Book 1 - Adhyaya 78

हिन्दी अर्थ

ये केचित् प्रेतरूपेण वर्तन्ते पितरो मम । ते सर्वे तृप्तिमायान्तु पिण्डदानेन सर्वदा॥ ये मे पितृकुले जाताः कुले मातुस्तथैव च। गुरुश्वशुरबन्धूनां ये चान्ये बान्धवा मृताः॥

English

The Serpents publicly wonhipped the chief of demons, Bala, in a famous place and scattered his claws over various holy mountasns, and other places and in rivers flowing in the nor¬ thern region. Otoxyhm iiMikum These famous Pulaka gems originated from those nails and claws in the territories: Daiaroa' (Eastern part of modem Malva), Vagadava, Mekala Kilaga. They have the colours of Guhja (a red-black berry), \ftjana (collyrium), honey and lotus-stalk. They are brilliant like the musk-deer, fire and the plantain tree.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विरूपा आमगर्भाश्च ज्ञाताज्ञाताः कुले मम। तेषां पिण्डं मया दत्तमक्षय्यमुपतिष्ठताम्॥ साक्षिणः सन्तु मे देवा ब्रह्मेशानादयस्तथा। मया गयां समासाद्य पितृणां निष्कृतिः कृता॥ आगतोऽहं गयां देव पितृकार्ये गदाधर। तन्मे साक्षी भवत्वद्य अनृणोऽहमृणत्रयात्॥ (८५।२-—२२)

English

Pulaka stones carried here and there by crows, dogs, donkeys, jackals and fierce vultures in their mouths wet with blood and flesh bring about death and hence should be avoided. The price of a perfect Pulaka stone a pala in weight is five liun- dred silver pieces. The fire god carried the features of Hit demon Bala and deposited the same in the low-lyinginar$he$ of the river Narmada.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गयाके तीर्थोकी महिमा तथा आदिगदाधरका माहात्म्य १४१

English

From that did originate the gem Blood-stone of various forms and sizes, with colours like that of a glowworm, the beak of a parrot, etc» but of manifest uniform thickness through¬ out. The region around Mount MdaU the source of Ihe Nannadi river also called Mekala-sutS. Calocropis procera and C gigaotea. GVt>Bp