Sutra 2
पर्वतानामभिज्ञातोद्देशानां बिलगुहोपत्यकालयनगूढखातेष्वन्तः प्रस्यन्दिनो जम्बूचूततालफलपक्वहरिद्राभेदगुडहरितालमनःशिलाक्षौद्रहिङ्गुलुकपुण्डरीकशुकमयूरपत्त्रवर्णाः सवर्णोदकौषधिपर्यन्ताश्चिक्कणा विशदा भारिकाश्च रसाः काञ्चनिकाः ॥ कZ_०२.१२.०२ ॥
parvatānām abhijñātoddeśānāṃ bilaguhopatyakālayanagūḍhakhāteṣv antaḥ prasyandino jambūcūtatālaphalapakvaharidrābhedaguḍaharitālamanaḥśilākṣaudrahiṅgulukapuṇḍarīkaśukamayūrapattravarṇāḥ savarṇodakauṣadhiparyantāś cikkaṇā viśadā bhārikāś ca rasāḥ kāñcanikāḥ
In known mountain tracts—within caves, grottoes, valleys, shelters, and concealed pits—there occur oozing mineral essences whose colours resemble jambu, mango, and palm fruit, ripe turmeric, molasses, orpiment, realgar, honey, cinnabar, a white lotus, a parrot, or peacock-feather; with similarly coloured water and vegetation around; they are smooth, clear, and heavy—(these are) gold-bearing exudates.
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It provides a standardized field checklist for state prospectors, improving consistency, reducing false claims, and guiding where to deploy labour and security.