वामेन वामिका प्रोक्ता दक्षिणे दक्षिणा शुभा 67.
The left channel is called the left, and the right is the auspicious right.
जीवो जीवति जीवेन यच्छून्यं तस्त्वरो भवेत् 67.
Life lives by means of life; where there is emptiness, haste arises.
तत्सर्वं पूर्णनाड्यां तु जायते निर्विकल्पतः 67.
All this arises without distinction in the full channel.
यावत्षष्ठी तु पृच्छायां पूर्णायां प्रथमो जयेत् 67.
As long as the sixty-fourth inquiry is in the full channel, the first prevails.
वामाचारसमो वायुर्जायते कर्मसिद्धिदः 67.
The wind that follows the left-hand path grants success in action.
अन्यत्र वामवाहे तु नाम वै विषमाक्षरम् 67.
Elsewhere, if the left channel flows, the syllable is considered irregular.
दक्षवातप्रवाहे तु यदि नाम समाक्षरम् 67.
If, in the flow of the right channel, the syllable is regular.
पिङ्गलान्तर्गते प्राणे शमनीयाहवं जयेत् 67.
When the breath enters the Piṅgalā, one should accomplish the pacifying rite.
न दातुं जायते सोऽपि नात्र कार्य्या विचारणा 67.
It does not arise to be given; here, no deliberation is needed.
सा दिशा जयमाप्नोति शून्ये भंगं विनिर्दिशेत् 67.
That direction attains victory; in emptiness, one should indicate a break.
जयं पराजयं चैव यो जानाति स पण्डितः 67.
He who knows victory and defeat is wise.
कृत्वा तत्पदमाप्नोति यात्रा सन्ततशोभना 67.
Having done that, one attains the goal; the journey is always auspicious.
यस्तु पृच्छति तत्रस्थः स साधुर्जयतिध्रुवम् 67.
But he who inquires while present there is certainly successful.
जायते नात्र सन्देह हन्द्रो यद्यग्रतः स्थितः 67.
There is no doubt that success arises if the questioner stands in front.
चरेस्थिरे तद्विमार्गे तादृशेतादृशे क्रमात् 67.
If moving or unmoving, one should proceed accordingly, step by step.
पृच्छकस्य वचः श्रुत्वा घण्टाकारेण लक्षयेत् 67.
Having heard the words of the questioner, one should mark them with a bell sound.
ऊर्द्ध्वेऽग्निरध आपश्च तिर्य्यक्संस्थः प्रभञ्जनः 67.
Above is fire, below is water, and the wind is situated across.
ऊर्द्ध्वे मृत्युरधः शान्तिस्तिर्य्यक् चोच्चाटयेत्सुधीः 67.
Above is death, below is peace, and across, the wise should perform expulsion.
इति श्रीगारुडेमहापुराणे पूर्वखण्डे प्रथमांशाख्ये आचारकाण्डे स्वरोदये शुभाशुभनिरूपणं नाम सप्तषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the sixty-seventh chapter, entitled 'The Determination of Auspicious and Inauspicious Results of the Rise of Planets,' in the Section on Conduct, called the First Branch, in the Purva-khanda of the glorious Garuda Mahapurana.
परीक्षां वच्मि रत्नानां बलो नामासुरोऽभवत् 68.
I will now speak of the examination of gems. There was an asura named Bala.
वरव्याजेन पशुतां याचितः स सुरैर्मखे 68.
He was requested by the gods, under the pretense of a boon, to become a sacrificial victim in a ritual.
पशुवत्स विशस्तस्तैः स्ववाक्याशनियन्त्रितः 68.
Like a sacrificial animal, he was slain by them, being bound by his own word.
तस्य सत्त्वविशुद्धस्य विशुद्धेन च कर्मणा 68.
Because of his pure nature and his virtuous deeds,
देवानामथ यक्षाणां सिद्धानां पवनाशिनाम् 68.
from him arose the gems of the gods, yakshas, siddhas, and those who subsist on air.
तेषां तु पततां वेगाद्विमानेन विहायसा 68.
As they fell swiftly from the sky in their flying vehicles,
महोदधौ सरिति वा पर्वते काननेऽपि वा 68.
they landed in the great ocean, in rivers, on mountains, or even in forests.
तेषु रक्षोविषव्यालव्याधिघ्नान्यघहानि च 68.
Among these, there are those that destroy demons, poisons, wild beasts, and diseases, and remove sin.
वज्रं मुक्तामणयः सपद्मरागाः समरकताः प्रोक्ताः 68.
Diamond, pearl, ruby, padmaraga, and emerald are said to be among them.
कर्केतनं सपुलकं रुधिराख्यसमन्वितं तथा स्फटिकम् 68.
Karketana, along with pulaka, and the one known as rudhira, as well as crystal,
आकारवर्णौ प्रथमं गुणदोषौ तत्फलं परीक्ष्य च 68.
First, their shape and color, then their qualities and flaws, and their effects should be examined.