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How to use Gemstones & Rudraksha
The gemstones that support you and the ones to avoid, read from your birth chart, with how to wear each one and the Rudraksha that suits you.
Open Gemstones & RudrakshaStep by step
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Enter the name
Use the name you want on the report. It is only used for display.
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Pick the date of birth
Type it as DD/MM/YYYY or tap the calendar icon and choose the year, month and day from the menus.
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Set the time of birth
Type it (for example 6:30 pm) or tap the clock icon: choose the hour, then the minutes, then AM or PM. If the time is unknown, tick the box below the field and the report will say what that changes.
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Find the place of birth
Start typing the town or city and pick it from the list. Its coordinates and historical time zone are used, so the chart is right even for births abroad or before daylight saving rules changed.
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Find my gemstones
Your result appears instantly. Birth details are saved on this device so you can come back in one tap.
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Read your three stones
Your life stone, benefic stone and lucky stone come with the metal, finger, day and mantra for wearing each.
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Check the stones to avoid
Stones of planets that rule difficult houses in your chart are listed separately, with the reason.
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Check someone else’s stones
Switch to another saved person, or enter new birth details.
What happens behind the scenes
Functional lordship
Each planet rules houses in your chart. Stones of the lords of the ascendant, 5th and 9th houses (self, wisdom and fortune) are recommended.
Stones to avoid
Stones of the lords of the 3rd, 6th, 8th, 11th and 12th houses are avoided unless that planet also rules a good house, as Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra advises. The 2nd and 7th lords are worn only with care.
Without a birth time
The ascendant is unknown, so stones are read from your Moon sign instead, and the report says so.
Reading your results and tips
Reading your results
- Start with your life stone; the benefic and lucky stones support specific areas.
- If a stone shows a caution, try mantra and charity first or wear it on trial for a few weeks.
Tips
- Buy only natural, untreated stones with a recognised lab certificate.
- Affordable substitutes (uparatna) are listed for every stone.
Words to know
- Navaratna (nine gems)Navaratna are the nine gems linked with the nine planets: ruby, pearl, red coral, emerald, yellow sapphire, diamond, blue sapphire, hessonite and cat’s eye. They are worn singly or together as a remedy.
- Functional benefics and maleficsFunctional benefics and malefics are planets that become helpful or difficult for a particular ascendant because of the houses they rule, whatever their natural nature. The list changes from one Lagna to the next.
- RudrakshaRudraksha are the dried seeds of the Elaeocarpus tree, sacred to Shiva. They are classed by mukhis, the natural lines on the bead, usually from 1 to 14, each linked with a deity and, by convention, a planet.
- Ruby (Manik)Ruby (Manik) is the gemstone of the Sun in Vedic astrology. Traditionally set in gold and worn on the ring finger on a Sunday, it is linked with confidence, leadership and vitality.
- Yellow sapphire (Pukhraj)Yellow sapphire (Pukhraj) is the gem of Jupiter in Vedic astrology. Traditionally set in gold and worn on the index finger on a Thursday, it is linked with wisdom, optimism and good judgement.
- Blue sapphire (Neelam)Blue sapphire (Neelam) is the gem of Saturn in Vedic astrology. Thought the most powerful of the nine, it is worn on the middle finger on a Saturday, usually only after a careful chart check and a trial period.