The Examination of Sphatika (Crystal)

Verse 1 (garuda.1.79.1)

॥ सूत उवाच ॥ कावेरविन्ध्ययवनचीननेपालभूमिषु ॥ लाङ्गली व्यकिरन्मेदो दानवस्य प्रयत्नतः

. sūta uvāca . kāveravindhyayavanacīnanepālabhūmiṣu . lāṅgalī vyakiranmedo dānavasya prayatnataḥ

Suta said: In the lands of Kaveri, Vindhya, Yavana, China, and Nepal, the plow-bearer scattered the demon's fat with effort.

Verse 2 (garuda.1.79.2)

आकाशशुद्धं तैलाख्यमुत्पन्नं स्फटिकं ततः ॥ मृणालशङ्खधवलं किञ्चिद्वर्णान्तरन्वितम्

ākāśaśuddhaṁ tailākhyamutpannaṁ sphaṭikaṁ tataḥ . mṛṇālaśaṅkhadhavalaṁ kiñcidvarṇāntaranvitam

From it arose crystal (sphatika), pure as the sky, called 'taila' (the oily kind) — white as a lotus-stalk or a conch, with some varying hues as well.

Verse 3 (garuda.1.79.3)

न त्तुल्यं हि रत्नानामथवा पापनाशनम् ॥ संस्कृतं शिल्पिना सद्यो मूल्यं किञ्चिल्लभेत्ततः (दा)

na ttulyaṁ hi ratnānāmathavā pāpanāśanam . saṁskṛtaṁ śilpinā sadyo mūlyaṁ kiñcillabhettataḥ (dā)

It is not equal to the other gems, yet it is a destroyer of sin. When refined by a craftsman, it then readily obtains some measure of price.