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.
कुलग्नेषूपजायन्ते यानि चोपहतेऽहनि 68.
Those that arise in families that are destroyed, or on inauspicious days,
परीक्षापरिशुद्धानां रत्नानां पृथिवीभुजा 68.
even if gems are purified by examination, kings
शास्त्रज्ञाः कुशलाश्चापि रत्नभाजः परीक्षकाः 68.
should have them assessed by those skilled in the science, experts, and experienced gem-appraisers.
महा प्रभावं विबुधैर्यस्यमाद्वज्रमुदाहृतम् 68.
The diamond, which is declared by the wise to have great power,
तस्यास्थिलेशो निपपात येषु भुवः प्रदेशेषु कथञ्चिदेव 68.
wherever even a fragment of it happened to fall upon the earth,
हैममातङ्गसौराष्ट्राः पौण्ड्रकालिङ्गकोशलाः 68.
were the regions of Hemamāṭaṅga, Saurāṣṭra, Pauṇḍra, Kaliṅga, and Kośala.
आताम्रा हिमशैलजाश्च शशिभा वेण्वातटीयाः स्मृताः सौवीरे त्वसिताब्जमेघसदृशास्ताम्राश्च सौराष्ट्रजाः 68.
Those from the Himalayas are coppery; those from the moon are said to be moon-like; those from the banks of the bamboo are remembered as Sauvira stones; those resembling dark lotuses and clouds, as well as coppery ones, are from Saurashtra.
अत्यर्थं लघु वर्णतश्च गुणवत्पार्श्वेषु सम्यक् समंरेखाबिन्दुकलङ्ककाकपदकत्रासादिभिर्वर्जितम् 68.
It should be extremely light in color and quality, with sides well-formed, evenly marked with lines, dots, spots, and free from defects such as crow's feet and other flaws.
वज्रेषु वर्णयुक्त्या देवानामपि विग्रहः प्रोक्तः 68.
By the arrangement of colors in vajras, even the forms of the gods are described.
हरितसितपीतपिंगश्यामास्ताम्राः स्वभावतो रुचिराः 68.
Green, white, yellow, tawny, dark, and coppery—by nature, these are pleasing.