Ratna · Ketu

Lehsunia
Cat's Eye, the stone of Ketu

Lehsunia (Cat's Eye) is the stone of Ketu, worn on the middle finger in silver or gold, on a Tuesday. Whether it suits you depends on your lagna and on Ketu’s strength in your chart.

Who should wear Lehsunia

By lagna: what the graha is for it, and how often the gemstone engine picked this stone across 8,349 real births

LagnaKetu for it (BPHS 34)Picked as the stoneVerdict
Mesh lagnaBy its house3% of chartsrarely
Vrishabh lagnaBy its house1% of chartsrarely
Mithun lagnaBy its house1% of chartsrarely
Kark lagnaBy its house2% of chartsrarely
Singh lagnaBy its house2% of chartsrarely
Kanya lagnaBy its house2% of chartsrarely
Tula lagnaBy its house2% of chartsrarely
Vrishchik lagnaBy its house—rarely
Dhanu lagnaBy its house2% of chartsrarely
Makar lagnaBy its house2% of chartsrarely
Kumbh lagnaBy its house2% of chartsrarely
Meen lagnaBy its house3% of chartsrarely

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 Lehsunia

The traditional rules for Cat's Eye (Lehsunia):

right hand
FingerMiddle finger
MetalSilver or Gold
DayTuesday
WhenEvening during Krishna Paksha
Weight3-5 carats
Energise it withॐ केतवे नमःOm Ketave Namah

108 times, then put it on.

Uparatna

If Cat's Eye (Lehsunia) does not suit you, the uparatna for the same graha is Tiger's Eye. Metal: Silver.

Do not wear it with
Ruby (Manik)Pearl (Moti)Red Coral (Moonga)

Their grahas are at odds with Ketu.

A real chart that got Lehsunia

7 January 1985, 23:00, Mumbai: Leo (Singh) lagna, Ketu in Scorpio (Vrishchik) in the 4th house. The engine’s reason: Ketu is a functional benefic for Leo (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 Lehsunia is the stone

Counted over 8,349 real births, four a week, 1960 to 1999, in four North Indian cities

The engine named Lehsunia (Cat's Eye) the primary stone in 1.7% 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.

Ketu graha · Ketu upay

Should I wear Lehsunia?Acharya Parashara reads the stone from your whole kundli and the dasha you are running.

Common questions

Who can wear Lehsunia?

It depends on the chart; no lagna gets it as a rule, and only after the whole kundli is read.

Who should not wear Lehsunia?

No lagna as a rule: for any, Ketu works against the chart from the house it sits in, and its stone would strengthen that.

Which finger and day for Lehsunia?

Middle finger, in Silver or Gold, on Tuesday, evening during krishna paksha, after the mantra.

What is the upratna of Lehsunia?

Tiger's Eye (Tiger's Eye), a lighter substitute for the same graha.

Can Lehsunia be worn with other stones?

Not with Manik, Moti, Moonga: their grahas are at odds with Ketu.

Is Lehsunia 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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