Tag: navratna
Can You Wear Two Gemstones Together? Planetary Friendship Explained
Some gemstone pairings reinforce each other and some work against each other. The friendship table, the combinations to avoid, and how to layer safely.
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Gemstones by Zodiac Sign: A Rashi-Wise Reference for All 12 Signs
A sign-by-sign guide to lucky gemstones - and an honest explanation of why the ascendant matters far more than the sign you were born under.
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Carat vs Ratti: How to Calculate the Right Gemstone Weight
Ratti is the traditional unit, carat is the trade unit, and confusing them is an expensive mistake. The conversion, the body-weight rule, and where it stops applying.
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Which Finger, Which Metal, Which Day: The Complete Gemstone Wearing Guide
One reference table for all nine Navratna stones - metal, finger, day, hora, mantra and weight - plus the energisation sequence before first wear.
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Hessonite (Gomed) and Cat's Eye (Lehsunia): Working with Rahu and Ketu
The two shadow planets have the two least understood stones in the Navratna. What Gomed and Lehsunia are for, and why both demand a proper reading first.
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Red Coral (Moonga): Mars, Courage and the Mangal Dosha Question
Moonga is prescribed for courage, drive and Manglik dosha more than almost any other stone - and it is also among the most heavily imitated.
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Heated, Treated or Natural? Gemstone Treatments You Should Know About
Nearly every gemstone on the market has been through something. Which treatments are standard and accepted, which destroy value, and what each does to price.
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Natural Pearl (Moti): Cooling the Mind with the Moon's Gem
Moti is the gentlest stone in the Navratna and the one most often recommended for sleep and emotional turbulence. Natural, cultured or imitation - what to buy.
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Emerald (Panna): Mercury's Gem for Intellect, Speech and Business
Panna is the stone of Budh - communication, analysis and trade. Why emerald inclusions are expected rather than a defect, and how to buy sensibly.
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