Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances
by Bhudeb Mookerjee | 1938 | 47,185 words | ISBN-10: 8170305829 | ISBN-13: 9788170305828
This third volume of the Rasa-jala-nidhi deals with purification techniques of the Seven Metals (sapta-dhatu) and various Gems (ratna). It also deals with substances such as Alkalis (kshara), Salts (lavana), Poisions (visha) and Semi-poisions (upavisha) as well as various alcholic liquors. The Rasa-jala-nidhi (“the ocean of Iatrochemistry, or, che...
Part 4 - Incineration of Vaikranta
First process.
Vaikranta is incinerated, if it is heated by puta for eight times, after having been smeared each time with a paste made of sulphur, rubbed well with lime juice.
Second process.
See Process No. III, page 194 (Incineration of gems other than diamond).
Third process.
Vaikranta is incinerated, if it is heated by puta as many times as necessary, after having been heated each time in tne ordinary way and immersed in the urine of horse.
Fourth process.
Vaikranta is to be heated and immersed at once in the urine of horse. This process is to be performed for 21 times. The stone is then to be kept inside a lump made of the five different parts (viz. root, leaves, bark, flower, and fruit) of an indra-varuni plant. The lump is then to be confined within a crucible and heated. The stone is next to be kept again inside a lump made in the same way as stated above, put into a crucible, and heated as before. The process of heating in crucibles is to be repeated as many times as are found necessary for the incineration of vaikranta.
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Incineration of Vaikranta’ included in Bhudeb Mookerjee Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory. The text includes treatments, recipes and remedies and is categorised as Rasa Shastra: an important branch of Ayurveda that specialises in medicinal/ herbal chemistry, alchemy and mineralogy, for the purpose of prolonging and preserving life.