Agni Purana — Chapter 245
AgP 245.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे आयुधलक्षणादिर्नाम चतुश् चत्वारिंशदधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {२४५} :श् अथ पञ्चचत्वारिंशदधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः रत्नपरीक्षा अग्निर् उवाच रत्नानां लक्षणं वक्ष्ये रत्नं धार्यमिदं नृपैः वज्रं मरकतं रत्नं पद्मरागञ्च मौक्तिकं
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe āyudhalakṣaṇādirnāma catuś catvāriṃśadadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {245} :ś atha pañcacatvāriṃśadadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ ratnaparīkṣā agnir uvāca ratnānāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ vakṣye ratnaṃ dhāryamidaṃ nṛpaiḥ vajraṃ marakataṃ ratnaṃ padmarāgañca mauktikaṃ
Thus in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa the two hundred forty-fourth chapter, called "The Characteristics of Weapons and So Forth." || Chapter 245. Now the two hundred forty-fifth chapter: The Examination of Gems. Agni said: I shall declare the characteristics of gems; this gem is to be worn by kings — diamond, emerald, the ruby (padmarāga), and pearl.
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AgP 245.2
इन्द्रनीलं महानीलं वैदूर्यं गन्धशस्यकं चन्द्रकान्तं सूर्यकान्तं स्फटिकं पुलकं तथा
indranīlaṃ mahānīlaṃ vaidūryaṃ gandhaśasyakaṃ candrakāntaṃ sūryakāntaṃ sphaṭikaṃ pulakaṃ tathā
Sapphire (indranīla), mahānīla, cat's-eye (vaidūrya), gandhaśasyaka, moonstone, sunstone, crystal, and pulaka;
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AgP 245.3
:प् ३९० कर्केतनं पुष्परागं तथा ज्योतीरसं द्विज स्पटिकं राजपट्टञ्च तथा राजमयं शुभं
:p 390 karketanaṃ puṣparāgaṃ tathā jyotīrasaṃ dvija spaṭikaṃ rājapaṭṭañca tathā rājamayaṃ śubhaṃ
[page 390] karketana, topaz (puṣparāga), and likewise jyotīrasa, O twice-born; crystal and rājapaṭṭa, and likewise the auspicious rājamaya;
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AgP 245.4
सौगन्धिकं तथा गञ्जं शङ्खब्रह्ममयं तथा गोमेदं रुधिराक्षञ्च तथा भल्लातकं द्विज
saugandhikaṃ tathā gañjaṃ śaṅkhabrahmamayaṃ tathā gomedaṃ rudhirākṣañca tathā bhallātakaṃ dvija
saugandhika and likewise gañja, conch-stone and brahmamaya, gomeda and rudhirākṣa, and likewise bhallātaka, O twice-born;
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AgP 245.5
धूलीं मरकतञ्चैव तुथकं सीसमेव च पीलुं प्रवालकञ्चैव गिरिवज्रं द्विजोत्तम
dhūlīṃ marakatañcaiva tuthakaṃ sīsameva ca pīluṃ pravālakañcaiva girivajraṃ dvijottama
dhūlī and emerald, tuthaka and lead (sīsa), pīlu and coral, and mountain-diamond, O best of the twice-born;
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AgP 245.6
भुजङ्गममणिञ्चैव तथा वज्रमणिं शुभं टिट्टिभञ्च तथा पिण्डं भ्रामरञ्च तथोत्पलं
bhujaṅgamamaṇiñcaiva tathā vajramaṇiṃ śubhaṃ ṭiṭṭibhañca tathā piṇḍaṃ bhrāmarañca tathotpalaṃ
and the serpent-gem, and likewise the auspicious diamond-gem, ṭiṭṭibha and likewise piṇḍa, bhrāmara, and likewise utpala.
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AgP 245.7
सुवर्णप्रतिबद्धानि रत्नानि श्रीजयादिके अन्तःप्रभत्वं वैमल्यं सुसंस्थानत्वमेव च
suvarṇapratibaddhāni ratnāni śrījayādike antaḥprabhatvaṃ vaimalyaṃ susaṃsthānatvameva ca
Gems bound in gold (are to be worn) for prosperity, victory and the like; inner radiance, freedom from flaw, and good shape (are their merits).
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AgP 245.8
सुधार्या नैव धार्यास्तु निष्प्रभा मलिनास् तथा खण्डाः सशर्करा ये च प्रशस्तं वज्रधरणम्
sudhāryā naiva dhāryāstu niṣprabhā malinās tathā khaṇḍāḥ saśarkarā ye ca praśastaṃ vajradharaṇam
They are to be well worn; but those without lustre and dirty are not to be worn, nor those that are chipped or gritty. The wearing of a diamond is commended.
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AgP 245.9
अम्भस्तरति यद्वज्रमभेद्यं विमलं च यत् षट्कोणं शक्रचापाभं लघु चार्कनिभं शुभम्
ambhastarati yadvajramabhedyaṃ vimalaṃ ca yat ṣaṭkoṇaṃ śakracāpābhaṃ laghu cārkanibhaṃ śubham
The diamond that floats on water, that is unbreakable and flawless, six-cornered, with the sheen of Indra's bow, light, and shining like the sun, is auspicious.
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AgP 245.10
शुकपक्षनिभः स्निग्धः कान्तिमान्विमलस् तथा स्वर्णचूर्णनिभैः सूक्ष्मैर् मरकतश् च विन्दुभिः
śukapakṣanibhaḥ snigdhaḥ kāntimānvimalas tathā svarṇacūrṇanibhaiḥ sūkṣmair marakataś ca vindubhiḥ
(The emerald is) like a parrot's wing, smooth, lustrous and flawless; and an emerald (may be) with fine dots resembling gold-dust.
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AgP 245.11
स्फटिकजाः पद्मरागाः स्यू रागवन्तो ऽतिनिर्मलाः जातवङ्गा भवन्तीह कुरुविन्दसमुद्भवाः
sphaṭikajāḥ padmarāgāḥ syū rāgavanto 'tinirmalāḥ jātavaṅgā bhavantīha kuruvindasamudbhavāḥ
Rubies born from crystal are richly coloured and extremely clear; here the jātavaṅgas come to be, arising from kuruvinda.
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AgP 245.12
सौगन्धिकोत्था काषाया मुक्ताफलास्तु शुक्तिजाः विमलास्तेभ्य उत्कृष्टा ये च शङ्खोद्भवा मुने
saugandhikotthā kāṣāyā muktāphalāstu śuktijāḥ vimalāstebhya utkṛṣṭā ye ca śaṅkhodbhavā mune
Those arisen from saugandhika are reddish-brown; pearls are born from oysters; those clear ones are superior to these, and those produced from a conch, O sage.
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AgP 245.13
नागदन्तभवाश्चाग्र्याः कुम्भशूकरमत्स्यजाः वेणुनागभवाः श्रेष्ठा मौक्तिकं मेघजं वरं
nāgadantabhavāścāgryāḥ kumbhaśūkaramatsyajāḥ veṇunāgabhavāḥ śreṣṭhā mauktikaṃ meghajaṃ varaṃ
Those born from an elephant's tusk are foremost, and those born from a (elephant's) frontal globe, a boar, or a fish; those born from bamboo and from a serpent are excellent; a pearl born from a cloud is the best.
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AgP 245.14
वृत्तत्वं शुक्रता स्वाच्छ्यंमहत्त्वं मौक्तिके गुणाः :प् ३९१ इन्द्रनीलं शुभं क्षीरे राजते भ्राजते ऽधिकं(१)
vṛttatvaṃ śukratā svācchyaṃmahattvaṃ mauktike guṇāḥ :p 391 indranīlaṃ śubhaṃ kṣīre rājate bhrājate 'dhikaṃ(1)
Roundness, whiteness, clarity, and largeness are the merits in a pearl. [page 391] A good sapphire shines all the more when it gleams in milk;
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AgP 245.15
रञ्जयेत् स्वप्रभावेण तममूल्यं विनिर्दिशेत् नीलरक्तन्तु वैदूर्यं श्रेष्ठं हारादिकं भजेत्(२)
rañjayet svaprabhāveṇa tamamūlyaṃ vinirdiśet nīlaraktantu vaidūryaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ hārādikaṃ bhajet(2)
it would tint (the milk) with its own radiance; one should declare that one priceless. But a cat's-eye that is blue-red is the best; it may be used for a necklace and the like.
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