RUBY

Natural Blood Red Genuine Ruby

Ruby represents the Surya Graha (Sun). In Sanskrit Ruby is called as Manikya, Padmaraga, Lohitha, Shonarathna, Raviratna, Shonothpala, Kuruvinda, Sougandhika, and Vasurathna.

In Hindi it is called as Chunni, Rugal.

In Urdu & Persian it is called as Yakootha.

In English is known as Ruby.

Ruby belongs to the Corundum family.

It's chemical composition is Aluminium oxide with chromium.


Availability of Ruby: Rubies are available in Thailand, Bangkok, Burma, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka,
Tanzania, Madagascar, Vietnam, Nepal, Tajikistan, Pakistan, USA, Kenya and Greenland.

The Ruby from Burma which is as red as the Pigeon's blood is considered the finest and best quality Ruby.


The Rubies found in Sri Lanka and Australia are used mainly in watches.


Testing of Ruby:
1. The real ruby when you place on your eyes it gives a smoothening effect otherwise it gives irritating effect.
2. The density in the real stone is high where as it is low in the fake stone.
3.When the real stone is kept in a tumbler of milk, the milk turns into the colour of the gem.

4.When you place a real gem on the ice cubes, it makes a sound, fake gems don't make any sound.
5. Along with Ruby the Diamond, the Blue Sapphire, Gomedhaand Vaiduryashould not be worn, because they are dire enemy gems to Ruby which brings malefic results.


When and how to wear a Ruby:
1.Should be worn either on a Sunday, Monday, Thursday mornings in gold
2.To be worn on Sunday, Hasta Nakshatra, Shukla Paksha of any month.
3.The Ruby should be immersed in fresh raw milk.


After that please do the pooja with Red cloth, Red Sandal, Red Rice, Red flowers and Kumkuma, along with the Ruby should be placed  in front the god.


The Mantras to be recited is:
1.JapaKusuma| Sankaasham| Kashayapeyam| 
   Mahadutheem| Thamorim| Sarvapaapagnam| 
   Pranathosmi| Divakaram|

2.Om DruneemSuryayaNamaha

These mantras are to be recited 7,000 times

Should be worn on right hand in ring finger.


Benefits of wearing a Ruby:
1. To overcome sorrows and Difficulties
2. To improve courage and confidence level in a person
3. For financial improvement
4. To gain name and fame
5. To increase the haemoglobin content in the blood.
6. To overcome cold related ailments
7. To cure the chronic fevers
8. To increase the digestive powers (increase the metabolism)

9. To overcome the joint pains

Basically Ruby represents the Surya Graha, Surya being the Atma Karaka and AarogyaKaraka, wearing of Ruby defiantly improves the health of the person.



source: Gems in our daily Life  Prof. Dr. N. S. Murthy