Navratna · Neelam
Blue Sapphire
Saturn’s blue — velvety, serious, and never to be chosen in a hurry.
- Graha
- Saturn (Shani)
- Colour
- Royal to cornflower blue
- Hardness
- 9 Mohs
- Metal
- Silver or white gold
- Finger
- Middle finger
- Day
- Saturday
In the cabinet
Blue sapphire is corundum coloured by iron and titanium. Kashmir, Burma and Ceylon set the language of quality; Madagascar and Australia supply much of what is worn today. Colour should be a true blue, not inky, with a window of light through the crown.
In the tradition
Neelam is Shani’s gem and is treated with care in the classical system. Many clients trial a stone before a full setting. Saturday is the traditional day.
Traditional benefits
- Patience, craft, and the dignity of delayed reward
- A traditional companion through Saturn periods, if the stone agrees
- Order where a life has been all weather and no roof
This house will not press a blue sapphire on a first visit. If a reader has forbidden it, we keep it in the tray.
Explore all nine Navratna benefitsUsual origins. Kashmir (historic), Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Myanmar, Australia
A note from the counter. We will not pressure you into a blue sapphire. If the stone is right, it remains right after a trial.
