[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) › 1.76 # Garudapurana 1.76 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.76 - **Language:** Sanskrit ## Contents - [1.76.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.76.8) — 1 part ### [1.76.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.76.1) śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 76 sūta uvāca / himavatyuttaradeśe vīryaṃ patitaṃ suradviṣastasya / saṃprāptamuttamānāmākaratāṃ bhīṣmaratnānām // > Sūta said: / In the northern region on the Himavat, the semen of that enemy of the gods fell; / it became the source / of the finest bhīṣma gems. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.76.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.76.2) śuklāḥ śaṅkhābjanibhāḥ syonākasannibhā prabhāvantaḥ / prabhavanti tatastaruṇā vajranibhā bhīṣmapāṣāṇāḥ // > White, resembling a conch or lotus, resembling the syonāka flower, brilliant, / fresh, and diamond-like, / the bhīṣma stones originate from there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.76.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.76.3) hemādipratibaddhāḥ śuddhamapi śraddhayā vidhatte yaḥ / bhīṣmamaṇiṃ grīvādiṣu susampadaṃ sa sarvadā labhate // > Whoever, with faith, wears a pure bhīṣma gem / mounted in gold and the like upon his neck and other limbs, / always obtains great prosperity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.76.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.76.4) nirīkṣya palāyante yaṃ tamaraṇyanivāsinaḥ samīpa'pi / dvīpivṛkaśarabhakuñjarasiṃhavyāghrādayo hiṃstrāḥ // > Beholding him, wild forest dwellers, though nearby, flee far away: / panthers, wolves, śarabhas, elephants, lions, tigers, / and other ferocious beasts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.76.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.76.5) tasoyatkalataṣṭatarorbhavati bhayaṃ na cāstīśamupahasanti / bhīṣmamaṇirguṇayukto samyakprāptāṅgulīkalatratvaḥ // > He incurs no fear from enemies, and they do not mock his master; / a virtuous bhīṣma gem properly attained / becomes a partner upon the finger. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.76.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.76.6) pitṝtarpaṇe pitṝṇāṃ tṛptirbahuvārṣikī bhavati / śāmyantyadbhutānyapi sarpāṇḍajākhuvṛścikaviṣāṇi / salilāgnivairitaskarabhayāni bhīmāni naśyanti // > In the ancestral libation it produces satisfaction for the ancestors for many years; / even portents are calmed, as are poisons of snakes, oviparous creatures, rats, and scorpions, / and terrifying dangers from water, fire, enemies, and thieves are destroyed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.76.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.76.7) śaivalabalāhakābhaṃ puruṣaṃ pītaprabhaṃ prabhāhīnam / malinadyuti ca vivarṇaṃ dūrātparivarjayetprājñaḥ // > Resembling moss or clouds, rough, yellow in radiance, devoid of luster, / dull in brightness, and discoloured— / a wise man should avoid such a stone from afar. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.76.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.76.8) mūlyaṃ prakalpyameṣāṃ vibudhavarairdaiśakālavijñānāt / dūre bhūtānāṃ bahu kiñcinnikaṭaprasūtānām // > Their price should be determined by the foremost experts through knowledge of place and time; / it is great for those found far away, / and small for those produced nearby. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.76.8.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.76.8.p1) iti śrīgāruḍe mahāpurāṇe pūrvakhaṇḍe prathamāṃśākhye ācārakāṇḍe vaidūryaparīkṣaṇaṃ nāma ṣaṭsaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ > Thus ends the seventy-sixth chapter, entitled 'Examination of Bhīṣma Gem', in the Ācārakāṇḍa of the first part of the first section of the glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.76.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.76) · Pramāṇa