बृहत्संहिता (आचार्य वराहमिहिर - स्थापत्य, खगोल, मौसम व जल विज्ञान)

Adh. LXXXI. Sl. 27-30 ] एकाशीतितमोऽध्यायः 637 rains on a blessed spot of the earth and into a silver one may understand it to be a pearl coming from the vessel, snakes. अपहरति विषमलक्ष्मीं क्षपयति शत्रून् यशो विकासयति । भौजङ्गं नृपतीनां धृतमकृतार्थं विजयदं च ॥२७॥ Sloka 27.—A pearl born of the snakes, worn by kings will prove invaluable to them, destroy their mis- fortune and enemies, enhance their reputation and bes- tow victory. कर्पूरस्फटिकनिभं चिपिटं विषमं च वेणुजं ज्ञेयम् । शङ्खोद्भवं शशिनिभं वृत्तं भ्राजिष्णु रुचिरं च ॥२८॥ Sloka 28.—A pearl is to be known to have sprung from bamboo by its resembling camphor or crystal, and by its being flat and rough. The pearl born of conch shell is round, lustrous, beautiful and moon-like. शङ्खतिमिवेणुवारणवराहभुजगाभ्रजान्यवेद्या(ध्या)नि । अमितगुणत्वाच्चैषामर्घः शास्त्रे न निर्दिष्टः ॥२९॥ Sloka 29.—The pearls got from conch-shells, whales, bamboos, elephants, boars, snakes and clouds cannot be easily recognised (should not be perforated) ; and as they are of immense value, no price has been fixed upon them by the authorities एतानि सर्वाणि महागुणानि सुतार्थसौभाग्ययशस्कराणि । रुक्शोकहन्तॄणि च पार्थिवानां मुक्ताफलानीप्सितकामदानि ॥३०॥ Sloka 30.—All the above categories of pearls are extremely valuable ; they bestow on kings, sons, wealth, popularity, renown and desired objects and dispel diseases and grief.