nānā ratna-rāśi haya cintāmaṇi haite
tathāpiha maṇi rahe svarūpe avikṛte

 nānā - varieties; ratna-rāśi - valuable jewels; haya - become possible; cintāmaṇi - the touchstone; haite - from; tathāpiha - still, certainly; maṇi - the touchstone; rahe - remains; svarūpe - in its original form; avikṛte - without change.


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“Although a touchstone produces many varieties of valuable jewels, it nevertheless remains the same. It does not change its original form.

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