वारुणमबलागुह्योपमं भवेत्कर्णिकारपुष्पनिभम् ।
शृङ्गाटकसंस्थानं व्याघ्राक्षिनिभं च हौतभुजम् ॥ ९ ॥
"A diamond bearing the golden brilliance of a tiger's eye is described as belonging to Agni, the Fire God."
Source: Brihat Samhitaa – Ratna-pariksha Adhyay, Verse 9 (Varaahamihir)
Long before Tiger's Eye became known as a gemstone, its striking colours had already found a place in Sanskrit literature. Varaahamihir's Brihat Samhitaa compares the brilliance of a sacred diamond to the eye of a tiger, a vivid image that would later lend the gemstone its enduring name.
Sources: Brihat Samhitaa (Ratna-pariksha Adhyay), Varaahamihir.
