daivejya

• sacred to the planet Jupiter (topaz)

gururatna

• Brihaspati's jewel, topaz

maJjumaNi

• A beautiful gem, topaz

pIta

• the colour of butter and oil being yellowish)

• yellow (the colour of the Vaisyas ,

  • white being that of the Brahmans ,

  • red that of the Kshatriyas ,

  • and black that of the Sudras)

  yellow colour, a yellow gem , topaz

• yellow pigment prepared from the urine of kine

• Alangium Hexapetalum , Carthamus Tinctorius , Trophis Aspera

• A yellow substance; gold; yellow ointment

pItamaNi - pItasphaTika - pItAzman

• A yellow gem, topaz

puSpa

• A flower , blossom

• the menstrual flux

• A partic. disease of the eye , albugo

• A spot on the nails and teeth

• gallantry , politeness , declaration of love; a kind of perfume

• the vehicle of Kubera

• blooming , expanding

• A topaz

puSparaGa

• flower-hued, a topaz

Guru = malefic or benefic?

From: B.V. Raman, Three Hundred Important Combinations .

(10th ed., Delhi, 1991, 1947).

"Malefics, Benefics, and Neutrals" p. 6 :

"Jupiter.

• Benefic as lord of 2 and 5 for Scorpio,

  • 9 and 6 for Cancer,

  • 9 and 12 for Aries

• Neutral as lord of 1 and 4 for Sagittarius,

  • 1 and 10 for Pisces ,

  • 5 and 8 for Leo .

• Malefic as lord of 2 and 11 for Aquarius ,

  • 3 and 6 for Libra,

  • 3 and 12 for Capricorn ,

  • 4 and 7 for Virgo,

  • 7 and 10 for Gemini,

  • and 8 and 11 Taurus ."

from Dr. G. S. Kapoor. (1994). Gems and Astrology . Ranjan Publications, New Delhi. p. 105-108:

"Yellow Sapphire is the gem stone ruled by Jupiter. ... the colour of Jupiter is yellow and Yellow Sapphire is the appropriate gem stone for him.

• Yellow Sapphire will prove useful and beneficial to the native s of the birth charts in which Jupiter is lord of auspicious houses. It should not be worn by the native s of the birth charts in which Jupiter is lord of the 6th, 8th and 12th houses without the lordship simultaneously of a trine.

Rituals:

• Yellow Sapphire should always be got. set in a gold ring on a Monday or Thursday.

• The weight should not be less than three carats.

• It should not be of 6, 11 or 15 carats.

• After observing the usual rituals and reciting the following mantra 108 times, the ring may be worn in the ring finger of the right hand on a Thursday morning of the bright half of the lunar month.

Aum brim brihaspataye namah

• The substitutes for Yellow Sapphire are Yellow Pearl, Yellow Zircon, Yellow Tourmaline, Topaz and Citrine (Quartz Topaz).

• Important: Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gomedha, and Cat's Eye should never be worn with Yellow Sapphire."

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  For all remedial gemstones, be sure to cleanse the stone energetically with extreme attention to proper mantra.

  Flawless gems are expensive and hard to find.Use only a trusted Vedic-trained gemologist. It might be easiest to start with single gem and combine them as your finances allow.

" It is very important for all gem stones that before wearing them they should be kept immersed for sometime in unboiled milk or Ganges water.

~~ http://www.gemologyonline.com/treatment.html

"Treatments and Pricing: There are some gemstones that would not even exist if it were not for [simple heating and heating with a flux] treatments.

• The abundance of citrine, in shades of yellow, gold and orange is the result of heat-treating amethyst.

• Naturally occurring citrine is quite rare in nature. If it was not for treatments, the stone would be far more expensive than it is!"