Navaratna Sloka

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"Jataka Parijata," chap. 2, sloka 21 compiled by Sri Vaidyanatha Dikshitar reads

in Sanskrit

as follows:

 

Manikyam taraneh sujatyamamalam muktaphalam shitagoh

maheyasya cha vidrumao nigaditah saumyasya-garutmakam

devejyasya cha pushparagam asura-achryasya vajram shaneh

nilam nirmalamanyayoshcha gadite gomeda-vaiduryake

 

Translation:

 

1) Ruby for the Sun,

2) Pearl for the Moon,

3) Coral for Mars,

4) Emerald for Mercury,

5) Yellow sapphire for Jupiter,

6) Diamond for Venus,

7) Blue sapphire for Saturn,

8) Hessonite for Rahu (the ascending node of the Moon)

9) Cat's eye for Ketu (the descending node of the Moon),

these gems must be high-born (top quality) and flawless

 

In this important sloka the words, "sujatyam-amalam" (sujati=high born, and

amala=completely pure or flawless) are very significant. According to bona fide

Vedic

authority only clean top quality gems are considered to be auspicious.