Pearl represents moon. Its complexion is fair, a great admirer, fond of beauty and love, inclined towards attraction and sits on a chariot run by ten white horses. As per Shastras, Lord Moon is holding a mace in one hand and second in a shower blessing posture. People born with an Exalted Moon in their horoscope chart are considered extremely lucky. With their magnetic personality, they can easily attract anyone. They may clearly be recognized among the crowd. Suitable ascendants are Aries, Cancer, Leo, Scorpio, Sagittarius.
Day to wear
Monday (Avoid Rahu kal)
Finger & Metal
Little or Ring Finger in Silver
Mantra
“Om Shraam Shreem Shraum Sah Chandraay Namah”
Gem weight
As per chart, or 20 kg for 1 carat. Supposedly, a person weighing 80 kg can wear a 4-carat pearl.
You will receive a Pearl wearing kit along with your order.
benefits
happiness and stability
If your ruling planet is moon, then Pearl is one of the best gemstones for peace, happiness and stability. It deals with negative thoughts better to embrace positivity in life. Thus, helps to keep anger at bay.
stability of mind
Encourages positive thinking and brings stability in mind.
Enhances memory
Enhances memory and thinking skills.
happy marriage life
Builds a healthy relationship between couples. It also responsible for a happy , prosperous and pleasant married life.
improve self-confidence
It can give you extreme self-confidence, will power, valour and adventurism to win whole world and to fight at any point or any platform.
wearer calmer
Moon has also a very strong connection with Lord Shiva – The Destroyer of whole universe. Lord Shiva has kept the moon on his head to stay cool. Pearl helps to combat anger issues and make the wearer calmer.
enhance beauty
Removes discomfort felt during sleep. It also enhances beauty.
quality standards
Fine quality natural pearls are very rare. Their quality is determined similarly to those of other precious gems, according to size, shape, colour, quality of surface, orient and luster.
Origin
Due to oil trade, cultured pearls, the formation of natural pearls have decreased a lot. Till 1900’s most natural pearls were used to form in Persian gulf, Iraq, Venezuela, Panama and Sri Lanka as well. Pearls from Basra are considered the world best Pearls. South sea pearls are produced in Pinctada Maxima oyster in Australia, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Colour
The colour of Pearls varies with the mollusk and its environment. Usually, white Pearls are considered more valuable as compared to cream one.
Luster
Luster measures the rate of reflection on a Pearl’s surface, and the amount of light reflected on the Pearls. Beautiful luster makes or breaks pearls as a gemstone. Basically, the brighter, sharper and more reflective a pearl is, the more valuable it will be. The very best pearls have a metallic mirror-like luster. Good luster also means thick nacre.
Clarity
Pearls with clean surfaces without inclusions like pin-pricks, marks, chalky spots and wrinkles will be much more highly valued than pearls with multiple blemishes. Pearls are a product of nature however; there will always be some form of blemish that can be easily seen by naked eyes.
Certification
95% of all Pearls on the market today are cultured. Natural Pearls from the ocean are very rare and have a premium price. Natural and cultured pearls can be distinguished from imitation pearls using a microscope. So, it is very important to always look for a certification issued by a reputed gem testing laboratory while buying Pearls.
A natural pearl forms in a pearl-bearing mollusk with no human intervention or assistance. A cultured Pearl is formed in the same process as a natural pearl. The only difference is that it begins by inserting a shell bead nucleus with mantle inside the oyster and the oyster produces the layers of nacre.
Yes, indeed, the metal has the capability to enhance or reduce the overall ability of a stone. Hence, it is extremely important to adopt gemstone in a suitable metal as per the recommendation.
It is considered as inauspicious if a Pearl or any gemstone gets broken. Therefore, it is advised that one should not wear either broken or used gemstone.