padma rA ga

(med) Ruby (dGa' ba'i rDo rje 2018)
Sanskrit : māṇikya (wisdomlib.org)

padma rA gas nad dang gdon kun 'phrog / ces pa ni / padma rA ga'am / padma rakta zhes padma dmar po ste / 'di la rigs dgu yod pa ni / padma rakta dang / pushpa rakta dang / dza ti rA ga dang / llal rA ga dang / mu la rangga rakta dang / ha ri gau ri dang / pug dang / bi dza ya dang / gau mo da dang dgu'o / padma rakta ni mdog ngur dmar rang 'od kyis sor gsum du khyab pa / mtheb mdzub kyis 'dus pa'i tshad tsam yod do / pushpa rakta ni / mdog dmar smug kha dog gcig las 'od zer rang las bdun 'gyur tsam pa gsum 'byung ba che tshad mtheb mdzub kyis 'dus pa tsam mo / dza ti rA ga ni / sprin dmar mched pa'i mdog can 'od khru gang tsam gyi tshad tsam du nar mor 'gro ba che tshad kyang tsu ta'i 'bru tsam zhig 'byung ngo / llal rA ga ni / kha dog sol ba la me mched pa 'dra ba 'od sor gsum tsam phyogs gcig kho nar 'byung ba che chung mtheb skor mos tshud pa tsam 'byung ngo / mu la ram ga rakta ni / se 'bru'i 'bras bu shin tu smin pa'i mdog can / 'od kyang / khrag gi mdog tu 'byung ba che chung mtheb chen tsam 'byung ngo / ha ri gao ri ni / gos chen dmar smug shin tu dangs pa'i mdog can bsgyur ba ni 'od dmar po dang ser po gnyis ka 'byung ba che tshad sran ma 'phos pa tsam 'byung ngo / pug ni / mdog rab tu dmar po 'od [083] zer ser po sor do'i tshad tsam phyogs gcig tu 'gro ba che tshad mtheb mdzub gnyis kyi rtses 'dus pa tsam mo / bi dza ya ni / me'i mdog can 'od zer sor gang gi tshad tsam phyogs gcig tu 'gro ba che tshad se 'bru'i 'bras bu tsam mo / gao mo da ni / phyi mchin kha la nang me lta bu sa la bzhag na 'od mi 'byung la mkha' la bteg na 'od 'byung ba che chung tshad nges pa med pa'o / de rnams ni gtso bo sing ga la nas 'byung / pug ni ham sa wa ti nas 'byung / gong thang gi tshad ni bzang shos dang / ha ri gao ri la / glang po che'i steng nas rde'u tshag 'phen gyis bsgyur ba sa la phog tshun thang mar gdal ba'i tshad gyi gser ri zhes gong med pa'i tshad du bshd pa'o // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 082.2)

Illustrations : dGa' ba'i rDo rje 2018 (n°013) padma rA ga, Ruby (n°014) pushpa rA ga, Ruby (n°015) mu la ram ga rakta, Corundum (n°016) lal rA ga, not identified (n°017) pug, Gold stone

dGa' ba'i rDo rje identifies padma rA ga as well as push pa rA ga with Ruby, mu la ram rakta with Corundum (a group name of Aluminium-slicates, of which Ruby is the red variety), under lal rA ga he pictures an orange-red, opaque gemstone and for pug he gives Gold stone. The last name is listed as synonym for Sunstone in mindat.org, see me shel. The Ruby is part of the Corundum group, which includes also the Blue and Pink Sapphire or Morganite.
The Shel gong enumerates 9 types of ruby. Certain of their names correspond to other gemstones in the indian context of the Navaratna, related to planets and celestial phenomena of which Ruby is the centerpiece : Ruby (māṇikyaṃ) for Surya (taraṇeḥ) (Sun), Pearl (muktāphalaṃ) for Chandra (Moon), Red coral (vidrumaṃ/pravala) for Mangala (māheya) (Mars), Emerald (maratakaṃ/tarkshya) for Budha (saumya) (Mercury), Yellow sapphire/Topaz (puṣparājaṃ) for Bṛhaspati (devejya) (Jupiter), Diamond (vajraṃ) for Shukra (asurācārya) (Venus), Blue sapphire (nīlaṃ) for Shani (Saturn), Hessonite/Zircon (gomeda) for Rahu (the ascending lunar node), Cat's eye (vaidūryaṃ) for Ketu (the descending lunar node) (wisdomlib.org).
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 15:54, 29 February 2024 (EST)