[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) › 1.80 # Garudapurana 1.80 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.80 - **Language:** Sanskrit ## Contents - [1.80.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.80.4) — 1 part ### [1.80.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.80.1) śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 80 sūta uvāca / ādāya śeṣastasyāntraṃ balasya kelādiṣu / cikṣepa tatra jāyante vidrumāḥ subhahāguṇāḥ // > The glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa — 80 > Sūta said: / Taking the entrails of that Bala, Śeṣa cast them / into the lands of Kerala and others; there corals are produced with manifold virtues. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.80.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.80.2) tatra pradhānaṃ śaśalohitābhaṃ guñjājapāpuṣpanibhaṃ pradiṣṭam / sunīlakaṃ devakaromakañca sthānāni teṣu prabhavaṃ surāgam // > Among them, the best is said to possess the lustre of rabbit blood or the hue of a guñjā berry or a japā flower; / Sunīlaka and Devakaromaka are the places where beautifully coloured \[coral\] originates. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.80.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.80.3) anyatra jātaṃ ca na tatpradhānaṃ mūlyaṃ bhavecchilpiviśeṣayogāt / prasannaṃ komalaṃ snigdhaṃ surāgaṃ vidrumaṃ hi tat // > That which is born elsewhere is not superior; its price depends upon the skill of the artisan; / that coral indeed is clear, soft, smooth, and well-coloured. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.80.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.80.4) dhanadhānyakaraṃ loke viṣārtibhayanāśanam / parīkṣā pulakasyoktā rudhirākṣasya vai maṇeḥ / sphaṭikasya vidrumasya ratnajñānāya śaunaka ! // > It brings wealth and grain in the world and destroys the fear of the distress of poison. / The examination of pulaka, of the rudhirākṣa gem, / of quartz, and of coral has been told for the knowledge of gems, O Śaunaka! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.80.4.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.80.4.p1) iti śrīgāruḍe mahāpurāṇe pūrvakhaṇḍe prathamāṃśākhye ācārakāṇḍe vidrumaparīkṣaṇaṃ nāmāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ > Thus ends the eightieth chapter, entitled “Examination of Coral,” in the section on conduct, the first division of the first section of the glorious and great Garuḍa Purāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.80.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.80) · Pramāṇa