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Gemological
Properties
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Pukhraj
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| Chemical
Composition |
AL2O3 (aluminum oxide) |
| Color |
Any shade of yellow,
from pale yellow color to dark orangish golden to greenish yellow. |
| Hardness |
9 |
| Refractive Index |
1.762-1.770 |
| Species |
Corundum |
| Density |
4.00 |
| Birefringence |
0.008 |
| Occurence |
Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia,
Australia, East Africa, USA.
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Astrological-Healing
Properties
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Pukhraj
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| Planet |
Jupiter |
| Cosmic
Color |
Light blue |
| Number |
3 |
| Day |
Thursday |
| Time |
unset |
| Chakra |
2nd, Ajna |
| Red
Coral Mantra |
"Aum brim brihaspataye
namah"
repeated 19 times at the time of
wearing the yellow sapphire talisman. |
| Signs
of a well-placed Jupiter |
Happiness
Good children and grandchildren
Wealth, name, fame, success and honor.
Wisdom, longevity |
| Signs of an afflicted
Jupiter |
The native
will not be a moderate but an extremist.
Over generous, extravagant, lavish
Over optimism, false hopes, carelessness, debts, disputes, failure
in speculation, gambling, pressure from creditors, worry through
children, childlessness
Vanity, default, infamy, gluttony and unusual girth.
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| Prevention
of 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.
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| Element |
Ether |
| Sign |
Sagittarius
& Pisces |
| Sanskrit
Names |
Pusparaga, Yellow sapphire,
Guru-Ratna, Gem of Guru, Puspa-Raja, King of flowers, Vascapati
vallabha, Beloved of Jupiter.
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Yellow
sapphire harmonizes and benefits Guru or Jupiter, the largest graha
(planet) in the solar system. It signifies knowledge, wisdom, virtue,
fortune, justice, education, future, religion, philosophy, devotion,
children, distant travel, spirituality, truthfulness, prosperity
and charity. Guru is the major instructor or teacher and influences
action with the highest order and balance. Guru guides action in
the most harmonious and uplifting manner and balances inner and
outer input while simultaneously performing and monitoring action.