Ratna · Shani
Neelam
Blue Sapphire, the stone of Shani
Neelam (Blue Sapphire) is the stone of Shani, worn on the middle finger in silver, iron or panchdhatu, on a Saturday. Whether it suits you depends on your lagna and on Shani’s strength in your chart.
Who should wear Neelam
By lagna: what the graha is for it, and how often the gemstone engine picked this stone across 8,349 real births
The site’s gemstone engine most often gives Neelam (Blue Sapphire) to Vrishabh and Tula lagnas, sometimes to Kumbh, and tells Mesh, Kark, Singh, Vrishchik, Dhanu and Meen lagnas to avoid it, because for them Shani rules hard houses.
| Lagna | Shani for it (BPHS 34) | Picked as the stone | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh lagna | Malefic | — | avoid |
| Vrishabh lagna | Yogakaraka | 90% of charts | often the pick |
| Mithun lagna | Neutral | — | rarely |
| Kark lagna | Maraka | — | avoid |
| Singh lagna | Malefic · Maraka | — | avoid |
| Kanya lagna | Neutral | — | rarely |
| Tula lagna | Yogakaraka | 80% of charts | often the pick |
| Vrishchik lagna | Malefic | — | avoid |
| Dhanu lagna | Maraka | — | avoid |
| Makar lagna | Neutral— the lagna lord; not a killer on his own, the verse says (34.39) | — | rarely |
| Kumbh lagna | Benefic— the lagna lord, and one the verse itself names auspicious for Kumbh (34.41) | 19% of charts | sometimes |
| Meen lagna | Malefic · Maraka— lord of the 11th and 12th, not the 2nd or 7th; the verse names it a killer all the same (34.43–44) | — | avoid |
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 Neelam
The traditional rules for Blue Sapphire (Neelam):
108 times, then put it on.
If Blue Sapphire (Neelam) does not suit you, the uparatna for the same graha is Amethyst (Katela). Metal: Silver.
Their grahas are at odds with Saturn.
Panchdhatu is an alloy of five metals (gold, silver, copper, zinc and iron), used for rings in jyotish.
A real chart that got Neelam
5 January 1985, 11:00, Mumbai: Aquarius (Kumbh) lagna, Shani in Scorpio (Vrishchik) in the 10th house. The engine’s reason: Saturn is a functional benefic for Aquarius (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 Neelam is the stone
Counted over 8,349 real births, four a week, 1960 to 1999, in four North Indian cities
The engine named Neelam (Blue Sapphire) the primary stone in 16.1% of all charts, and the second stone in 7%. Most charts get one stone first and one beside it; many get neither from this graha.
All nine ratnas
Common questions
Who can wear Neelam?
Most often Vrishabh and Tula lagnas, where Shani works for the chart; sometimes Kumbh lagna, and only after the whole kundli is read.
Who should not wear Neelam?
Mesh, Kark, Singh, Vrishchik, Dhanu, Meen: for them, Shani rules hard houses, and its stone would strengthen that.
Which finger and day for Neelam?
Middle finger, in Silver, iron or Panchdhatu, on Saturday, evening during shukla paksha, after the mantra.
What is the upratna of Neelam?
Amethyst (Katela), a lighter substitute for the same graha.
Can Neelam be worn with other stones?
Not with Manik, Moonga, Moti: their grahas are at odds with Shani.
Is Neelam 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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