Vaijayantimala is the necklace that Hindu God Vishnu wears
around his neck. It is known as Pncharupa. Vaijayantimala is made of five kinds
of precious gems. Symbolically it is the collective form of Panchatanmatras and
Panchabutas.
The five gems that are part of it are pearl or moti, manik or
ruby, maratagam or emerald, indranilam or blue sapphire and Hira or diamond.
The five gems also symbolizes the five elements – water,
fire, earth, air and ether.
It must be noted here that Vaijayanti Mala is also made
using five flowers.
The mala made using Vaijayanti seed found in Braj is
also known as Vaijayantimala. It is believed that Sri Krishna made necklace out
of the beads and presented it to Radha