Shiva Purana

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सुवर्णस्य तथैकस्य वस्तुत्वं नैव गच्छति ।। अलंकृतिकृते देव नामभेदो न वस्तुतः ।।३५।।

sanskrit

A piece of gold turned into an ornament does not cease to be gold. There may be difference in name but not in the material content.

english translation

suvarNasya tathaikasya vastutvaM naiva gacchati || alaMkRtikRte deva nAmabhedo na vastutaH ||35||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/9/35

सुवर्णस्य तथैकस्य वस्तुत्वं नैव गच्छति ।। अलंकृतिकृते देव नामभेदो न वस्तुतः ।।३५।।

sanskrit

A piece of gold turned into an ornament does not cease to be gold. There may be difference in name but not in the material content.

english translation

suvarNasya tathaikasya vastutvaM naiva gacchati || alaMkRtikRte deva nAmabhedo na vastutaH ||35||

hk transliteration by Sanscript