[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garudapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › 1.68.1 # Garudapurana 1.68.1 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.68.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.68.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.68.1) śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 68 sūta uvāca / parikṣāṃ vacmiratnānāṃ balo nāmāsuro 'bhavat / indrādyā nirjitāstena vijetuṃ tairna śakyate // > Śrī Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa — \[Chapter\] 68 > Sūta said: > I shall explain the testing of gems. There was once an asura named Bala; > Indra and the other gods were vanquished by him, and they were unable to defeat him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.67.43.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.67.43.p1) - [Next: 1.68.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.68.2) - [Up: 1.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.68) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.68.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.68.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.68.1) · Pramāṇa