The Examination of Pearls

Verse 1 (garuda.1.69.1)

॥ सूत उवाच ॥ द्विपेन्द्रजीमूतवराहशङ्खमत्स्याहिशुक्त्युद्भववेणुजानि ॥ मुक्ताफलानि प्रथितानि लोके तेषां च शुक्त्युद्भवमेव भूरि

. sūta uvāca . dvipendrajīmūtavarāhaśaṅkhamatsyāhiśuktyudbhavaveṇujāni . muktāphalāni prathitāni loke teṣāṁ ca śuktyudbhavameva bhūri

Suta said: Pearls celebrated in the world are born from the king of elephants, from clouds, from the boar, from the conch, from fish, from the serpent, from the oyster, and from bamboo; among these, the oyster-born pearl is by far the most abundant.

Verse 2 (garuda.1.69.2)

तत्रैव चैकस्य हि मूलमात्र निविश्यते रत्नपदस्य जातु ॥ वेध्यं तु शुक्तयुद्भवमेव तेषां शेषाण्यवेध्यानि वदन्ति तज्ज्ञाः

tatraiva caikasya hi mūlamātra niviśyate ratnapadasya jātu . vedhyaṁ tu śuktayudbhavameva teṣāṁ śeṣāṇyavedhyāni vadanti tajjñāḥ

There too, for a given class of pearl, only the base value is ever recorded; but only the oyster-born pearl, say the experts, can be pierced — the rest cannot be pierced.

Verse 3 (garuda.1.69.3)

त्वक्सारनागेन्द्रतिमिप्रसूतं यच्छङ्खजं यच्च वरा हजातम् ॥ प्रायो विमुक्तानि भवन्ति भासा शस्तानि माङ्गल्यतया तथापि

tvaksāranāgendratimiprasūtaṁ yacchaṅkhajaṁ yacca varā hajātam . prāyo vimuktāni bhavanti bhāsā śastāni māṅgalyatayā tathāpi

That born from bamboo's inner core, from the king of elephants, and from a great fish; that which is conch-born and boar-born — these are mostly devoid of full luster, yet are praised as auspicious nonetheless.

Verse 4 (garuda.1.69.4)

या मौक्तिकानामिह जातयेऽष्टौ प्रकीर्त्तिता रत्नविनिश्चयज्ञैः ॥ कम्बूद्भवं तेष्वधमं प्रदिष्टमुत्पद्यते यच्च गजेन्द्रकुम्भात्

yā mauktikānāmiha jātaye'ṣṭau prakīrttitā ratnaviniścayajñaiḥ . kambūdbhavaṁ teṣvadhamaṁ pradiṣṭamutpadyate yacca gajendrakumbhāt

Among the eight kinds of pearl declared here by those who determine the nature of gems, the conch-born is prescribed as the lowest, and another arises from the elephant's temporal bulge.

Verse 5 (garuda.1.69.5)

स्वयोनिमद्यच्छवितुल्यवर्णं शाङ्खं बृहल्लोलफलप्रमाणम् ॥ उत्पद्यते वारणकुम्भमध्यादापीतवर्णं प्रभया विहीनम्

svayonimadyacchavitulyavarṇaṁ śāṅkhaṁ bṛhallolaphalapramāṇam . utpadyate vāraṇakumbhamadhyādāpītavarṇaṁ prabhayā vihīnam

Sharing the color of its own source, and of the size of a large, round fruit — the conch-pearl also arises from the middle of the elephant's temporal bulge, yellowish, and devoid of true luster.

Verse 6 (garuda.1.69.6)

ये कम्बवः शांर्गमुखावमर्शपीतस्य शङ्खप्रवरस्य गोत्रे ॥ मतङ्गजाश्चापि विशुद्धवंश्यास्ते मौक्तिकानां प्रभवाः प्रदिष्टाः

ye kambavaḥ śāṁrgamukhāvamarśapītasya śaṅkhapravarasya gotre . mataṅgajāścāpi viśuddhavaṁśyāste mauktikānāṁ prabhavāḥ pradiṣṭāḥ

Conches whose mouths curve like a bow, belonging to the lineage of the finest yellow conch, and elephants too of pure lineage — these are declared to be the sources of pearls.

Verse 7 (garuda.1.69.7)

उत्पद्यते मौक्तिकमेषु वृत्तमापीतवर्णं प्रभया विहीनम् ॥ पाठीनपृष्ठस्य समानवर्णं मीनात्सुवृत्तं लघु चातिसूक्ष्मम्

utpadyate mauktikameṣu vṛttamāpītavarṇaṁ prabhayā vihīnam . pāṭhīnapṛṣṭhasya samānavarṇaṁ mīnātsuvṛttaṁ laghu cātisūkṣmam

From these arise round, yellowish, luster-less pearls. Pearls matching the color of the pathina fish's back, round, small, and exceedingly fine,

Verse 8 (garuda.1.69.8)

उत्पद्यते वारिचराननेषु मत्स्याश्चे ते मध्यचराः पयोधेः ॥ वराहदंष्ट्राप्रभवं प्रदिष्टं तस्यैव दंष्ट्रांकुरतुल्यवर्णम्

utpadyate vāricarānaneṣu matsyāśce te madhyacarāḥ payodheḥ . varāhadaṁṣṭrāprabhavaṁ pradiṣṭaṁ tasyaiva daṁṣṭrāṁkuratulyavarṇam

arise in the mouths of water-creatures; these fish dwell in the middle of the ocean. The pearl born from a boar's tusk is said to match the color of the tusk's very tip —

Verse 9 (garuda.1.69.9)

क्वचित्कथञ्चित्स भुवः प्रदेशे प्रजायते सूकरवद्विशिष्टः ॥ वर्षोपलानां समवर्णशोभं त्वक्सारपर्वप्रभवं प्रदिष्टम्

kvacitkathañcitsa bhuvaḥ pradeśe prajāyate sūkaravadviśiṣṭaḥ . varṣopalānāṁ samavarṇaśobhaṁ tvaksāraparvaprabhavaṁ pradiṣṭam

it is produced somewhere, in some particular region of the earth, resembling the boar itself. Beautiful like hailstones, the pearl born from a bamboo joint —

Verse 10 (garuda.1.69.10)

ते वेणवो दिव्यजनोपभोग्ये स्थाने प्ररोहन्ति न सार्वजन्ये ॥ भौजं गमं मीनविशुद्धवृत्तं संस्थानतोऽत्युज्ज्वलवर्णशोभम्

te veṇavo divyajanopabhogye sthāne prarohanti na sārvajanye . bhaujaṁ gamaṁ mīnaviśuddhavṛttaṁ saṁsthānato'tyujjvalavarṇaśobham

those bamboos grow in a place meant for the enjoyment of celestial beings, not for common people. The fish-born pearl, of pure round form, of exceedingly brilliant color and beauty,

Verse 11 (garuda.1.69.11)

नितान्तधौतप्रविकल्पमाननिस्त्रिंशधारासमवर्णकान्ति ॥ प्राप्यातिरत्नानि महाप्रभाणि राज्यं श्रियं वा महतीं दुरापाम्

nitāntadhautapravikalpamānanistriṁśadhārāsamavarṇakānti . prāpyātiratnāni mahāprabhāṇi rājyaṁ śriyaṁ vā mahatīṁ durāpām

with a color and luster like a fully polished sword-blade — obtaining such exceedingly radiant, excellent gems, a person attains a kingdom or great prosperity otherwise hard to obtain.

Verse 12 (garuda.1.69.12)

तेजोऽन्विताः पुण्यकृतो भवन्ति मुक्ताफलस्याहिशिरोभवस्य ॥ जिज्ञासया रत्नधनं विधिज्ञैः शुभेमुहूर्त्ते प्रयतैः प्रयत्नात्

tejo'nvitāḥ puṇyakṛto bhavanti muktāphalasyāhiśirobhavasya . jijñāsayā ratnadhanaṁ vidhijñaiḥ śubhemuhūrtte prayataiḥ prayatnāt

Those endowed with such radiance belong to the meritorious; the serpent-headed pearl is sought, at an auspicious hour, with self-control and effort, by those who know the proper rites.

Verse 13 (garuda.1.69.13)

रक्षाविधानं सुमहद्विधाय हर्म्योपरिष्ठं क्रियते यदा तत् ॥ तदा महादुन्दुभिमन्द्रघोषैर्विद्युल्लताविस्फुरितान्तरालैः

rakṣāvidhānaṁ sumahadvidhāya harmyopariṣṭhaṁ kriyate yadā tat . tadā mahādundubhimandraghoṣairvidyullatāvisphuritāntarālaiḥ

Having performed a very great protective rite, when it is placed above a mansion, then, with the deep resounding of great kettledrums, with the intervening space flashing with lightning,

Verse 14 (garuda.1.69.14)

पयोधराक्रान्तिविलम्बिनम्रैर्धनैवैराव्रियतेऽन्तरिक्षम् ॥ न तं भुजङ्गा न तु यातुधाना न व्याधयो नाप्युपसर्गदोषाः

payodharākrāntivilambinamrairdhanaivairāvriyate'ntarikṣam . na taṁ bhujaṅgā na tu yātudhānā na vyādhayo nāpyupasargadoṣāḥ

the sky becomes covered with clouds, hanging low with the weight of water. Neither serpents, nor demons, nor diseases, nor the faults of affliction —

Verse 15 (garuda.1.69.15)

हिंसन्ति यस्याहिशिरः समुत्थं मुक्ताफलं तिष्ठति कोशमध्ये ॥ नाभ्येति मेघप्रभवं धरित्रीं विप्रद्गतं तद्विबुधा हरन्ति

hiṁsanti yasyāhiśiraḥ samutthaṁ muktāphalaṁ tiṣṭhati kośamadhye . nābhyeti meghaprabhavaṁ dharitrīṁ vipradgataṁ tadvibudhā haranti

harm that pearl which, born from a serpent's head, rests within its treasury. It does not descend to the earth on its own like a cloud-born pearl; only when it comes into the hands of the wise do they obtain it.

Verse 16 (garuda.1.69.16)

अर्चिः प्रभानावृतदिग्विभागमादित्यवददुः खविभाव्यबिम्बम् ॥ तेजस्तिरस्कृत्य हुताशनेन्दुनक्षत्रताराप्रभवं समग्रम्

arciḥ prabhānāvṛtadigvibhāgamādityavadaduḥ khavibhāvyabimbam . tejastiraskṛtya hutāśanendunakṣatratārāprabhavaṁ samagram

Its radiance covers every direction with light, its orb, like the sun's, is hard to perceive, and its brilliance surpasses entirely the combined luster of fire, moon, constellations, and stars.

Verse 17 (garuda.1.69.17)

दिवा यथा दीर्प्तिंकरं तथैव तमोऽवगाढास्वपि तन्निशासु ॥ विचित्ररत्नद्युतिचारुतोया चतुः समुद्राभरणोपपन्ना

divā yathā dīrptiṁkaraṁ tathaiva tamo'vagāḍhāsvapi tanniśāsu . vicitraratnadyuticārutoyā catuḥ samudrābharaṇopapannā

As it illuminates by day, so too even in nights steeped in darkness. This earth, its waters made beautiful by the luster of varied gems, adorned by the four oceans,

Verse 18 (garuda.1.69.18)

मूल्यं न वा स्यादिति निश्चयो मे कृत्स्ना मही तस्य सुवर्णपूर्णा ॥ हीनोऽपियस्तल्लभते कदाचिद्विपाकयोगान्महतः शुभस्य

mūlyaṁ na vā syāditi niścayo me kṛtsnā mahī tasya suvarṇapūrṇā . hīno'piyastallabhate kadācidvipākayogānmahataḥ śubhasya

I am certain no valuation could be placed on it — even the whole earth full of gold would not equal it. Even a person of humble fortune who, through the ripening of some great auspicious karma, comes to obtain it,

Verse 19 (garuda.1.69.19)

सापत्न्यहीनां स महीं समग्रां भुनक्ति तत्तिष्ठति यावदेव ॥ न केवलं तच्छुभकृन्नृपस्य भाग्यैः प्रजानामपि तस्य जन्म

sāpatnyahīnāṁ sa mahīṁ samagrāṁ bhunakti tattiṣṭhati yāvadeva . na kevalaṁ tacchubhakṛnnṛpasya bhāgyaiḥ prajānāmapi tasya janma

enjoys the entire earth free of rivals for as long as it remains with him. It is auspicious not for the king alone; by its good fortune, the birth of his subjects too is blessed.

Verse 20 (garuda.1.69.20)

तद्योजनानां परितः सहस्त्रं सर्वाननर्थान्विमुखी करोति ॥ नक्षत्रमालेव दिवो विशीर्णा दन्तावलिस्तस्य महासुरस्य

tadyojanānāṁ paritaḥ sahastraṁ sarvānanarthānvimukhī karoti . nakṣatramāleva divo viśīrṇā dantāvalistasya mahāsurasya

For a thousand yojanas all around it, it turns away every misfortune. Like a garland of stars scattered from the sky, the row of teeth of that great serpent (or demon) —

Verse 21 (garuda.1.69.21)

विचित्रवर्णेषु विशुद्धवर्णा पयः सु पत्युः पयसां पपात ॥ सम्पूर्णचन्द्रांशुकलापकान्तेर्मणिप्रवेकस्य महागुणस्य

vicitravarṇeṣu viśuddhavarṇā payaḥ su patyuḥ payasāṁ papāta . sampūrṇacandrāṁśukalāpakāntermaṇipravekasya mahāguṇasya

of pure color amid gems of varied hues, fell into the waters of the great ocean. That most excellent, greatly virtuous gem, with the luster of the full moon's clustered rays,

Verse 22 (garuda.1.69.22)

तच्छुक्तिमत्सु स्थितिमाप बीजमासन्पुराऽप्यन्यभवानि यानि ॥ यस्मिन्प्रदेशेऽम्बुनिधौ पपात सुचारुमुक्तामणिरत्नबीजम् ॥ तस्मिन्पयस्तोयधरावकीर्णं शुक्तौ स्थितं मौक्तिकतामवाप

tacchuktimatsu sthitimāpa bījamāsanpurā'pyanyabhavāni yāni . yasminpradeśe'mbunidhau papāta sucārumuktāmaṇiratnabījam . tasminpayastoyadharāvakīrṇaṁ śuktau sthitaṁ mauktikatāmavāpa

and found its place among the oyster-bearing creatures — these being the seeds that, in ancient times, had come from other origins. In whatever region of the ocean the seed of that exceedingly lovely pearl-gem fell,

Verse 23 (garuda.1.69.23)

सैंहलिकपारलौकिकसौराष्ट्रिकताम्रपर्णपारशवाः ॥ कौबेरपाण्ड्यहाटकहेमकमित्याकरास्त्वष्टौ

saiṁhalikapāralaukikasaurāṣṭrikatāmraparṇapāraśavāḥ . kauberapāṇḍyahāṭakahemakamityākarāstvaṣṭau

there, scattered by the rain-bearing clouds, it settled within an oyster and became a pearl. Sinhalika, Paralaukika, Saurashtrika, Tamraparni, Parashava,

Verse 24 (garuda.1.69.24)

शुक्त्युद्भवं नातिनिकृष्टवर्णं प्रमाणसंस्थानगुणप्रभाभिः ॥ उत्पद्यते वर्द्धनपारसीकपाताललोकान्तरसिंहलेषु

śuktyudbhavaṁ nātinikṛṣṭavarṇaṁ pramāṇasaṁsthānaguṇaprabhābhiḥ . utpadyate varddhanapārasīkapātālalokāntarasiṁhaleṣu

Kaubera, Pandya, and Hataka-Hema — these are the eight mines. The oyster-born pearl, which is not of too inferior a color, according to size, shape, quality, and luster,

Verse 25 (garuda.1.69.25)

चिन्त्या न तस्याकरजा विशेषा रूपे प्रमाणे च यतेत विद्वान् ॥ न च व्यवस्थास्ति गुणागुणेषु सर्वत्र सर्वाकृतयो भवन्ति

cintyā na tasyākarajā viśeṣā rūpe pramāṇe ca yateta vidvān . na ca vyavasthāsti guṇāguṇeṣu sarvatra sarvākṛtayo bhavanti

is produced in Vardhana, Parasika, Patala, other lands, and Sinhala. The learned should not concern themselves merely with the distinction of mines; effort should be directed instead to form and size.

Verse 26 (garuda.1.69.26)

एतस्य शुक्तिप्रभस्य मुक्ताफलस्य चान्येन समुन्मितस्य ॥ मूल्यं सहस्त्राणि तु रूपकाणां त्रिभिः शतैरप्याधिकानि पंच

etasya śuktiprabhasya muktāphalasya cānyena samunmitasya . mūlyaṁ sahastrāṇi tu rūpakāṇāṁ tribhiḥ śatairapyādhikāni paṁca

There is no fixed rule regarding good or bad qualities — every kind of form occurs everywhere. For this oyster-luster pearl, and for one measured by another system,

Verse 27 (garuda.1.69.27)

यन्माषकार्द्धेन ततो विहीनं तत्पंचभागद्वयहीनमूल्यम् ॥ यन्माषकांस्त्रीन्बिभृयात्सहस्त्रे द्वे तस्य मूल्यं परमं प्रदिष्टम्

yanmāṣakārddhena tato vihīnaṁ tatpaṁcabhāgadvayahīnamūlyam . yanmāṣakāṁstrīnbibhṛyātsahastre dve tasya mūlyaṁ paramaṁ pradiṣṭam

the price is five thousand, three hundred rupakas. That which is a half-masha less than this has a price two-fifths lower.

Verse 28 (garuda.1.69.28)

अर्द्धाधिकौ द्वौ वहतोऽस्य मूल्यं त्रिभिः शतैरप्यधिकं सहस्त्रम् ॥ द्विमाष कोन्मानितगौरवस्य शतानि चाष्टौ कथितानि मूल्यम्

arddhādhikau dvau vahato'sya mūlyaṁ tribhiḥ śatairapyadhikaṁ sahastram . dvimāṣa konmānitagauravasya śatāni cāṣṭau kathitāni mūlyam

One weighing three mashas has a highest price of two thousand. One weighing two and a half mashas has a price of one thousand three hundred.

Verse 29 (garuda.1.69.29)

अर्द्धाधिकं माषकमुन्मितस्य समं च विंशत्रितयं शतानाम् ॥ गुंजाश्च षड् धारयतः शते द्वे मूल्यं परं तस्य वदन्ति तज्ज्ञाः ॥ अध्यर्द्धमुन्मान(प) कृतं शतं स्यान्मूल्यं गुणैस्तस्य समन्वितस्य

arddhādhikaṁ māṣakamunmitasya samaṁ ca viṁśatritayaṁ śatānām . guṁjāśca ṣaḍ dhārayataḥ śate dve mūlyaṁ paraṁ tasya vadanti tajjñāḥ . adhyarddhamunmāna(pa) kṛtaṁ śataṁ syānmūlyaṁ guṇaistasya samanvitasya

For one weighing two mashas, eight hundred is declared as the price. For one weighing one and a half mashas, the price equals three hundred twenty.

Verse 30 (garuda.1.69.30)

यदि षोडशभिर्भवेदनूनंधरणं तत्प्रवदन्ति दार्विकाख्यम् ॥ अधिकं दशभिः शतं च मूल्यं समवाप्नोत्यपि बालिशस्य हस्तात्

yadi ṣoḍaśabhirbhavedanūnaṁdharaṇaṁ tatpravadanti dārvikākhyam . adhikaṁ daśabhiḥ śataṁ ca mūlyaṁ samavāpnotyapi bāliśasya hastāt

For one bearing six gunja-seeds' weight, the experts declare the finest price to be two hundred; for one weighing one and a half units, with its good qualities, the price is a hundred.

Verse 31 (garuda.1.69.31)

द्विगुणैर्दशभिर्भवेदनूनं धरणं तद्भवकं वदन्ति तज्ज्ञाः ॥ नवसप्ततिमाप्नुयात्स्वमूल्यं यदि न स्याद्गुणसम्पदा विहीनम्

dviguṇairdaśabhirbhavedanūnaṁ dharaṇaṁ tadbhavakaṁ vadanti tajjñāḥ . navasaptatimāpnuyātsvamūlyaṁ yadi na syādguṇasampadā vihīnam

If it should weigh, without deficiency, sixteen units, that is called 'darvika'; its price attains a hundred and ten, even from the hand of an ordinary person.

Verse 32 (garuda.1.69.32)

त्रिंशता धरणं पूर्णं शिक्यं तस्येति कीर्त्त्यते ॥ चत्वारिंशद्भवेत्तस्याः परं मूल्यं विनिश्चयः

triṁśatā dharaṇaṁ pūrṇaṁ śikyaṁ tasyeti kīrttyate . catvāriṁśadbhavettasyāḥ paraṁ mūlyaṁ viniścayaḥ

If it should weigh, by a doubled measure, twenty without deficiency, the experts call it 'bhavaka'; if not deficient in good qualities, it attains seventy-nine as its own price.

Verse 33 (garuda.1.69.33)

चत्वारिंशद्र भवेत्तस्यास्त्रिंशन्मूल्यं लभेत् सा ॥ पंचाशत्तु भवेत्सोमस्तस्य मूल्यं तु विंशतिः

catvāriṁśadra bhavettasyāstriṁśanmūlyaṁ labhet sā . paṁcāśattu bhavetsomastasya mūlyaṁ tu viṁśatiḥ

When it reaches thirty, it is called 'shikya'; its determined highest price is forty. At forty, it fetches a price of thirty; at fifty, called 'Soma', its price is twenty.

Verse 34 (garuda.1.69.34)

षष्टिर्निकरशीर्षं स्यात्तस्या मूल्यं चतुर्दश ॥ अशीतिर्नवतिश्चैव कूप्येति परिकीर्त्तिता ॥ एकादश स्यान्नव च तयोर्मूल्यमनुक्रमात्

ṣaṣṭirnikaraśīrṣaṁ syāttasyā mūlyaṁ caturdaśa . aśītirnavatiścaiva kūpyeti parikīrttitā . ekādaśa syānnava ca tayormūlyamanukramāt

At sixty, it is called 'nikara-shirsha', its price being fourteen. At eighty and ninety, it is declared 'kupya' — their prices are eleven and nine, respectively.

Verse 35 (garuda.1.69.35)

आदाय तत्सकलमेव ततोऽन्नभाण्डं जम्बीरजातरसयोजनया विपक्रम् ॥ घृष्टं ततो मृदुतनूकृतपिण्डमूलैः कुर्य्याद्यथेष्टमनु मौक्तिकमाशु विद्धम्

ādāya tatsakalameva tato'nnabhāṇḍaṁ jambīrajātarasayojanayā vipakram . ghṛṣṭaṁ tato mṛdutanūkṛtapiṇḍamūlaiḥ kuryyādyatheṣṭamanu mauktikamāśu viddham

Having taken it entirely, and mixed it with citron-juice in a vessel, then, having ground it with the roots of softening substances, one should quickly pierce the pearl as desired.

Verse 36 (garuda.1.69.36)

मृल्लिप्तमत्स्यपुटमध्यगतं तु कृत्वा पश्चात्पचेत्तनु ततश्च बिडालपुट्या ॥ दुग्धे ततः पयसि तं विपचेत्सुधायां पक्वं ततोऽपि पयसा शुचिचिक्रणेन

mṛlliptamatsyapuṭamadhyagataṁ tu kṛtvā paścātpacettanu tataśca biḍālapuṭyā . dugdhe tataḥ payasi taṁ vipacetsudhāyāṁ pakvaṁ tato'pi payasā śucicikraṇena

Having wrapped it in clay and placed it within a fish-bladder pouch, one should then gently cook it; and then, in a covered vessel, cook it further in milk; and then with pure, well-churned milk,

Verse 37 (garuda.1.69.37)

शुद्धं ततो विमलवस्त्रनिघर्षणेन स्यान्मौक्तिकं विपुलसद्गुणकान्तियुक्तम् ॥ व्याडिर्जगाद जगतां हि महाप्रभावः सिद्धो विदग्धहिततत्परया दयालुः

śuddhaṁ tato vimalavastranigharṣaṇena syānmauktikaṁ vipulasadguṇakāntiyuktam . vyāḍirjagāda jagatāṁ hi mahāprabhāvaḥ siddho vidagdhahitatatparayā dayāluḥ

and finally, purified by rubbing with a clean cloth, the pearl becomes endowed with abundant excellent qualities and beauty. The greatly powerful, compassionate Vyadi declared this to the world, out of desire for the welfare of the skilled.

Verse 38 (garuda.1.69.38)

श्वेतकाचसमं तारं हेमांशशतयोजितम् ॥ रसमध्ये प्रधार्य्येत मौक्तिकं देहभूषणम्

śvetakācasamaṁ tāraṁ hemāṁśaśatayojitam . rasamadhye pradhāryyeta mauktikaṁ dehabhūṣaṇam

White as glass, brilliant, joined with a hundredth part of gold's radiance — the pearl fit for bodily ornament should be held within the treatment-liquid.

Verse 39 (garuda.1.69.39)

एवं हि सिंहले देशे कुर्वन्ति कुशला जनाः ॥ यस्मिन्कृत्रिमसन्देहः क्वचिद्भवति मौक्तिके

evaṁ hi siṁhale deśe kurvanti kuśalā janāḥ . yasminkṛtrimasandehaḥ kvacidbhavati mauktike

Thus indeed do the skilled people in the land of Sinhala prepare it. Wherever there is any doubt about a pearl being artificial,

Verse 40 (garuda.1.69.40)

उष्णे सलवणे स्नेहे निशां तद्वासयेज्जले ॥ ब्रीहिभिर्मर्दनीयं वा शुष्कवस्त्रोपवेष्टितम्

uṣṇe salavaṇe snehe niśāṁ tadvāsayejjale . brīhibhirmardanīyaṁ vā śuṣkavastropaveṣṭitam

it should be soaked overnight in warm, salted oil, or in water. Or it should be wrapped in a dry cloth and rubbed with grains of rice.

Verse 41 (garuda.1.69.41)

यत्तु नायाति वैवर्ण्यं विज्ञेयं तदकृत्रिमम् ॥ सितं प्रमाणवत्स्निग्धं गुरु स्वच्छं सुनिर्मलम्

yattu nāyāti vaivarṇyaṁ vijñeyaṁ tadakṛtrimam . sitaṁ pramāṇavatsnigdhaṁ guru svacchaṁ sunirmalam

That which does not change color under this is to be known as genuine. White, of proper size, glossy, heavy, clear, exceedingly spotless,

Verse 42 (garuda.1.69.42)

तेजोऽधिकं सुवृत्तं च मौक्तिकं गुणवत्स्मृतम्

tejo'dhikaṁ suvṛttaṁ ca mauktikaṁ guṇavatsmṛtam

of superior luster and well-rounded — such a pearl is remembered as possessing every good quality.

Verse 43 (garuda.1.69.43)

प्रमाणवद्गौरवरश्मियुक्तं सितं सुवृत्तं समसूक्ष्मवेधम् ॥ अक्रेतुरप्यावहति प्रमोदं यन्मौक्तिकं तद्गुणवत्प्रदिष्टम्

pramāṇavadgauravaraśmiyuktaṁ sitaṁ suvṛttaṁ samasūkṣmavedham . akreturapyāvahati pramodaṁ yanmauktikaṁ tadguṇavatpradiṣṭam

Of proper size, endowed with weight and radiance, white, well-rounded, evenly and finely pierced — a pearl that brings delight even to one who is not its buyer, merely by being seen — such is declared to possess true quality.

Verse 44 (garuda.1.69.44)

एवं समस्तेन गुणोदयेन यन्मौक्तिकं योगमुपागतं स्यात् ॥ न तस्य भर्त्तारमनर्थजात एकोऽपि कश्चित् समुपैति दोषः

evaṁ samastena guṇodayena yanmauktikaṁ yogamupāgataṁ syāt . na tasya bharttāramanarthajāta eko'pi kaścit samupaiti doṣaḥ

Thus, when a pearl comes to possess every good quality together, not a single misfortune whatsoever befalls its owner.