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# Garudapurana 1.68.23

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.68.23

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.68.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.68.23)

dvau vajravarṇau pṛthivīpatīnāṃ sadbhiḥ pradiṣṭau na tu sārvajanyau /  
yaḥ syājjavāvidrumabhaṅgaśoṇo yo vā haridrārasannikāśaḥ //

> Two colours of diamond are prescribed by the virtuous for rulers of the earth and not for the common people:  
> that which is red like a broken China rose or coral, and that which resembles turmeric juice.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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