The earth that birds eat every day is collected and mixed with milk, ghee and sugarcane juice, and a man wearing faultless (clean) dress eats it. The text says he gains strength that can never be destroyed by anyone, unhindered virility and health, and a life of thousands of years.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- मृत्तिका कल्प
- Hindi
- मिट्टी का कल्प
- English
- Earth kalpa
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Earth and clay (mrittika)मिट्टी (मृत्तिका) | मृत्तिका / मट्टी (जिसे प़ी खाते हैं) | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | ़ीरेण / दूध | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घृतेन / घृत | Not stated |
| Sugarcane (ikshu)गन्ना (इक्षु) | चे़ुरस / इ़ुरस | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The earth that birds eat is collected and mixed with ghee, milk and sugarcane juice.
जिस मट्टी को लोक में प्रतिदिन प़ी खाते हैं (उसको संग्रह कर) घृत, दूध इ़ुरस
How it is used
Eaten by a man wearing a faultless (clean) dress.
के साथ मिलाकर, उसे निर्दोष वेष को धारण करते हुए मनुष्य खावें तो वह कभी किसी के द्वारा नाश
या चैवं भुवि मृत्तिका प्रतिदिनं संभ़यते पि़ाभि-।Source wording as converted, Chapter 25 · p. 591 · v. 36.All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- Verse number printed as 34 (read as 36). No disease is named; the stated results are strength, virility, health and long life.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 25
- Extraction tasks
- T28
- Record id
- formulation_mrittika_kalpa_p663