Navaratna stones are believed to bring good luck and fortune to their wearer. It is believed that these stones are capable of healing, protecting, and prospering. On the Navaratna stones, each precious stone represents a different planet: diamond, emerald, yellow sapphire, cat's eye, blue sapphire, hessonite, coral, pearl, and ruby. By wearing the right combination of these stones, you are supposed to bring harmony between the planets, as well as good fortune for the wearer. It is possible to wear Navaratna stones for jewellery or use them in spiritual rituals.
Navaratna Stones
The science of gemology and the properties of gemstones are described in the Vedas like Garuda Purana, Agni Purana, and Brihat Samhita. Even though anyone has no clear idea about who, when, or where the navaratna stones were designed. But the science behind the creation was to bring good luck and fortune according to these Vedas. Navaratna means nine gems in Sanskrit, it represents nine planets in the solar system,they are;
1. Diamond - Venus
2. Pearl - Moon
3. Coral - Mars
4. Hessonite - Rahu, ascending lunar positions
5. Blue Sapphire - Saturn
6. Cat’s eye - Ketu, descending lunar positions
7. Yellow Sapphire -Jupiter
8. Emerald - Mercury
9. Ruby - Sun
As per Vedic astrology, planetary position according to their birth time has an important role in human life. Changes in planetary positions may adversely affect life. Then while wearing navaratna stones that may overcome the negative. Navaratna protects the wearer from the negative effects due to the change in planetary position. Nevertheless, these nine stones may badly affect your life when they wear or are designed improperly.
Positions of the Navaratna Stones
Each of the nine stones in the Navaratna design has a particular order and position, as they represent nine planets in the solar system. The stone that represents the sun is placed in the center of navaratna, which is Ruby. The first stone locates on the top of the navaratna is a Diamond, then pearl, coral, hessonite, blue sapphire, cat's eye, yellow sapphire, and emerald, respectively in clockwise directions. In the case of navaratna rings the blue sapphire stone face to body and diamond face to nail portions. when the positions are changed, that may affect badly on the wearer, because its position is permanently set in navaratna according to Vedic astrology. In navaratna jewellery, the stones are only sometimes kept in a circular manner, which may be placed in a different manner, but the order must follow. There are so many contemporary designs of navaratna jewellery available now that follows the same order. Swa Diamonds have a collection of navaratna rings, pendants, and earrings that include traditional and contemporary designs.
While Wearing Navaratna gemstones
1. when weaning the navaratna ring, women should wear it on their left finger and men should wear it on their right finger.
2. when wearing the navaratna ring, the blue sapphire stone must be facing your body and the diamond stone is facing your nail.
3. Make sure that the stones are placed correctly while buying the navaratna stone.
4. Pearl and coral stones are more prone to damage or fall, so be careful and wear them carefully
5. If you are wearing Navaratna stones as per the astrological chart, always try to buy the size of the gemstone near two carats. Too small gemstones can’t show the power of the navaratna.
6. If you want to wear navaratna jewellery for good luck, then it is fair to learn advice from a gemologist who knows astrology well.
Navaratna jewellery is famous in almost all Asian countries like India, Nepal, Srilanka, Singapore, Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia. In Thailand, navaratna considers a national and royal symbol of the King. Traditionally Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism are the religions that believe in the power of navaratna, but nowadays navaratna is used in almost all religions regardless of gender. Furthermore, wearing navaratna is part of the trend and fashion because of its beauty. Navaratna jewellery and stones were famous a long time ago and are still popular now.
