Cat's Eye (Lehsuniya)
Lehsuniya is the gemstone of Ketu — linked with detachment, spirituality and hidden matters.
Who is it suggested for?
Considered during a Ketu dasha or when Ketu strongly affects the chart.
What it is associated with
Said to steady the mind and reduce sudden losses when it suits the chart.
Caution: Like Gomed, a sensitive stone — wear it on trial first, with an astrologer's advice.
How it is traditionally worn
- Planet
- Ketu
- Also called
- Ketu Ratna, Cat's Eye
- Metal
- Silver or panchdhatu
- Finger
- Middle or ring finger
- Day and time
- Wednesday evening
- Weight
- Usually 5–7 ratti, decided by an astrologer
- Mantra
- ॐ स्रां स्रीं स्रौं सः केतवे नमः
Chant the mantra 108 times before wearing, after washing the ring in raw milk and clean water — this is the common practice, not a rule.
Whether this stone suits you depends on your own birth chart — the house your planet rules, its strength and your running dasha. Make your free Kundli to see which stones your chart points to.