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390-394. The ruby *padma-rāga*) should be placed in the centre, and the diamond (*vajra*) on the east, the coral (*vidruma*) on the south-east, the sapphire (*nīla*) on the south, the topaz (*pushpa rāga*) on the south-west, the emerald (*marakata*) on the west, the opal (*gomedaka*¹ on the north-west, the pearl (*mauktika*) on the north, and the lapis lazuli (*sphaṭika*, lit. crystal) on the north-east.