[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) › 1.69.2 # Garudapurana 1.69.2 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.69.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.69.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.69.2) tatraiva caikasya hi mūlamātra niviśyate ratnapadasya jātu / vedhyaṃ tu śuktayudbhavameva teṣāṃ śeṣāṇyavedhyāni vadanti tajjñāḥ // > And there alone does the basic qualification for the term ‘gem’ sometimes apply to a single \[type\]; / moreover, only those born from oysters can be perforated among them; the rest cannot be perforated, so declare those who know them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.69.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.69.1) - [Next: 1.69.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.69.3) - [Up: 1.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.69) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.69.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.69.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.69.2) · Pramāṇa