Ratna · Rahu
Gomed
Hessonite, the stone of Rahu
Gomed (Hessonite) is the stone of Rahu, worn on the middle finger in silver or ashtadhatu, on a Saturday. Whether it suits you depends on your lagna and on Rahu’s strength in your chart.
Who should wear Gomed
By lagna: what the graha is for it, and how often the gemstone engine picked this stone across 8,349 real births
| Lagna | Rahu for it (BPHS 34) | Picked as the stone | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh lagna | By its house | 7% of charts | sometimes |
| Vrishabh lagna | By its house | 5% of charts | sometimes |
| Mithun lagna | By its house | 3% of charts | rarely |
| Kark lagna | By its house | 6% of charts | sometimes |
| Singh lagna | By its house | 6% of charts | sometimes |
| Kanya lagna | By its house | 5% of charts | sometimes |
| Tula lagna | By its house | 5% of charts | sometimes |
| Vrishchik lagna | By its house | 6% of charts | sometimes |
| Dhanu lagna | By its house | 7% of charts | sometimes |
| Makar lagna | By its house | 4% of charts | rarely |
| Kumbh lagna | By its house | 5% of charts | sometimes |
| Meen lagna | By its house | 7% of charts | sometimes |
Within a lagna the stone still depends on how strong each graha is in your own chart, so check yours before buying. Find my stone
How to wear Gomed
The traditional rules for Hessonite (Gomed):
108 times, then put it on.
If Hessonite (Gomed) does not suit you, the uparatna for the same graha is Orange Zircon (Zarkan). Metal: Silver.
Their grahas are at odds with Rahu.
A real chart that got Gomed
16 February 1985, 11:00, Jaipur: Aries (Mesh) lagna, Rahu in Aries (Mesh) in the 1st house. The engine’s reason: Rahu is a functional benefic for Aries (it works for that lagna, through the houses it rules or, for Rahu and Ketu, the house it sits in, whatever its own nature), and its Mahadasha is the one this chart was running.
Before you buy
- Natural and untreatedBuy a natural stone with a lab certificate. Heated, dyed or glass-filled stones are not worn for jyotish.
- Neelam and Gomed on trialBlue Sapphire and Hessonite act quickly. Keep one with you for three days before setting it; if sleep, health or work turns, do not wear it.
- Touching the skinSet it so the stone touches the skin, in the metal named, and wear it on the day and time given, after its mantra.
- Ask before two stonesSome stones must not be worn together. When a second stone is named, an astrologer can confirm the pair for your chart.
How often Gomed is the stone
Counted over 8,349 real births, four a week, 1960 to 1999, in four North Indian cities
The engine named Gomed (Hessonite) the primary stone in 5.5% of all charts, and the second stone in 0%. Most charts get one stone first and one beside it; many get neither from this graha.
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Common questions
Who can wear Gomed?
It depends on the chart; no lagna gets it as a rule; sometimes Mesh, Vrishabh, Kark, Singh, Kanya, Tula, Vrishchik, Dhanu, Kumbh and Meen lagnas, and only after the whole kundli is read.
Who should not wear Gomed?
No lagna as a rule: for any, Rahu works against the chart from the house it sits in, and its stone would strengthen that.
Which finger and day for Gomed?
Middle finger, in Silver or Ashtadhatu, on Saturday, evening during krishna paksha, after the mantra.
What is the upratna of Gomed?
Orange Zircon (Zarkan), a lighter substitute for the same graha.
Can Gomed be worn with other stones?
Not with Manik, Moti, Moonga: their grahas are at odds with Rahu.
Is Gomed your stone?
The gemstone calculator reads your kundli: the stone to wear, a second one, and the ones to avoid, with reasons.
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