The Examination of the Rudhiraksha Gem

Verse 1 (garuda.1.78.1)

॥ सूत उवाच ॥ हुतभुग्रूपमादाय दानवस्य यथेप्सितम् ॥ नर्मदायां निचिक्षेप किञ्चिद्धीनादिभूमिषु

. sūta uvāca . hutabhugrūpamādāya dānavasya yathepsitam . narmadāyāṁ nicikṣepa kiñciddhīnādibhūmiṣu

Suta said: Taking on the form of fire, as desired, he cast the demon's essence into the Narmada, and upon some low-lying and other lands as well.

Verse 2 (garuda.1.78.2)

तत्रेन्द्रगोपकलितं शुकवक्रवर्णं संस्थानतः प्रकटपीनसमानमात्रम् ॥ नानाप्रकारविहितं रुधिराक्ष(ख्य) रत्नमुद्धृत्य तस्य खलु सर्वसमानमेव

tatrendragopakalitaṁ śukavakravarṇaṁ saṁsthānataḥ prakaṭapīnasamānamātram . nānāprakāravihitaṁ rudhirākṣa(khya) ratnamuddhṛtya tasya khalu sarvasamānameva

There, marked like the indragopa insect, colored like a parrot's beak, of a shape resembling a plump, even grain, arising in various forms — the gem called rudhiraksha, when extracted, is indeed entirely uniform in kind.

Verse 3 (garuda.1.78.3)

मध्येन्दुपाण्डुरमतीव विशुद्धवर्णं तच्चेन्द्रनीलसदृशं पटलं तुले स्यात् ॥ सैश्वर्य्यभृत्यजननं कथितं तदैव पक्वञ्च तत्किल भवेत्सुरवज्रवर्णम्

madhyendupāṇḍuramatīva viśuddhavarṇaṁ taccendranīlasadṛśaṁ paṭalaṁ tule syāt . saiśvaryyabhṛtyajananaṁ kathitaṁ tadaiva pakvañca tatkila bhavetsuravajravarṇam

That which is moon-pale and exceedingly pure in color at its center — that, resembling indranila, forms a layered structure when weighed. It is said to bring forth lordship and servants; and when thoroughly refined, it takes on the color of the gods' own thunderbolt.