A Complete Book on Gems & Stones

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Gems and other stones were known to our ancestors even in ancient times. Our great saints, the Aryans, were aware of their efficacy to human beings. There is a reference to them in the oldest book written by man, Rig Veda. The great and ancient astrologer, Varahmihir, conducted deep study of gems and their influence on the lives of human beings. Books like Brihat Samhita, Bhava Prakash, Ayurveda Prakash, Rasa Ratna Samuchchaya also throw tons of light on the value of gems; so do the ancient Puranas.

Maharishi Charak says in his book that the divine therapy, besides reciting mantras, wearing medicinal talismen, offering oblation to fire, serving animals and human beings on earth, atonements, respecting elders, also consists of wearing gems.

In India patronage to wearing gems comes from members of the royal families, nobles and other rich persons. It was they who popularised the act of wearing gems. Today gems are worn the world over by people of all religions, languages and communities.

Our saints had come to know that colour casts its shadow on everything in the universe. They were also aware of the fact that various planets moving around the sun had their influence on men and women on the earth. When radiation is applied to gem stones, they are found to be nature's store house of energy and produce positive vibrations against negative vibrations that are malefic in nature. Gem stones release positive power and neutralise negative power of planets. They act like antenna of a T.V.

Gems are in fact minerals and found in mines in various forms. They are formed because of certain physical and chemical changes inside the crest due to heat and pressure. They chiefly contain carbon, barium, aluminium, calcium, zine, tin, hydrogen, phosphorus, magnise, potassium, sodium, iron, etc. Gems are stones, but they are costly precious stones. Some of the gems are divine. They are available because of some ascetic's penance and through his divine power. Mythological books are full of their references of Swamantak Mani, Kousthubh Mani and Chintamani Pearl. The last ones are formed when rain drops get dry in air. Some ancient astrologers believed that some divine gems or pearls drop from sky but they are taken away by dames before they reach the earth. We often hear that during the constellation of swati, if rain drops fall upon oyster-shells, they turn into pearl.

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