Ruby is a hard and bright stone, which is available in red, pink, reddish orange, purplish red and blackish red. Red Spinal, Red Garnet and Rubelite are substitutes for Ruby.

Benefits of wearing Ruby:

Ruby is symbol of beauty, health, friendship and power. Wearer becomes stalwart and courageous after wearing it. Wearer gets name and fame. It removes the depression of mind. By wearing Ruby, heart becomes stronger and it balances the blood circulation in the body. It increases happiness, health, courage, love, enthusiasm, and generosity. It bestows wealth, success and longevity to the wearer. It protects from enemies and untoward happening to the wearer. It is beneficial in digestion and biliousness. Wearer gets inspired towards religious and auspicious works. It gives strength to wearers mind for devotion and desire of pilgrimage. It eliminates physical diseases and problems. It removes ghost and obsession related problems.

Impact of Ruby on diseases :

By wearing Ruby or using its ash, following diseases get cured – blood related problems, blood in stool, impotence, diarrhoea, piles with blood, hiccup, indigestion, gas outburst, pain in body parts, headache, pain in abdomen etc.

Important instructions for wearing Ruby:

Wearer should always wear Ruby with good luster, clean color and free from blemishes, it will increase fortune. Ruby should be worn in ring or locket made of gold or copper. It should be in constant touch with the skin, so wearing in ring will be more beneficial. The weight of Ruby should be 3-5 carat (minimum 3 ratti). Men should wear stones in right hand and women should wear in left hand. When there is Pushya castellation on Sunday, then set Ruby in ring or locket between 9 to 12 AM and wear it. In absence of Pushya castellation, when there is Krittika, Uttarafalguni or Uttarashadha castellation on any Sunday, then ring or locket may be made that day also, but Pushya castellation is more auspicious.

On Sunday, take a bath and wear clean/fresh clothes between 9 to 10 AM. 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 Sun for 7 times. After this, recite dhyan mantra and rigaveda mantra for once. And at the end, recite Surya ashtottara shatanamavali (108 names of Sun). Now, hold your palms together, close your eyes and concentrate on Lord Sun and kneel down. After that, wear ring in ring finger of right hand or locket around your neck with full faith.

Donation for Ruby:

Write Sun Yantra on gold plate, set a Ruby in the middle of yantra and perform ‘Prana-Pratishtha’. Then enchant the Ruby by Sun mantra. Now, donate wheat, jaggery, calf with cow, lotus, gold, red cloth, copper, red sandal, saffron, coral and dakshina to the priest before 12 AM. All the malefic effects gets removed and desires gets fulfilled by donating this way.

Time period for effect of  Ruby:

Starting from the day, stone settled in ring, Ruby remains effective till 4 years and after that it becomes ineffective. So, wearer should change Ruby after above time period.