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# Garudapurana 1.73.12

Garuḍapurāṇa 1.73.12

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.73.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.73.12)

jātyasya sarve 'pi maṇestu yādṛgvijātayaḥ santi samānavarṇāḥ /  
tathāpi nānākaraṇānumeyabhedaprakāraḥ paramaḥ pradiṣṭaḥ //

> Although there are false varieties of equal colour / to genuine gems of every kind, / nonetheless, an ultimate method of distinction has been declared, / to be inferred by various tests.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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