Gold is the powerful energy of the god of fire and was born with Kartikeya. Hence is gold highly sacred, valuable, and excellent and has unending merit.
तस्मात् सुवर्णं मङ्गल्यं रत्नमक्षय्यमुत्तमम्। सहजं कार्तिकेयस्य वह्नस्तेजः परं मतम्॥