Shloka 1
The Examination of Pearls and Padmarāga (Ruby): Origins, Marks, Defects, and Valuation
नाम मुक्ताफलपरीक्षा नामैकोनसप्ततितमो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच / दिवाकरस्तस्य महामहिम्नो महासुरस्योत्तमरत्नबीजम् / असृग्गृहीत्वा चरितुं प्रतस्थे निस्त्रिंशनीलेन नभः स्थलेन
nāma muktāphalaparīkṣā nāmaikonasaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca / divākarastasya mahāmahimno mahāsurasyottamaratnabījam / asṛggṛhītvā carituṃ pratasthe nistriṃśanīlena nabhaḥ sthalena
“ମୁକ୍ତାଫଳପରୀକ୍ଷା” ନାମ ଏକୋଣସତ୍ତରତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ। ସୂତ କହିଲେ— ସେହି ମହାମହିମାନ୍ ମହାସୁରଙ୍କ ଉତ୍ତମ ରତ୍ନବୀଜସଦୃଶ ରକ୍ତକୁ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରି ଦିବାକର, ଉଦ୍ଧୃତ ଖଡ୍ଗସମ ନୀଳ ଆକାଶପଥରେ ବିଚରଣ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରସ୍ଥାନ କଲେ।
Sūta
Concept: Ratna-bīja (gem-seed) arises from extraordinary causes; perception of value is tied to cosmic processes.
Vedantic Theme: Jagat as ordered manifestation (ṛta) where even material splendor follows causal law.
Application: Approach gem-lore with discernment: trace origin, purity, and causal conditions rather than mere appearance.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: celestial expanse
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.70 (Muktāphala-parīkṣā context: ratna-utpatti and identification)
FAQs
It introduces a chapter focused on pearls—framing their origin and qualities within a Purāṇic narrative that links cosmic events to the emergence of precious substances.
This specific verse does not describe the soul’s journey; it is a mythic-cosmological setup about the Sun moving through the sky with a jewel-seed source, serving a different thematic thread than the Preta/afterlife sections.
Use it as a reminder to approach sacred texts contextually—some chapters teach ethics and afterlife doctrine, while others preserve traditional knowledge about auspicious materials and their symbolic origins.