience.

• To propitiate Moon, astrologers recommend donation of white cloth to needy
and poor on any Monday. It is also authoritatively stated that chanting of "Om
Namah Shivaya" for a good length of time continuously leads to please Moon.
• Worshipping Lord Shiva daily keeps Moon immensely pleased to quench even
high ambitions of the person concerned, it is stated emphatically in astrology.
• Fasting on Monday brings favours granted by Moon.
• 'Mounavrat' (Total Silence) practiced on Poornima (Full Moon) provides power
and strengthening of mind.
• Wearing of Pearl ring on the small finger on any Monday and continuing to
wear it thereafter is yet one more piece of advice from our ancestors to please
the Moon.
• It is appropriate to recommend that use of "Rudrakshamala" in
meditation/worship will increase the power of such observances.
• Astro Scriptures further suggest Tilak (Spilus Mark) of Sandal vermilion to be
applied on the forehead.
• Reciting of Moon's Vedic Mantra will enhance good results and achievements.
• Chanting of Moon's Seed Mantra if the Vedic mantra is hard to recite.

Moon / Chandra

Moon is the presiding deity of the element water, and rules over the tides of the sea. The sphere of the Moon is the reservoir of rainwater and thus Moon is the ruler of plants and the vegetable kingdom. The color of Moon is white. Its nature is wise, and learned. It rules peace of mind, comfort, general well-being, and also the fortune of a person. It shows its influence around twenty-four to twenty-five years of age. The Moon gives illumination, intuitive nature, sensuality, taste, youth, love of poetry, fine arts and music, love of jewelry, attractive appearance, wealth and good fortune. It makes us moody, emotional and sensitive. It rules milk, grains, liquids, growth, fertility, impregnation, and conception.
It influences the infant stage of an individual, which guides his behavior in the later in the later part of his life. It is cold and moist. It also influence childbirth and rules the left nostril, eyesight, the breasts, and the brain (memory). Moon influences travelers, human, fisherman, prostitutes, cooks, nurses, and caterers.
Sun, Mars, and Jupiter and the Moon’s natural friends, and Mercury, Venus, and
Saturn are its natural enemies. In Rohini, Hast, Shravan, Punarvasu, Vishakha, and
Purva Bhadrapad nakshatras it gives good and beneficial effect. It also gives
favorable effects if it is in Kritika, Uttra Phalguni, Ashlekha, Jyestha, Uttra Khad, and Revati nakshatras.
For persons whose Moon is not rightly placed in their natal chart or is ill-aspected,
success becomes difficult, sometimes it even becomes difficult to achieve a
comfortable life on earth. It makes such people weak or sick in their early years.
An afflicted, debilitated, exiled, or weak Moon causes cold, cough, fever, eye
ailments, lunacy, paralysis, epilepsy, hysteria, colic pains, beriberi, intestinal
disorders, throat troubles, bronchitis, dysentery, neurosis, typhoid, and cancer.
Moon's cool and pleasant rays are significantly influential on medicinal plants and
herbs on earth. It is worshipped and praised as 'Oshadhi Raja' or 'King of Herbs'- It's worship wards of chronic diseases and leads to health and success, controls
longevity with sound health.

Moon / Chandra Mantra to Chant

Aum Som Somaye Namah Aum

Gemstone for this Planet – Pearl

Pearl ~ Moti

Formation of a pearl inside a pearl oyster occurs because of the presence of foreign material inside the body of the oyster. To save itself from the undesired material the mollusk coats the object with layer after layer of nacre. It takes many years for a mollusk to produce a pearl of substantial size. The process through which the pearls are formed inside the body of the mollusk is very delicate, and a little disturbance at any stage of development of a pearl can influence its shape and lustre. The finest pearl is that which has no foreign matter in its core. Pearls are obtained from eight sources, which are Sky Pearl, Cobra Pearl, Bamboo Pearl, Hog Pearl, Elephantine Pearl, Conch Pearl, Fish Pearl and Oyster Pearl.

General:

Following are the general properties of Gemstone
Planet : Moon
Cosmic Color : Orange
Sign : Cancer
Element : Water
Time : Evening
Day : Monday
Metal : Silver

Signs of well-placed Gemstone

• Emotions under control
• The native will have good affluence, good fortune, recognition and fame
• Good memory
• Balanced emotional life
The gemstone helps to prevent the following diseases :
• Throat troubles, asthma, bronchitis, varicose loins, nervous debility, cancer,
typhoid.
• Colic pains, worms, intestinal disorders, tumors, peritonitis.
• Eye diseases, lunacy, paralysis, hysteria, epilepsy, cold, cough.

Qualities

A genuine pearl is supposed to have the following qualities :
• Moonlike, shining white color
• Perfectly round, globular shape and size
• Spotlessness and freedom from blemishes (dents, scratches, ridges) and impurities.
• Compactness, which gives it a high specific gravity.
• Lustre, soft glamor, attractiveness and brilliance of reflection
• Smoothness, which gives an agreeable sensation to the eyes

One who wears or possesses a pearl with all of the above mentioned qualities enjoys good fortune and is blessed by the goddess Lakshmi (the goddess of prosperity), lives long and becomes sinless, and obtains vitality and intelligence. He achieves high position by his wisdom and becomes famous. A pearl with a yellow lustre brings prosperity. Red-tinted pearls make one intelligent, shining white pearls bring fame, and a pearl with a bluish hue brings good fortune. A pearl devoid of lustre, that is, dirty, broken, having no gleam of circulating water, black or copper colored, partly white and partly colored, irregular, odd in shape having holes, dents, or
sports is defective and should be avoided.

Flaws

• Dullness or absence of lustre - brings poverty or financial crisis: shortens one's life
• A mole-like formation on the surface layer - brings sadness and disease
• Having three corners (triangular in shape) - causes impotence, brings bad luck
• Hole or pouch-like formation - cause leprosy
• Cracks or ridges - wearing of such a pearl is injurious to one's health
• Dusty, having clay or sand particles inside - is devoid of any good or bad effect
• Broken - loss of job, wealth, and earnings
• Protrusion like the beak of a bird - harmful to progeny, brings humiliation
• Dents - bring loss of wealth
• Oval and long in shape - makes one foolish
• A stain on the surface - brings humiliation and is harmful to progeny
• A blister or swelling - injurious to wealth, brings bad luck
• Sheathy, having a thin epithelium and wood-like material inside - is inauspicious
• Copper tint - harmful to brothers and sisters
• Dome-shaped, in which the lower half is composed of foreign material - brings bad luck
• Tiny spots like the marks of smallpox - harmful to progeny
• Flash-eye spot, spot looking like the eye of a fish - loss of progeny
• Square shape and flat - harmful to one's spouse
• Wavy thin line on the surface - brings misfortune
• A juncture line or a girdle - induces fear and is injurious to physical well-being
• Coral-like appearance - brings misfortune and poverty

Cultured Pearls

Cultured pearls are also a natural growth inside the pearl oyster, but they are created by
human surgical skill.
A good pearl produced by this process has the same qualities as a genuine pearl - and it is
difficult to distinguish between the two. They have a similar effect on the human organism as
genuine pearls.
It is firmly believed that wearing of pearl ensure happy conjugal life and protection from widowhood.
Anybody wearing an unblemished Pearl earns riches and is blessed by goddess of
wealth Lakshmi. He or she lives long and all his sins are said be washed away. He gets vitality,
becomes intelligent and achieves a high position in life. Pearl with a yellow luster brings
wealth. A reddish pearl makes one intelligent. White Pearl bestows fame and the Pearl with
blue hue is the giver of good fortune.
The wearing of a defective pearl brings troubles. The Pearl, in which there is spot without
luster like the hole, that pearl, is likely to cause leprosy to the wearer. If in any pearl there is a
spot or sign looking like the eye of a fish, the wearer suffers loss of children. The Pearl, devoid
of luster is said to shorten life. The Pearl that is flat brings a bad name to the wearer. The Pearl
that is long instead of being round makes the wearer foolish and an idiot. If a side of the Pearl
is broken, the wearer of such stones suffers the loss of his livelihood.
The following are the flaws found in Pearls:
1. Cracks on surface
2. Lines on the body of the Pearl.
3. Joint like appearance.
4. Mole of black colour, the wearing of such Pearl gives very inauspicious results
5. Without any luster
6. With spots
7. One with dirt inside it.

Identity

• Difference in structure : In genuine pearls the structure is concentric, whereas in the cultured pearl it is parallel, as it is in the mother-of-pearl bead introduced into the mollusk to produce a cultured pearl.
• Difference in the Bore : There is uniformity in the bore of genuine pearls, whereas in cultured pearls it is thin at the starting point and wide in the middle.
• Difference in luster : When culture, imitation, or artificial pearls are treated with a mixture of cow's urine and saltpeter for twenty-four hours, their lustre decreases. Genuine pearls retain their lustre after such treatment.
• Difference in epithelium : It is hard in cultured pearls and soft in genuine pearls.
• Difference can also be detected with the help of a pearl illuminator, but this detection is only possible in the case of drilled pearls. Another method used for undrilled pearls is to x-ray them.

Ritual

It would be ideal to buy a pearl on a Monday of an ascending cycle when the Moon is in Pushya, Rohini, Hast, or Sharavan nakshatra. Sunday and Thursday are also prescribed as good days for buying a pearl, but Saturday is not a good day in any way for it. The pearl should be given to the jeweler on the same day, and the ring should be constructed and polished on the same days as mentioned above under the influence of the same nakshatras. The pearl should be mounted in silver. The setting should be open-backed so that the pearl touches the skin of the of the finger. The best time to wear a pearl ring is evening, or when the Moon is rising. Before wearing, the ring for the first time, it should be immersed in raw cow's milk for some time and then should be washed with Ganga water, rain water or water kept in a copper pot. After it has been washed, the ring should be placed on a white cloth on which a Moon yantra
has been drawn with white sandalwood paste. The person who would wear the ring can do the worship himself. The ring should be placed in front of the silver engraved yantra on the white cloth on which the yantra is written with white sandalwood paste. Flowers and incense should be offered to the engraved silver Yantra and the pearl mounted in the ring should be worshiped by reciting the mantra of Moon god.

Mantra
Aum Som Somaye Namah Aum

The mantra should be recited 108 or 11,000 times and one should meditate on the gemstone as a symbol of the Moon god. After meditating, one should place the ring on the left hand, either on the ring finger or the little finger.
The yantra used for drawing on the cloth with white sandalwood paste is as follows :



The yantra to be engraved on silver is as follows :



The ring worn in this manner brings good luck, neutralizes problems caused by the Moon, gives mental peace, progeny, and financial gains, fulfills the desires of the one who wears it, and cures ailments caused by a weak and afflicted Moon.