Garudapurana 1.78
Garuḍapurāṇa 1.78
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- 1.78.3 — 1 part
1.78.1
śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 78
sūta uvāca /
hutabhugrūpamādāya dānavasya yathepsitam /
narmadāyāṃ nicikṣepa kiñciddhīnādibhūmiṣu //
The glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa — 78
Sūta said: / Taking [the eyes of] the dānava as desired, Agni / threw [some] into the Narmadā, and a portion into lowlands and other places.
1.78.2
tatrendragopakalitaṃ śukavakravarṇaṃ saṃsthānataḥ prakaṭapīlusamānamātram /
nānāprakāravihitaṃ rudhirākṣa(khya) ratnamuddhṛtya tasya khalu sarvasamānameva //
There, taking on the hue of an indragopa insect or the colour of a parrot's beak, in form clear and equal in size to a pīlu fruit, / produced in various ways, is the gem known as rudhirākṣa, arising entirely uniform from him.
1.78.3
madhyendupāṇḍuramatīva viśuddhavarṇaṃ taccendranīlasadṛśaṃ paṭalaṃ tule syāt /
saiśvaryabhṛtyajananaṃ kathitaṃ tadaiva pakrañca tatkila bhavetsuravajravarṇam //
That which is pale in the middle like the moon, of exceedingly pure colour, and has a layer resembling a sapphire, in weight, / is said to grant sovereignty and servants at that very time; when mature, it is said to have the colour of Indra's thunderbolt.
1.78.3.p1
iti śrāgāruḍe mahāpurāṇe pūrvakhaṇḍe prathamāṃśākhye ācārakāṇḍe rudhirākṣaratnaparīkṣaṇaṃ nāmāṣṭasaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus ends the seventy-eighth chapter, entitled “Examination of the Rudhirākṣa Gem,” in the section on conduct, the first division of the first section of the glorious and great Garuḍa Purāṇa.
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