समयोचितपद्यरत्नमालिका - भावे हि विद्यते देवः

न देवो विद्यते काष्ठे न पाषाणे न मृण्मये ।
भावे हि विद्यते देवस्तस्माद्भावो हि कारणम् ॥

- समयोचितपद्यरत्नमालिका

na devo vidyate kAShThe na pAShANe na mRuNmaye ।
bhAve hi vidyate devaH tasmAd bhAvo hi kAraNam ॥

- samayochitapadyaratnamAlikA

God can not be found in a wood piece, stone or a mud idol. It is the belief that makes us feel the presence of God. Hence, only the feeling matters – not the material.

- Samayochitapadyaratnamalika

सभारंजनशतक - पाषाणाः सर्व एव

पाषाणाः सर्व एवैते पद्मरागेषु को गुणः ।
प्रकाशः कश्चिदत्रस्तेऽपरत्र सन विद्यते ॥

- सभारंजनशतक

pAShANAH sarva eva ete padmarAgeShu ko guNaH ।
prakAshaH kashchid atrAste aparatra sa na vidyate ॥

- sabhAranjanashataka

Ultimately all gems are stones. What is so great about rubies (padmaraaga)? Yes, these have a glitter in them that other stones don't have. It is very usual for people to generalize and lose sight of a gem among the ordinary - people, qualities etc...

- Sabharanjanashataka