Chapter VIII - Animal Products and Silajatu

You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Animal Products and Silajatu” according to 252 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.

Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Minerals (uparasa) [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]

Characteristics of Shilajatu or Shilajit (bitumen). Shilajatu is the exudation caused by the intense heat of the sun, from rocks in the womb of which lie deposited gold and other metals. It is soft as mud and resembles shellac in appearance. Shila-jatu is of two kinds, viz. (1) Gomutra-shila-jatu, i. e. , the variety which possesses the odour of cow s urine; and (2) Karpura-shila-jatu, i. e. , the variety which has the odour of camphor....

Read full contents: Part 1 - Characteristics of Shilajatu or Shilajit (bitumen)

Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]

Tin, kanta iron, and mica—all equal In quantities and reduced to ashes, are to be rubbed with the juices of leaves of kanaka dhutura, nimba, pomegranate, and apamarga, respectively and separately, Incinerated rajavarta, equal in quantity to the tin, is then to be mixed with the compound, referred to above, and the whole thing is to be rubbed well with cow s urine, and shila-jatu dissolved with water....

Read full contents: Part 4 - Vanga-kalpa

Contribution of Vachaspati-Mishra to Samkhya System [by Sasikumar. B]

The five kleshas are the products of ajnana and avairagya. Avidya and asmita can be considered as the product of ignorance, and raga, dvesha and abhinivesha as the products of attachment. Adharma or vices are the causes of the inability of the organs, and of the other ashaktis. To avoid ashaktis one should abandon the vices and must do virtuous actions. Attachment and adharma are the causes of these ashaktis....

Read full contents: Chapter 4.3 - Ethics In Sankhya

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