# Cc. Madhya 6.279 ## Text > lohāke yāvat sparśi' hema nāhi kare > tāvat sparśa-maṇi keha cinite nā pāre ## Synonyms *lohāke*—iron; *yāvat*—as long as; *sparśi'*—touching; *hema*—gold; *nāhi*—not; *kare*—transforms; *tāvat*—until then; *sparśa*-*maṇi*—the touchstone; *keha*—someone; *cinite*—to recognize; *nā*—not; *pāre*—is able. ## Translation **As long as it does not turn iron into gold by its touch, no one can recognize an unknown stone to be a touchstone.**