Where the Gems are found Part II

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(A) The ancient faiths that the following gems had indeed formed the Demon King Wali's body, and turned into gems and jewels after he was crushed to pieces by the strike of Lord Indra:-
1. Diamonds - came out from the forehead of the demon king, Wali.
2. Pearls - These came out from the psyche of the demon king.
3. Rubies - These were produced from the blood of the demon king.
4. Emeralds - These were created from the bile of the demon chief.
5. Corals - These were created from the blood drops that fell into the sea waters.
6. Yellow Sapphires - These are the produce of his flesh.
7. Blue Sapphires - These are created from the eye balls of the demon king.
8. Moon-Stones - were formed from other parts of the eyes of the demon leader.
9. Heassonites - are considered to have been the fats in the demon king's body.
10.Turquoise - It was believed that these gems were created from the veins and fibres of the demon king's body.
11. Cat's Eye - These were created from the sacred thread of the demon king at the time when his body was being pierced to pieces by the gods.
12. Bheeshshma Pashshan - These gems were created from the semen drops of the demon.
13. Masar Mani - These were created from the excreta of the demon king.
14. Lapis Lajuli - These were created from the hair of the demon king.
15. Ulook Manis - These came out from the tongue of the demon king.
16. Touch-Stones - When the demon king's chest burst open at the strike by the gods, the touch-stones were instantaneously created soon as the chest dropped on the ground.
17. Crystals - These were created out of the sweat drops of the demon king.
18. Upalak Mani - These gems were believed to have been created from the deposit of cough inside the demon king's lungs.
19. Bheeshshmaks - It was believed that after his head was severed, these gems were created from fore part of his brain.
20. Taila Mani - These were believed to have been created from the skin of the demon king.
21. Ghreeta Mani - These were believed to have been created from the belly of the demon.These gems are also known as the Karkoutook, in Indian parlance.
According to the Indian mythology, all the gems and jewels mentioned above have the source of their origin in the body of the demon king, and had been grown gradually by the nature. It was believed even in ancient times that after the king Wali had fallen down on the ground seriously wounded, and soon as the body parts started getting broken and separated, these gems emerged as the symbol of the victory of the gods over the demons. The suggestion might easily be discarded or ignored by the scientific mind, yet there are one genuine truth which none could ever discount, and that is- these gems and jewels have some kind of the innate supra-sensitive powers which can affect man, and which can be put to proper benefits used by the man.

(B) Some pundits considered that the ancient righteous Atharvedee sage Dadhichi was approached by the gods when they were threatened of their existence by the demons. On their appeal as laid down by Lord Indra, the self-negating saint, decided to forsake his own life so that the gods could make use of his bones-considered to be the most powerful in three worlds owing to their austerely harnessed virtuosity. That is exactly what had convinced people in the ancient times, that the bones of Dadhich were the sources of the powerful gems and jewels for the gods, and later for the humans.

(C) However, the scientific minded people always considered the earth being the real source of all the gems and jewels that today humans use.

Where the Gems are found

Out of the thirty eight synonyms that earth has been mentioned in Amarkosh,
the great Sanskrit dictionary, three- Vasudhaa, Vasumati and Ratnagarbha- are cyclical giving the same effects to mean that the earth bears gems in her womb.

According to ancient hearsay about how the gems indeed were found, there came in the Indraloka- the Heaven- the king of the underworld demons, Wali. He wanted to conquer the Heaven and win over all the Gods. There he was accosted by the
commander-in-chief for the gods,Indra, who was masquerading as an innocent Brahmin seeking to find an animal for propitiation. Indra
pleaded with him to become the animal for the sacrifice as he was not getting any that day, which meant his yagna were destined to go fruitless. Wali accepted the plea playfully knowing fully well that his body was invincible.However, Indra knew that naturally very well, hence he did not strike the demon king on his body but hurled his thunder, vajra, on his weakest part, the head. The demon-king was shattered into pieces of gems, all because he was a unique creature by himself, immensely powerful, and armed with arduous karma, good effects too.
It is said in the mythology, that from the bones of the demon king Wali,were found Diamonds, from his teeth the pearls, from his blood drops ruby, from the gallbladder emerald, from his eyes came out blue sapphires, from the juice of his heart came bright blue lapis lajuli, from his bone marrow appeared karketan, from his nails appeared Lapis lajuli and Cat's eye, from his body fat came out rock-crystal, from his flesh came out coral, from his skin appeared yellow sapphire, and from his semen appeared a type of gems called Bheeshma. From these gems, empowered from the host's body, Sun took away the ruby, Moon picked up pearls, Mars took away coral, Mercury chose emeralds, Jupiter picked up yellow sapphire, Venus took diamonds, Saturn preferred for himself blue sapphire, Rahu took away zircon and Ketu lifted the Lapis lajuli. That is exactly why, when the humans wear these gems in person, they don't get affliction from the respective planets. The quality gems always bestow success, bliss and happiness while the defective or impure gems end up giving poverty only. Reference to the demon king Wali and the emergence of gems and jewels was also made by Varahamihira.Photo Source:www.gemstone.org