Vedic Text
The skin separated form Vala's dismembered body was transformedinto mystic seeds from which originated yellow sapphires.
These fell primarily upon the lands crowned by the Himalayasand there formed mines of these wonderfully endowed gems. Sapphires ofwhite or light yellow color are known as pusparaga. Those which are orangeare called kauranda. Other auspicious colors are golden yellow, rich yellowand greenish yellow sapphire. Yellow sapphires must be evenly colored,flawless and well shaped in order to be considered auspicious.
The value of this gem is the same as a cat's eye of equivalentcolor and clarity.
The primary potency inherent in this gem is for blessing a woman with child birth even if she has had difficulty. Also, as the energy of Jupiter, yellow sapphires confer happiness and prosperity upon those advised to wear them by a competent astrologer. ---Sri Garuda Puranam: Chap. 74