Yellow Sapphire (पुखराज)

Pukhraj also known as Yellow Sapphire is light yellow in color. Yellow Sapphire is a cold gemstone and is for Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system.Yellow Sapphire should be worn in gold on the first finger of right hand on thursday. Yellow sapphire is worn for knowledge, wisdom, virtue, fortune, justice, education, future, religion, philosophy, devotion, children, distant travel, spirituality, truthfulness, prosperity and charity.

Yellow Sapphire is an expensive stone and denotes righteousness, piety and truthfulness.

Yellow Sapphire is recommended for economic prosperity and comforts. The gemstone gives good fortune to businessman or industralists. It is good for eyes, provides security and also protects one for poverty and misfortune.

Yellow Sapphires are very useful in astrology and vedic properties. The gemstone helps to lift financial status of the wearer and also has many healing powers. It is also believed that if there are obstructions in finding a suitable match for a girl, she gets married early by wearing a Yellow Sapphire (Pukhraj). The wearer is blessed with children.

A stone with cracks invites threats or theft. One without luster and transparency creates enemies and causes disharmony in the family. A milky stone invites injuries to the body. The one with a web causes stomach disorders. The one with red dots on it destroys wealth. The stone with a depression causes anxiety and disturbs peace of mind.

Qualities of Pukhraj:

1. Gemstone should be transparent
2. Gemstone should be of good color
3. Gemstone should exhibit luster and radiance

Flaws of Pukhraj:

1. Gemstone may have cracks.
2. Gemstone may be without luster.
3. Gemstone may be woithout transparency.
4. Gemstone may be a milky color.
5. Gemstone may have red dots.
6. Gemstone may be blemished.