Sri Matsya Mani
January 15th 2012 Posted at Scholarships
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The Fish Pearls… Watery gems from the Sea…1. Description of pearl.Fish Pearls are rough-textured with variegated pattern formations, moderately translucent, and about the size of a large marble. Several types of Fish Pearl have been observed, varying only in color (i.e. pink, white with a yellow-pink tint and light green with stratifications) and texture.2. References to the pearl within sacred texts.Sri Garuda Puranam, Chapter LXIX (69)- ” Suta said “… A pearl found in the mouth of a fish is a perfect sphere in shape and is marked by a yellowish hue, like the back of a pathenam fish as is occasionally found inside the mouth of a whale that frequents the unfathomable depths of ocean beds. “3. Theological alignment of a given pearl group (i.e. presiding deity)Considered to be related to Lord Vishnu, who in his first embodiment visited the world as Matsya, a fish.4. Cosmological Inherents (i.e. gem of Heaven, Underworl scholarships for women over 40 d)Clearly a terrestrial gem related to the Matsya (fish) incarnation of Lord Vishnu.5. Religious or cultural significance of given pearl variety.Not observed beyond its symbolic reference to Lord Vishnu.6. Cross-references noted within Varahamihira.Interestingly, Varahamihira specifically does not mention the Fish Pearl in his subsection titled “Signs of Pearls”. Rather, he mentions the occurrence of pearls in the mammalian Whale, describing such pearls as resembling the eye of a fish.7. Ritual handling of the artifact.Unknown.8. Stipulations regarding ownership.Unknown.9. Historical references.Less than others.10. State of scientific analysis.None has taken place that we are aware of.11. Geographical origin.Indonesian archipelago is our only known source of these artifacts.12. Scientific considerations for full overview.The lowest end of the food chain in the ocean are Diatoms, which are in turn eaten by higher life forms.