Sri Garuda Puranam on Diamonds

May 17, 2006

DIAMOND

Vedic Text

Wherever Vala's bone fragments fell, they geminated diamond crystals of

various types. Consequently, diamonds are found in the following

colors: slightly brownish, white as the full moon, blackish like a rain

cloud, coppery-hued, dark yellow, bluish, greenish, pink, and light

yellow.

Particular demigod preside over exceptionally fine diamonds of various

colors. White diamonds of this standard are ruled by Varuna,lord of the

oceans. Yellow diamonds are ruled by Indra, the heavenly king.The

Maruts, the wind gods, rule copper-hued diamonds, the greenish diamonds

are ruled by Surya, the sun-god. The fire-god, Agni, rules

brown-colored diamonds, and blue tinged diamonds are ruled by the lord

of ancestors, Aryama.

Flawless, high-grade diamonds confer good fortune upon their wearers,

whereas flawed diamonds are invariably a source of misfortune.

Although a diamond may appear flawless internally, ifany of its natural

crystal edges appear fractured, or if it possesses an abraded,

withered, or rough surface, it should not be kept within one's house

hold, for it can cause numerous ills.

Anyone wearing a seriously flowed or clouded diamond which refracts a

reddish glimmer from defective facet edges, will surely be abandoned by

the goddess of fortune. A diamond containing red spots will bring ruin.

A flawless diamond with an even out and smooth symmetrical facets, and

a high degree of dispersion is rarely to be found even upon royal

crowns.

Rough diamonds are generally hexagonal (cubical), octagonal,and

dodecahedral, and exhibit external growth markings are sharply angled

facets. If one owns a rough diamond with a well-shaped crystalline

formation, high transparency and brilliancy, and devoid of any

blemished or visible inclusions, he acquires the following virtues:

prosperity, longevity, marital happiness, children and livestock, and

good harvests.

Auspicious diamonds help protect the wearer from attackby poisonous

serpents, tigers, thieves, and deadly poisons. They protec this

possessions from fire and flood and cause his complexion to become

lustrous.

Diamonds should not be worn by women, because they possess a mystic

potency that causes women to become unhappy.

Only a king is privileged to wear fancy colored diamondsof yellow,

chartreuse, or pink colors. Their use by anyone in a lower station of

life could prove harmful.

A king wearing a diamond that flashes rays of light like bolts of

lightning will surely be able to conquer other rulers and

gainsovereignty over their wealth and followers.

Because there are various diamond substitutes such aswhite topaz,

zircon, hessonite, white corundum, chrysoberyl, quartz-crystal,and also

man-made imitations like glass, it is important that all diamond

specimens be tested for genuineness by qualified gemologists who are

expertin the science of identifying and appraising precious gems.

Before purchasing a diamond it should be positively identifiedthrough

such tests as hardness and specific gravity. a genuine diamond,the

hardest of all elements, cannot be scratched by any other metal or

gemstone.

The value of diamonds depends more on color and clarity than total

weight. Diamonds, because of their high refractive index, have the

greatest reflective luster of any gem. --- Sri Garuda Puranam: Chap. 68-b

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May 17, 2006

Thank you for this. Very interesting. But who translated it? Quite a bit does not seem authentic or very liberal at best, in terms of translation.

Varuna used to have a much greater role in the pantheon, so I am not totally surprised that he resides over clear diamonds. I am surprised that Surya rules over green. Who rules over pink?

Pranams,

Surya

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Richard Shaw Brown

Rudraksha Club ; planetary-gemology ; sacred-objects ; vedic-sacred-objects

Tuesday, May 16, 2006 9:06 PM