Shilajatu, whose six sources are tin, lead, iron, copper, silver and gold, each later one giving a more potent kind, is to be taken by rule mixed with triphala decoction, milk and ghee in great disorders of kapha, pitta and vata. The commentary calls it the best medicine for destroying all diseases.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- शिलाजतु योग
- Hindi
- शिलाजतु योग
- English
- Shilajatu with triphala decoction, milk and ghee
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Shilajit (shilajatu)शिलाजीत (शिलाजतु) | गिरिनिर्यास / शिलाजीत | Not stated |
| Triphala (three fruits)त्रिफला | त्रिफलांबु / त्रिफला का काढा | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | ़ीर / दूध | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | सर्पि / घी | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Shilajatu is mixed with triphala decoction, milk and ghee.
शिलाजीत त्रिफला का काढा, दूध, घी
How it is used
Taken by rule in great disorders of kapha, pitta and vata.
इनके साथ मिलाकर महान् कफ, पित्त, वातजन्य विकार में सेवन करें।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Kapha disorders(महाशलेष्मा / महान् कफ विकार)
- Pitta disorders(पित्त / पित्तजन्य विकार)
- Vata disorders (vatavyadhi)(अनिलोत्थै: / वातजन्य विकार)
त्रिफलांबु़ीरसर्पिस्सहितमिह महाशलेष्मापित्तानिलोत्थै:।Source wording as converted, Chapter 25 · p. 586 · v. 22.Questions and answers
How does the text say shilajatu arises, and which metals are named as its sources?
In summer the sun-scorched mountains exude a red juice like lac from their cracked rocks; tin, lead, iron, copper, silver and gold are named as its six sources.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- Second heading of this name in the chapter; the first is on PDF 656 (formulation_shilajatu_yoga_p656). The verse also says it should be taken properly (सेव्यमेतद्यथावत्) without giving a measure.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 25
- Extraction tasks
- T28
- Record id
- formulation_shilajatu_yoga_p658