Emerald is very attractive and hard stone, but it may be chipped easily. It is available in dark and bright green colors. It symbolizes adjustment, love towards nature and happiness. Green Jade, Peridot, Green Tourmaline, Tsavorite, Green Diopside etc. are substitutes for Emerald.

Benefits of wearing Emerald:

By wearing emerald, wearer gets success, fortune and happiness. It sharpens the intelligence and improves learning ability, foresight, recalling power, faith, insight and clear vision. Wearing emerald is beneficial for health – especially for nervous system and eyes. It is helpful in getting deep and complete knowledge of anything. It protects from fear from poisonous animals and envious people. It removes the effect of poison and helps in digestion. It removes all sins. By wearing emerald, wealth, property and children gets increases.

Impact of Emerald on diseases :

By wearing emerald or using ash of emerald, following diseases get cured – stone, burl of anal, polyuria, bleeding, piles, bile fever, fever, cough, kidney related problems, blood related problems, migraine etc.

Important instructions for wearing Emerald:

Wearer should always wear emerald with good luster, clean color and free from blemishes, it will increase fortune. Emerald should be worn in ring or locket made of gold. It should be in constant touch with the skin, so wearing in ring will be more beneficial. The weight of emerald should be 3-7 carat (3-7 ratti). Men should wear stones in right hand and women should wear in left hand. When Mercury is transiting through Gemini or Virgo sign or Mercury is in Ashlesha, Jyeshtha or Rewati castellation or Mercury is placed in Navamsha of Mercury or Sun, then set emerald in ring made of gold between sunrise to 2 hours after sunrise on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, get free from routine work, take a bath and wear clean/fresh clothes after 2 hours of sunrise. After that, sit in front of the idol of Lord Ganesha to perform worship while facing towards east. First of all, light a lamp filled with Ghee and light some incense sticks, then offer flowers, fruits and sweets to deity. After that, wash the gemstone ring or locket with Panchamrita (mix of milk, curd, ghee, sugar and honey). Now re-wash this gemstone ring or locket with Ganga Jala or pure water and place it to the feet of deity.

Now, recite the beeja mantra of Mercury for 9 times. After this, recite dhyan mantra and rigaveda mantra for once. And at the end, recite Budha ashtottara shatanamavali (108 names of Mercury). Now, hold your palms together, close your eyes and concentrate on Lord Mercury and kneel down. After that, wear ring in little finger or locket around your neck with full faith.

Donation for Emerald:

Write Mercury Yantra on silver plate, set an emerald in the middle of yantra and perform “Prana-Pratishtha”. Then enchant the emerald on Wednesday by Mercury mantra. Keep worshiping yantra for 64 days by reciting Mercury mantra. Now, donate yantra with gold, coral, bronze, ghee, camphor, green cloth, ivory and dakshina to the priest. All the malefic effects gets removed and desires gets fulfilled by donating this way.

Time period for effect of  Emerald:

Starting from the day, stone set in ring, emerald remains effective till 3 years and after that it becomes ineffective. So, wearer should change emerald after 3 years.