22 JYOTISA GEMS

22 Jyotiṣa Gems

There are 22 jyotiṣa gems whose Sanskrit names are known

• 12 jyotiṣa gems for the rāśi
• 9 jyotiṣa gems for the graha
• 1 jyotiṣa gem for the lagna

	Sanskrit	Trans	English (?)		Sanskrit	Trans	English (?)
1	वज्र	vajra	Diamond	12	शशिकान्ता	śaśikāntā	Moon-stone
2	इन्द्रनील	indranīla	Sky Sapphire	13	सौगन्धिक	saugandhika	Lotus-Ruby
3	मरकत	marakata	Emerald	14	गोमेदक	gomedaka	Hessonite
4	कर्केतर	karketara	Chrysoberyl	15	शङ्ख	śaṅkha	Nacre
5	पद्मराग	padmarāga	Ruby	16	महानील	mahānīla	Blue Sapphire
6	रुधिर	rudhira	Carnelian	17	पुष्पराग	puṣparāga	Yellow ~
7	वैदूर्य	vaidūrya	Beryl Cats eye?	18	ब्रह्ममणि	brahmamaṇi	Topaz?
8	पुलक	pulaka	Garnet	19	ज्योतीरस	jyotīrasa	Agate
9	विमलक	vimalaka	Pyrite	20	सस्यक	sasyaka	Azurite
10	राजमणि	rājamaṇi	Red Diamond?	21	मुक्ता	muktā	Pearl
11	स्फटिक	sphaṭika	Rock Crystal	22	प्रवाल	pravāla	Red Coral

Pañca ratna

Five principal gemstones for pañca tattva listed in veda
Used when planets are in own sign indicating the tattva and are lighter color

1. Vajra (Diamond): Jala | Used to free the waters by Indra
2. Indra-nīla (Sapphire): Vāyu
3. Marakata (Emerald): Pṛthvi
4. Padmarāga (Ruby):    Agni
5. Muktā (Ivory-Pearl): Ākāśa

Navaratna śloka

“Bṛhat Jātaka1”, quoted in the “Maṇi- mālā2” also “Jātaka Pārijāta3”
māṇikyaṁ taraṇeḥ sujātyamamalaṁ muktāphalaṁ śītagoḥ
māheyasya ca vidrumaṁ marakataṁ saumyasya gārutmatama
devejyasya ca puṣparājamasurācāryasya vajraṁ śaneḥ
nīlaṁ nirmalamanyayośca gadite gomedavaidūryake

•  Māṇikya (Ruby for Sun)

• Muktā (Pearl for Moon)
• Vidruma (Coral for Mars)
• Marakata (Emerald for Mercury)
• Puṣparāga (Yellow Sapphire for Jupiter)
• Vajra (Diamond for Venus)
• Nīla (Blue Sapphire for Saturn)
• Gomeda (Hessonite or Opal for Rāhu)
• Vaidūrya (Beryl, Cats Eye for Ketu)

1. Varāhamihira
2. page 575, verse 79 by S.M. Tagore (1879)
3. chap. 2, sloka 21 compiled by Śrī Vaidyanātha Dikṣitar