यत्सन्धिशोषितं रत्नमन्यन्मरकताद्भवेत् 71.
A gem that is dried at the joints becomes another kind of emerald.
भल्लातकी पुत्रिका च तद्वर्णसमयोगतः 71.
Bhallataka and putrika are so named according to their color.
क्षौमेण वाससा मृष्टा दीप्तिं त्यजति पुत्रिका 71.
Putrika, when polished with linen cloth, loses its brilliance.
कस्यचिदनेकरूपैर्मरकतमनुगच्छतोऽपि गुणवर्णैः 71.
Some emeralds, though possessing many forms and qualities, follow the characteristics of emerald.
वज्राणि मुक्ताः सन्त्यन्ये ये च केचिद्द्विजातयः 71.
Diamonds, pearls, and certain other twice-born gems exist.
ऋजुत्वाच्चैव केषाञ्चित्कथञ्चिदुपजायते 71.
In some cases, due to straightness, a certain quality arises.
स्नानाचमनजप्येषु रक्षामन्त्रक्रियाविधौ 71.
In bathing, sipping, recitation, and the performance of protective mantra rituals.
दैवपित्र्यातिथेयेषु गुरुसंपूजनेषु च 71.
In rites for gods, ancestors, guests, and in honoring the teacher.
दौषैर्होनं गुणैर्युक्तं काञ्चनप्रतियोजितम् 71.
A gem, free from faults and endowed with qualities, is matched with gold.
तुलया पद्मरागस्य यन्मूल्यमुपजायते 71.
The value of the padmaraga is determined by weighing it.
तथा च पद्मरागाणां दोषैर्मूल्यं प्रहीयते 71.
In the same way, the value of padmarāga gems decreases due to their flaws.
इति श्रीगारुडे महापुराणे पुर्वखण्डे प्रथमांशाख्ये आचारकाण्डे मरकतपरीक्षणं नामैकसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the seventy-first chapter, named 'Examination of Emeralds,' in the Conduct Section of the First Part of the Śrī Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa.
तत्रैव सिंहलवधूकरपल्लवाग्रव्यालूनबाललवलीकुसुमप्रवाले 72.
There, indeed, are found the tender shoots of the hands of Sinhalese maidens, the tips of young sprouts, the newly blossomed grains, and the coral branches.
तत्प्रत्ययादुभयशोभनवीचिभासा विस्तारिणी जलनिधेरुपकच्छभूमिः 72.
From this, by inference, the land near the ocean, expansive and shining with the beauty of both, appears like the foam of splendid waves.
तत्रासिताब्जहलभृद्वसनासिभृंगशार्ङ्गायुधांगहरकण्ठकषायपुष्पैः 72.
There are also flowers resembling the blue lotus, the neck of a peacock, the garments of the god holding the plough, the bee, the bow, the throat of Hara, and the reddish blossoms.
अन्ये प्रसन्नपयसः पयसां निधातुरम्बुत्विषः शिखिगणप्रतिमास्तथान्ये 72.
Some are like the clear waters of pure reservoirs, some resemble the radiance of water, and others have the likeness of groups of peacocks.
एकप्रकारा विस्पष्टवर्णशोभावभासिनः 72.
They are of one kind, shining with distinctly beautiful colors.
मृत्पाषाणशिलारन्ध्रकर्करात्राससंयुताः 72.
They are associated with the fear of earthen, stony, and rocky crevices.
तत एव हि जायन्ते मणयस्तत्र सूरयः 72.
From there, indeed, are born the gems, which are praised in that place.
धार्य्यमाणस्य ये दृष्टा पद्मरागमणेर्गुणाः 72.
The qualities of the padmarāga gem, as observed when it is worn, are as follows.
यथा च पद्मरागाणां जातकत्रितयं भवेत् 72.
And thus, there are three types of origin for padmarāga gems.
परीक्षाप्रत्ययैर्यैश्च पद्मरागः परीक्ष्यते 72.
By means of examination and tests, the padmarāga gem is to be assessed.
यावन्तं च क्रमेदग्निं पद्मरागोपयोगतः 72.
To what extent it endures fire is also considered in the use of padmarāga.
तथापि न परीक्षार्थं गुणानामभि (ति) वृद्धये 72.
Even so, not for the purpose of examination, but for the increase of qualities.
अग्निमात्रापरिज्ञाने दाहदोषैश्च दूषितः 72.
If its capacity to withstand fire is not properly known, it is spoiled by the defects of burning.
काचोत्पलकरवीरस्फटिकाद्या इह बुधैः सवैदूर्य्याः 72.
Here, the wise recognize glass, blue lotus, karavīra, crystal, and similar stones, along with cat's eye gems.
गुरुभावकठिनभावावेतेषां नित्यमेव विज्ञेयौ 72.
Among these, weightiness and hardness are always to be understood.
इन्द्रनीलो यथा कश्चिद्विभर्त्त्याताम्रवर्णताम् 72.
Just as some sapphires possess a coppery hue.
यस्य मध्यगता भाति नीलस्येन्द्रायुधप्रभा 72.
The brilliance of the blue stone shines at its center like the radiance of Indra’s bow.
यस्य वर्णस्य भूयस्त्वात्क्षीरे शतगुणे स्थितः 72.
Because of the abundance of its color, it remains in milk that is a hundred times concentrated.