One thing should be kept in mind that citrine topaz and yellow sapphire are 3 different stones.
Citrine stone and yellow sapphire.
The substitute of pukhraj is called sunela or citrine.
Citrine the substitute of yellow sapphire has various benefits.
The citrine stone has a hardness of 7 on the moh s scale of hardness.
It is because citrine is easily found in pure natural form and is rarely treated.
Thus yellow sapphire is the hardest of these three gemstones.
Citrine is considered as a better substitute of yellow sapphire as compare to yellow topaz.
But citrine yellow topaz cannot give same good results of yellow sapphire.
Therefore it is considered better for astrological purpose.
Let s understand the difference between citrine sunela yellow topaz and yellow sapphire pukhraj stone.
Pukhraj is the hindi name of yellow sapphire only.
Do not hesitate to adorn yourself with the yellow sapphire substitute for you will realize that the difference between sunela and pukhraj is only the price and rarity of the gem.
Whereas yellow topaz has a hardness of 8 and yellow sapphire has a hardness of 9.
So you must select stone as per your requirement choice and budget.
The metal of jupiter is gold and gemstone is yellow sapphire and the auspicious day for this particular planet is thursday.
Also read diamond vs white sapphire.
For more in depth information about sapphires and citrines please take a look at these handy guides.
You can also wear citrine stone sunhela to seek the benevolent blessings of jupiter if you cannot afford yellow sapphire.
If not citrine will be an excellent and convenient alternative.
How to buy gemstone.