(Topaz): The miraculous power to bring prosperity and fortune

Yellow Sapphire is known as Pukhraj. The yellow sapphire (topaz) is associated with Jupiter and is preferably used with one red coral. Yellow sapphire, a gem of the corundum family is a twin of ruby and blue sapphire. It is found in yellow, golden, orange colors, as well as in a colorless variety known as white sapphire. However, the best gem is lemon-yellow in color.

Yellow Sapphire protects the native from harmful effects of Jupiter's afflictions. It is available in light yellow or golden color. It should be heavy, transparent and glittering. Yellow Sapphire makes one intellectual, charitable, religious and respectable towards elders. It ensures wealth, name and fame and also blesses the native with good children.

It also acts as a protective charm. Those who find obstruction in the progress of their educational field, or those who suffer losses from property matters should wear Yellow Sapphire for removal of their difficulties.

Sapphire is a precious gemstone ranging in colors from blue to pink to yellow to green to white to purple (mauve sapphire) to pink-orange (padparadscha sapphire).


Gemological Properties
Pukhraj
Chemical Composition: AL2O3 (aluminum oxide)
Color: Any shade of yellow, from pale yellow color to dark orangish golden to greenish yellow
Hardness: 9
Specific gravity: 3.9 - 4.1

Sapphires are often heat treated to improve their color.


Astrological-Healing Properties
It is believed to cure rheumatism, arthritis, gout, sciatica, lumbago, spondylitis, impotency, frigidity and sterility.

•	Liver complaints, jaundice, dropsy, flatulence, dyspepsia, abscess
•	Catarrh, circulation of blood in the arteries and fat in the body
•	Disorders of pancreas, tumors, skin troubles, cerebral congestion

It signifies knowledge, wisdom, virtue, fortune, justice, education, future, religion, philosophy, devotion, children, distant travel, spirituality, truthfulness, prosperity and charity. Guru is the major instructor or teacher and influences action with the highest order and balance. Whatever class it belongs to, it is used for getting the benevolent blessings of Jupiter.

It signifies highest-order thinking -- Knowledge has organizing power. It's use brings about affection and harmonious relations amongst family members The reputation of the person increases day by day and one is respected everywhere.