[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) › 1.78.3 # Garudapurana 1.78.3 English (machine translation) 1.78.3 - **Language:** English ### [1.78.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.78.3) 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](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.78.3.p1) 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. ## Linked texts (1) - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.78.3) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.78.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.78.3) · Pramāṇa