प्रथमं गुणसम्पदाभ्युपेतं प्रतिबद्धं समुपैति यच्च दोषम् 68.
A diamond that is at first endowed with all virtues may later acquire a defect when set.
नार्य्या वज्रमधार्य्यं गुणवदपि सुतप्रसूतिमिच्छन्त्या 68.
A woman desiring the birth of a good son should not wear a diamond, even if it is of high quality.
अयसा पुष्परागेण तथा गोमेदकेन च 68.
With iron, with red spinel, and with hessonite as well,
प्रतिरूपाणि कुर्वन्ति वज्रस्य कुशला जनाः 68.
Skilled people create imitations of diamonds.
क्षारोल्लेखनशाणाभिस्तेषां कार्य्यं परीक्षणम् 68.
Their examination should be done with crystal, corundum, and whetstones.
सर्वाणि विलिखेद्वज्रं तच्च तैर्न विलिख्यते 68.
A diamond will scratch all of them, but it is not scratched by them.
वज्रे तां वैपरीत्येन सूरयः परिचक्षते 68.
Experts describe the opposite in the case of a false diamond.
वज्रैर्वज्रं विलिखति नान्येन विलिख्यते वज्रम् 68.
A diamond is scratched only by another diamond, not by anything else.
न तेषां प्रतिबद्धानां भा भवत्यूर्द्ध्वगामिनी तिर्य्यग्विलिख्यमानानां सा (स) पार्श्वेषु विहन्यते ॥ 68.
Of those that are set, their luster does not rise upward; when scratched sideways, it is struck on the sides.
यद्यपि विशीर्णकोटिः स बिन्दुरेखान्वितो विवर्णो वा 68.
Even if its tip is broken, or it has a spot, a line, or is discolored,
सौदामिनीविस्फुरिताभिरामं राजा यथोक्तं कुलिशं दधानः 68.
A king, wearing a diamond as described, shining like a flash of lightning, is pleasing.
इति श्रीगारुडे महापुराणे पूर्वखण्डे प्रथमांशाख्ये आचारकाण्डे रत्नतद्विशेषवज्रपरीक्षणादिवर्णनं नामाष्टषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the sixty-eighth chapter, named 'Description of the Examination of Diamonds and Other Gems,' in the Ācārakāṇḍa of the first section of the great Purāṇa, Śrī Garuḍa.
द्विपेन्द्रजीमूतवराहशङ्खमत्स्याहिशुक्त्युद्भववेणुजानि 69.
Pearls arise from elephants, clouds, boars, conch shells, fish, serpents, oysters, and bamboo.
तत्रैव चैकस्य हि मूलमात्र निविश्यते रत्नपदस्य जातु 69.
Among these, the root source of a gem is always established in only one place.
त्वक्सारनागेन्द्रतिमिप्रसूतं यच्छङ्खजं यच्च वरा हजातम् 69.
Those produced from the skin, salt, serpent, and whale, as well as those born from conch and boar—
या मौक्तिकानामिह जातयेऽष्टौ प्रकीर्त्तिता रत्नविनिश्चयज्ञैः 69.
Eight types of pearls are declared here, known by those skilled in the discernment of gems.
स्वयोनिमद्यच्छवितुल्यवर्णं शाङ्खं बृहल्लोलफलप्रमाणम् 69.
A conch shell pearl matches the color of its origin, is large, and has a pleasing, rounded shape.
ये कम्बवः शांर्गमुखावमर्शपीतस्य शङ्खप्रवरस्य गोत्रे 69.
Those called 'kambavaḥ' belong to the lineage of the best conch, which has been touched at the mouth by a bowstring.
उत्पद्यते मौक्तिकमेषु वृत्तमापीतवर्णं प्रभया विहीनम् 69.
Among these, a pearl arises that is round, has a pale color, and lacks luster.
उत्पद्यते वारिचराननेषु मत्स्याश्चे ते मध्यचराः पयोधेः 69.
Pearls are also produced in the mouths of aquatic creatures, and those fish dwell in the middle of the ocean.
क्वचित्कथञ्चित्स भुवः प्रदेशे प्रजायते सूकरवद्विशिष्टः 69.
Sometimes, in certain places on earth, a pearl is born that is remarkable, like a boar.
ते वेणवो दिव्यजनोपभोग्ये स्थाने प्ररोहन्ति न सार्वजन्ये 69.
Those from bamboo grow in places enjoyed by divine beings, not in common locations.
नितान्तधौतप्रविकल्पमाननिस्त्रिंशधारासमवर्णकान्ति 69.
They possess a radiance like perfectly washed silver, and a brilliance equal to the edge of a sword.
तेजोऽन्विताः पुण्यकृतो भवन्ति मुक्ताफलस्याहिशिरोभवस्य 69.
Endowed with luster, they are produced by the virtuous—pearls that arise from the head of a serpent.
रक्षाविधानं सुमहद्विधाय हर्म्योपरिष्ठं क्रियते यदा तत् 69.
When a great protective ritual is performed, it is done atop a mansion.
पयोधराक्रान्तिविलम्बिनम्रैर्धनैवैराव्रियतेऽन्तरिक्षम् 69.
The sky is covered by treasures that hang down, bent under the weight of the clouds.
हिंसन्ति यस्याहिशिरः समुत्थं मुक्ताफलं तिष्ठति कोशमध्ये 69.
If the pearl born from the serpent's head remains within its hood, it is harmed by others.
अर्चिः प्रभानावृतदिग्विभागमादित्यवददुः खविभाव्यबिम्बम् 69.
Its radiance, covering all directions, is like the sun, and its disk appears as if manifest in the sky.
दिवा यथा दीर्प्तिंकरं तथैव तमोऽवगाढास्वपि तन्निशासु 69.
Just as it shines brightly during the day, so too does it illuminate even the deepest darkness of night.
मूल्यं न वा स्यादिति निश्चयो मे कृत्स्ना मही तस्य सुवर्णपूर्णा 69.
I am certain that its value cannot be determined—even if the whole earth were filled with gold.