हुतभुग्रूपमादाय दानवस्य यथेप्सितम् ।
नर्मदायां निचिक्षेप किञ्चिद्धीनादिभूमिषु
hutabhugrūpamādāya dānavasya yathepsitam |
narmadāyāṃ nicikṣepa kiñciddhīnādibhūmiṣu
Purva Khanda: Achara Kanda
Chapter 78: Rudhiraksha gem from the Narmada
इति श्रीगारुडे महापुराणे पूर्वखण्डे प्रथमांशाख्ये आचारकाण्डे रुधिराक्षरत्नपरीक्षणं नामाष्टसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः ॥
3 verses · 78 of 241
What happens in this chapter
Rudhiraksha gem from the Narmada
Suta says that Agni took the form of the danava as he wished and cast it into the Narmada and some lower lands. There arises the rudhiraksha gem. It is speckled like the red indragopa insect and coloured like a parrot's beak, plump and even in size, found in many forms, and once taken out every kind of it is held of equal worth. The best has a centre pale as the moon and a very pure colour, its layer like the sapphire in weight and worth. Such a stone, says the text, brings lordship and many servants to its owner. When fully matured it takes on the colour of Indra's diamond. The chapter is three verses long and gives no price beyond these signs.
सूत उवाच
तत्रेन्द्रगोपकलितं शुकवक्रवर्णं संस्थानतः प्रकटपीनसमानमात्रम् ।
नानाप्रकारविहितं रुधिराक्ष
रत्नमुद्धृत्य तस्य खलु सर्वसमानमेव
tatrendragopakalitaṃ śukavakravarṇaṃ saṃsthānataḥ prakaṭapīnasamānamātram |
nānāprakāravihitaṃ rudhirākṣa
ratnamuddhṛtya tasya khalu sarvasamānameva
मध्येन्दुपाण्डुरमतीव विशुद्धवर्णं तच्चेन्द्रनीलसदृशं पटलं तुले स्यात् ।
सैश्वर्य्यभृत्यजननं कथितं तदैव पक्वञ्च तत्किल भवेत्सुरवज्रवर्णम्
madhyendupāṇḍuramatīva viśuddhavarṇaṃ taccendranīlasadṛśaṃ paṭalaṃ tule syāt |
saiśvaryyabhṛtyajananaṃ kathitaṃ tadaiva pakvañca tatkila bhavetsuravajravarṇam
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