Guest guest Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Interesting, we can find ample mention of " Naga Mani " in Garuda Purana, BUT, not a single mention of " Navaratna " - not even in the gem related section of the Purana. Y/s, Richard sacred-objects , " panditarjun2004 " <panditarjun2004 wrote: > > dear friends > > there are many myths surrounding the mystic nagamani and i too was hearing it as a myth but recently after studying various scripture references and what various people experienced, i understood that there are various types of nagamanis which we can now, for discussion purpose, call stones of a snake or snake stones aka snake gems. > > colours of nagamanis: > scriptures mention that nagamanis are available in various colours and the most spotted ones are yellow, honey, green light green, red and even white. > > light emission: > as regards emission of light, there are some snake stones or gems which emit light at will and some stones that wont emit any light. the legendary nagamani shown in an artistic viewpoint as a big ruby type red gem atop the hood of king cobra is not seen or available anywhere in my knowledge. members are at liberty to share any information if they have on this. most snakecharmers and those who deal in these items say that the growth of light emission is proportionate to the age of the snake and the stone from an younger snake do not possess that much light as that of an old snake gem. so nagamanis which are genuine from snakes but are not old enough or grown enough do not emit enough light yet they are rarest to get. > > recently i have been fortunate to see a nagamani from a trusted supplier who lives in jungles and it was in honey colour, was solid and was a sort of transparent and was emitting some light though not several feet or meters away. after repeated requests, he agreed to sell it for few lakhs of rupees and am only facilitating his sale to help him. after few tests, i found that it emits light at will especially when it is kept atop a leaf or a flower in dark in nature and not inside house. some members may be looking for a torchlight or batterycell type object which must emit light 24 hours applying physics and science principles. > > let me clarify and state clearly that this nagamani is being made available purely on the basis of faith and not on the sole criteria of it throwing light like a switched on electric bulb. so members looking for an ever shining round the clock light emiting nagamani, may excuse me as i dont have such. > > would soon share the photograph of it with the group so that discerning collectors can have it on first come first served basis and the expected price too is only in affordable six digit indian rupees. am not subjecting it to burning test etc., as i feel it holy and rever it with belief to receive the blessings and boons from the nagaraja. > > with best wishes and blessings > pandit arjun > www.rudraksharemedy.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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