Rasasastra (The Mercurial System)
author: P. Himasagara Chandra Murthy
edition: 2008, Chaukhambha Sanskrit Series office
pages: 568
ISBN-13: 9788170802768
Topic: Rasashastra
Sikata Varga (Silica group)
This page describes Sikata Varga (Silica group) located on pages 417-420 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 “Sikata Varga (Silica group)” according to 319 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana [by Gaurapada Dasa]
In that regard he says: murdhni vargantya-gah sparsha ata-varga ra-nau laghu | avrittir madhya-vrittir va madhurye ghatana tatha ||8. 74|| murdhni—at the beginning (lit. on the head); varga—of the group; antya—the last one; gah—which get; sparshah—the sparshas (lit....
Read full contents: Text 8.21
Satapatha-brahmana [by Julius Eggeling]
He then pours sand into it, for sand (sikata) is the seed of Agni Vaishvanara: he thus pours (sic) Agni Vaishvanara as seed into it. It should be even with the brim: the significance of this has been explained. 42. He then unlooses it, to keep it from chafing; for if that which is yoked is not unloosed it is chafed. Now when yoked there, it (the fire-pan) bore this Agni within it as seed, and him it has now brought forth....
Read full contents: Kanda VII, adhyaya 1, brahmana 1
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
Story of Varga. A celestial maid. There is a story in Mahabharata, Adi Parva, Chapter 220, describing how Varga and her friends were changed into crocodiles and had to live in water for a long time. Once there lived an apsaras (celestial maid) named Varga in Devaranya. She had four friends called Saurabheyi, Samici, Budbuda and Lata. Once they were going to the house of Kubera their patron. On the way they saw a hermit....
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[Rasasastra (The Mercurial System): index]
[About the Author (P. Himasagara Chandra Murthy)]
[Introduction]