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.