How To Select Right Gemstones As Per Vedic Astrology

Often we get phone calls from our youtube viewers about How to select right gemstones as per Vedic Astrology?

There are so many people who are interested to wear a gemstone or more to enhance their luck factor or improve a particular aspect of life.

But there are so many kinds of gemstones available in market and a person who does not have the knowledge of Vedic Astrology may not be able to decide what stone to wear or not wear.

The Common Mistakes

Generally people in the Western countries or following western astrologers, wear birth stone according to their Sun sign. Whereas, I have people wearing gemstone of their Moon Sign in India.

What if that Sun sign ruling planet or Moon sign lord is not a favourable planet for an individual then wearing that gemstone would be dangerous and it can affect the person adversely.

However it is not the correct way to select gemstones.

Some people who have some knowledge of astrology generally go in for gemstones of lords of 1^st, 5^th and 9^th houses. This is good in most cases but not always. Strengthening any planet which is already in a good strength is unnecessary and it can harm also.

How to select right gemstones as per Vedic Astrology?

Determining the RIGHT GEMSTONE for an individual is not a straight forward job. Which gemstone is likely to suit you is decided by several parameters.

These include your birth chart or the horoscope, the position of 9 planets in your horoscope, nakshatras, placement of all the planets and some other factors too.

As per the system of Vedic Astrology, position the planets at the time of birth, affects our entire life and gives shape to various aspects of life such as education, marriage, health etc. So it is important that we wear only those gemstones which would benefit us.

Apart from determining the gems which suit you, the sequence of selecting the right type of stone, which metal to set in, the finger and the hand, and the process of wearing them is also important.

As you can see the task of determining the right gemstone is quite complex. Therefore, it is better to leave the task of deciding the gem to a learned astrologer.

General way to select the right gemstones as per Vedic Astrology

People generally ask questions like:

• Which gemstone should I wear?
• What is my lucky stone?
• What is a good luck gemstone for me?
• Wearing which gem stone would attract money into my life?
• How to choose the right Gemstone?
• How to know my lucky Gemstone?

Therefore, let’s discuss all of such questions in this article in a simple way.

Step One: Know your Ascendant

Ascendant is the most important house of any horoscope. This house in the birth chart represents the person and the body, besides other things.

Step Two: Strengthen your Ascendant and its lord

If in any birth chart, Ascendant or its ruling planet is weak, the native may suffer from health issues, mental aberrations, etc. Therefore the gemstone of Ascendant lord should be worn to give strength to the Ascendant House.

Step Three: Strengthen the Fifth and Ninth houses and their lords

In vedic astrology, Fifth and Ninth Houses are called the Trine Houses. They are sacred and should be powerful in any chart so that they can deliver full benefits to the native.

However, if their lords are weak, the native’s luck might not favour him and life would be a struggle. Hence, to improve them, gemstones of Fifth as well as Ninth houses lord are recommended.

There are certain houses that affect Ascendant House in some way. Such as Maraka Houses (2nd and 7th Houses), Trik Houses (3rd, 6th and 11th Houses) and Death House (8th House), which are not considered good for Ascendant House. Therefore, gemstones of these house lords should be avoided.

Step Four: what stones to avoid

Every ascendant has one out of 7 planets with a set of friendly and enemy planets. If you wear gemstones friendly planets, you would enjoy good fruits of them in your life, otherwise you may face trouble and disturbances.

Suitable Gemstones for different Ascendants

Based on above simplified rule, let us take a look at following details about which gemstones are suitable for a person according to his or her ascendant or rising sign:

Aries Ascendant

Mars is the ruling planet of Aries, thus Mars is the lord of the Ascendant.

Sun, Moon and Jupiter are beneficial planets for this ascendant.

Therefore, a person born under Aries Ascendant can wear Red Coral, Pearl, Ruby and Yellow Sapphire gemstones.

Taurus Ascendant

For Taurus Ascendant, Venus is the ruling planet.

Mercury and Saturn are beneficial and friendly planets for this ascendant. Moreover, Saturn is Yogakaraka planet hence it is very beneficial for natives born with Taurus ascendant.

Such persons may wear Diamond, Emerald and Blue Sapphire gemstones.

Gemini Ascendant

Mercury is the ruling planet of Gemini. Venus and Saturn are beneficial planets for this ascendant. Hence, person born under Gemini Ascendant can wear Emerald, Diamond or Sapphire and Blue Sapphire gemstones.

Cancer Ascendant

The ruling planet of Cancer sign is Moon. Mars and Jupiter are beneficial planets for this ascendant. Mars is the Yogakaraka planet for people of Cancer ascendant. Hence it is a beneficial planet for them.

A person born under Cancer Ascendant can wear Natural Pearl, Red Coral and Yellow Sapphire gemstones.

Leo Ascendant

Sun is the ruling planet of Leo. Jupiter and Mars are beneficial planets for this ascendant. For this Ascendant, Mars is the Yogakaraka planet hence, is much beneficial. A person born under Leo Ascendant can wear Ruby, Yellow Sapphire and Red Coral gemstones.

Virgo Ascendant

The ruling planet of Virgo sign is Mercury. As you can see from the chart, Saturn is the ruler of 5^th house and Venus rules over the sign in the 9^th house. They can be considered as beneficial planets for this ascendant. 

Hence, people born under Virgo Ascendant can wear Emerald, Blue Sapphire and Diamond gemstones.

Libra Ascendant

Venus is the ruling planet of Libra sign, hence it is the ascendant lord. Saturn is the lord of signs in 4^th and 5^th houses and Mercury is the lord of Gemini sign which is the sign in the 9^th house. Hence they are beneficial planets for Libra ascendant. Being a Yogakaraka planet here, Saturn is also much beneficial.

A person born under Libra Ascendant can wear Diamond, Blue Sapphire and Emerald gemstones.

Scorpio Ascendant

Mars is the ruling planet of Scorpio sign or rashi. Jupiter and Moon are the ruling planets of signs of the 5^th house and 9^th house respectively. Thus they can be considered as beneficial planets for Scorpio ascendant.

Therefore, person born under Scorpio Ascendant can wear Red Coral, Yellow Sapphire and natural Pearl.

Sagittarius Ascendant

The ruling planet of Sagittarius sign is Jupiter. Mars is the ruling planet of Aries which is the sign in the 5^th house and Sun is the ruler of Leo which is the sign of the 9^th house.

Hence they are friendly and beneficial planets for Sagittarius ascendant.

A person born under Sagittarius ascendant can wear Yellow Sapphire, Red Coral and Ruby.

Capricorn Ascendant

Saturn is the ruling planet of Capricorn sign. Venus and Mercury are friendly and beneficial planets for Capricorn ascendant.

Here Venus is Yogakaraka planet as it enjoys the ruler ship of signs in 5^th house and 10^th hence. Therefore, it is considered very beneficial. A person born under Capricorn Ascendant can wear Blue Sapphire, Diamond and Emerald gemstones.

Aquarius Ascendant

As you probably know, Saturn is also the ruling planet of Aquarius. Like Capricorn Ascendant, Mercury and Venus are beneficial planets for this ascendant. Here again, Venus becomes a Yogakaraka planet, therefore, it is much beneficial.

Therefore a person born under Aquarius Ascendant can wear Blue Sapphire, Emerald and Diamond gemstones.

Pisces Ascendant

Jupiter is the ruling planet of Pisces.

Moon and Mars are beneficial planets for this ascendant because they are rulers of signs in the 5^th house and 9^th house. 

Therefore, a person born under Pisces ascendant can wear Yellow Sapphire, Natural Pearl and Red Coral gemstones.

To Summarize

The above discussion is rather a simplified explanation of how a gemstone should be selected. However, it does not mean that rule will always give correct results.

Therefore, one should always consult an experience and qualified astrologer. 

He will after carefully examining planetary positions, aspects and their strength, come up with a conclusion about wearing specific suitable gemstones.