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# Garudapurana 1.70.18

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.70.18

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.70.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.70.18)

ye karkaracchidramalopadigdhāḥ prabhāvimuktāḥ paruṣā vivarṇāḥ /  
na te praśastā maṇayo bhavanti samānato jātiguṇaiḥ samastaiḥ //

> Gems that are filled with gravel, fissures, and impurities, devoid of luster, harsh, and discolored, / are not praised, even if equal in all qualities of their class.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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