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# Garudapurana 1.68.19

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.68.19

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.68.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.68.19)

atyarthaṃ laghu varṇataśca guṇavatpārśveṣu samyak samaṃrekhābindukalaṅkakākapadakatrāsādibhirvarjitam /  
loke 'sminparāmāṇumātramapi yadvajraṃ kraciddṛśyate tasmindevasamāśrayo hyavitathastīkṣṇāgradhāraṃ yadi //

> If a diamond seen anywhere in this world, even if only the size of an atom,  
> is exceedingly light, endowed with qualities in colour, perfectly symmetrical on its facets,  
> free from lines, spots, blemishes, crow's-feet, flaws, and the like,  
> and has sharp edges and corners, it is truly an abode of the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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