[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) › 1.70.34 # Garudapurana 1.70.34 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.70.34 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.70.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.70.34) varṇadāptyapapannaṃ hi maṇiratnaṃ praśasyate / tābhyāmīṣadapi bhraṣṭaṃ maṇimūlyātprahīyate // > A precious gem is indeed praised when endowed with color and luster; / fallen even slightly from both of these, it loses a gem's value. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.70.34.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.70.34.p1) iti śrīgāruḍe mahāpurāṇe pūrvakhaṇḍe prathamāṃśākhye ācārakāṇḍe padmarāgaparīkṣaṇaṃ nāma saptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ > Thus ends the seventieth chapter, named 'The Examination of Rubies,' in the Ācārakāṇḍa of the first section called Pūrvakhaṇḍa in the glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.70.34) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.70.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.70.34) · Pramāṇa