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Who May Wear Diamond
The rashi slogan says Taurus and Libra may wear diamond. The chart rule asks whether Venus is a planet you should strengthen.
Venus, not the Moon sign
Diamond is the gem of Venus. The people for whom it is most coherent are those with Capricorn or Aquarius lagna, where Venus is yogakaraka, ruling a trikona and a kendra. Capricorn's Venus owns the 5th and the 10th. Aquarius's Venus owns the 4th and the 9th. A Moon in Taurus or Libra, the rashis Venus owns, is the popular shortcut, and it never checks the lagna. A Taurus Moon with a Pisces lagna has Venus as the 3rd and 8th lord. Strengthening the 8th lord because the Moon is in Taurus is the shortcut's failure.
Friday is Venus's day if a stone is worn at all, after the lordship is accepted.
When diamond is a poor idea
Venus debilitated in Virgo is a weak target. Making it louder with diamond amplifies a fallen karaka. Venus as a heavy dusthana lord, or as the maraka for Aries where Venus owns the 2nd and the 7th, is a judgment, not a jewelry rule. The 7th-lord role can still make Venus important for marriage. Important is not the same as safe to strengthen during a difficult antardasha.
Libra lagna's Venus is the lagna lord, which is a serious stone for the self, and Saturn, not Venus, is the yogakaraka. Do not confuse lagna lord with yogakaraka.
The period should match
Diamond belongs, if it belongs, to a time when Venus's topics are the ones you mean to support: the 20-year Venus mahadasha, or an antardasha of Venus inside another period. Wearing it through a Saturn mahadasha to feel prosperous confuses the clocks. The stone does not move Venus from Virgo to Pisces, its exaltation.
Read the Navamsa. A Venus that recovers in the D9 is a better candidate than a Venus fallen in both charts, whatever the Moon rashi.
Frequently asked questions
Which lagnas suit diamond best?
Capricorn and Aquarius, where Venus is yogakaraka. The Moon in Taurus or Libra is a popular shortcut, not the full test.
Should a Pisces lagna wear it because Venus exalts there?
Exaltation is Pisces the sign. For a Pisces lagna, Venus rules the 3rd and the 8th. Strengthening the 8th lord is a separate, cautious question.
Which weekday belongs to diamond?
Friday, Venus's day, and only after Venus is judged worth strengthening for that lagna.
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D1, D9, D10, dashas, yogas, and transits, the same calculations referenced in this article.