[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt) › 1.53 # Garudapurana 1.53 English (machine translation) 1.53 - **Language:** English ## Contents - [1.53.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.53.14) — 1 part ### [1.53.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.53.1) Śrī Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa — 53 Sūta said: / Thus Brahmā spoke, having heard from Hari, about the eight treasures: / there, Padma and Mahāpadma, and also Makara and Kacchapa, ### [1.53.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.53.2) Mukunda, Kunda, Nīla, and Śaṅkha as another treasure. / These exist when there is prosperity; I shall describe their nature. ### [1.53.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.53.3) A person marked by Padma is born endowed with sattva, / a man whose essence is courtesy; he makes an accumulation of gold and the like ### [1.53.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.53.4) and silver, and gives to ascetics, gods, and sacrificers. / One marked by Mahāpadma gives wealth and the like to a righteous person. ### [1.53.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.53.5) The two treasures Padma and Mahāpadma are remembered as sattvic persons. / One marked by Makara collects swords, arrows, spears, and the like; ### [1.53.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.53.6) he gives to the learned, and constantly enters into friendship with kings; / for the sake of wealth, he may go to destruction by an enemy, even in battle. ### [1.53.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.53.7) Makara and Kacchapa are remembered as tamasic treasures. / One possessing Kacchapa does not trust, nor does he enjoy, nor does he give. ### [1.53.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.53.8) He deposits a hoard in the earth; that treasure is also for one person only. / Marked by Mukunda, which is rajasic, one acquires a kingdom; ### [1.53.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.53.9) having enjoyed pleasures, he gives to singers and among courtesans and the like. / Nandin is composed of rajas and tamas, and becomes the support of the family; ### [1.53.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.53.10) praised, he becomes delighted, and has many wives; / he shows laxity toward former friends and forms affection with others. ### [1.53.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.53.11) Marked by Nīla, one is endowed with sattva and brilliance; / he gathers cloth, grain, and the like, and makes ponds and the like. ### [1.53.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.53.12) And that treasure lasts for three generations; he causes mango orchards and the like to be made. / The treasure Śaṅkha belongs to one person alone; he enjoys the end of wealth and the like himself. ### [1.53.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.53.13) His retinue eats bad food and does not wear fine clothes; / intent on feeding himself, one possessing Śaṅkha gives in vain to other men. ### [1.53.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.53.14) From a mixed glance, they bestow mixed nature and fruits. / The form of the treasures has thus been stated by Hari to Hara and others. / Just as Hari spoke about the repository of the world and other topics, so I shall speak. ### [1.53.14.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.53.14.p1) Thus ends the fifty-third chapter, named 'The Description of the Nine Treasures,' in the Ācārakāṇḍa of the first section called the Pūrvakhaṇḍa of the glorious and great Garuḍa Purāṇa. ## Linked texts (1) - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.53.1) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.53) · Pramāṇa