Shloka 9

The Examination of Pearls and Padmarāga (Ruby): Origins, Marks, Defects, and Valuation

Devanagari script

भानोश्च भासामनुवेधयोगामासाद्य रशमि प्रकरेण दूरम् / पार्श्वानि सर्वाण्यनुरञ्जयन्ति गुणापपन्नाः स्फटिकप्रसूताः

Transliteration

bhānośca bhāsāmanuvedhayogāmāsādya raśami prakareṇa dūram / pārśvāni sarvāṇyanurañjayanti guṇāpapannāḥ sphaṭikaprasūtāḥ

Translation

อัญมณีเหล่านั้นซึ่งสมบูรณ์ด้วยคุณลักษณะและอุบัติจากผลึกแก้ว ย่อมบรรลุความสามารถในการรับรัศมีแห่งพระอาทิตย์; แล้วด้วยหมู่ลำแสงที่แผ่ไกล ก็ส่องสว่างและแต้มสีให้ทุกด้านโดยรอบ

Word by Word

• भानोः: of the sun
• भानोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• भासा: by the light
• भासा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भासा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• अनुवेधयोगम्: the connection of penetration/pervasion
• अनुवेधयोगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुवेध + योग (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (‘अनुवेधस्य योगः’); पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• आसाद्य: having attained
• आसाद्य: Purvakala (Absolutive/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (gerund); अर्थः—‘having reached/attained’

• रश्मि: with a ray
• रश्मि: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रश्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (रश्मि-प्रकरेण इति साधन)

• प्रकरेण: by a multitude/cluster
• प्रकरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• दूरम्: far
• दूरम्: Desha (Adverbial/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial accusative); अर्थः—‘far’

• पार्श्वानि: sides
• पार्श्वानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (पार्श्वानि)

• अनुरञ्जयन्ति: they color/tinge
• अनुरञ्जयन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + रञ्ज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः, प्रथम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; causative sense not marked (simple present)

• गुणापपन्नाः: endowed with qualities
• गुणापपन्नाः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुण + आपपन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (‘गुणैः आपपन्नाः’/‘गुणयुक्ताः’); ‘आ+पद्’ धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• स्फटिकप्रसूताः: born of crystal
• स्फटिकप्रसूताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्फटिक + प्रसूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (‘स्फटिकात् प्रसूताः’); ‘प्र+सू’ धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Receptivity and reflection: when endowed with proper guṇas, a medium receives higher light and radiates it outward.

Vedantic Theme: The mind as a reflecting medium (like a crystal) for consciousness; purity enables clearer reflection and beneficial influence.

Application: Refine conduct and attention (reduce ‘impurities’) so one can receive wisdom and spread it—teach, mentor, or simply uplift one’s surroundings.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: open landscape/riverbank

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.70.6 (crystal-source), 1.70.8 (self-radiance), 1.70.10 (further hue varieties)

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Bhanu)

FAQs

What is the importance of the sunlight-and-crystal metaphor in the Garuda Purana?

It teaches that when one is intrinsically pure and properly qualified (guṇa-upapanna), divine brilliance can be received and reflected outward, benefiting all directions—like crystal carrying the Sun’s rays.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey or spiritual progress?

The verse frames spiritual progress as becoming fit to ‘receive’ higher light; inner refinement enables a being to transmit clarity and auspicious influence, a key theme in purification-oriented teachings of the Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate purity and steadiness of character—truthfulness, restraint, and sattvic conduct—so your actions naturally spread clarity and uplift others, like crystal dispersing sunlight.