Rasasastra (The Mercurial System)
author: P. Himasagara Chandra Murthy
edition: 2008, Chaukhambha Sanskrit Series office
pages: 568
ISBN-13: 9788170802768
Topic: Rasashastra
Kosthi (Hearth/Stove)
This page describes Kosthi (Hearth/Stove) located on pages 108-112 in the book Rasasastra (The Mercurial System) composed by P. Himasagara Chandra Murthy. This book introduces the general aspects of Rasasastra (Indian medicinal alchemy), such as Yantra (apparatus), Musa (crucible), Kosthi (stove) and Puta (incineration). This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Kosthi (Hearth/Stove)” according to 73 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Satapatha-brahmana [by Julius Eggeling]
IV, 8, the Adhvaryu first makes the fivefold lustration of the hearth, and thereupon again draws the mystic lines (? or draws the outline of the fire-place, cf. Katy. IV, 8, 16) and proceeds with the sambharas; viz....
Read full contents: Kanda II, adhyaya 1, brahmana 1
Devi Bhagavata Purana [by Swami Vijnanananda]
Never offer oblations of Vaishvadeva on hearths, on any iron vessel, on the ground or on broken tiles. They are to be offered in any sacrificial pit (Kunda) or on any sacrificial altar. Do not fire the hearth by fanning with hands, with winnowing baskets, or with holy deer skin, etc. , but you can do so by blowing by your mouth. For the mouth is the origin of fire....
Read full contents: Chapter 22 - On the rules of Vaishvadeva
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
done by means of the Hearth, etc. , would be done by means of other things....
Read full contents: Verse 3.68
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[Rasasastra (The Mercurial System): index]
[About the Author (P. Himasagara Chandra Murthy)]
[Introduction]