Of the kinds of vajra (vajra, vajraloha, vajrabandha fruit, vajrakapala and vajra stone), whichever can be had are collected, burnt by rule in the strong fire of a bellows and, when red hot, quenched in water made with the ash of patala and arjuna wood. They are then washed seven times with very hot horse-gram decoction and carefully put into milk. The powder is mixed with ghee and sugar and licked in a measure the person judges himself, with the diet (rice with milk and ghee) and dwelling described before; the text says a man thereby conquers the well-known diseases.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- वज्र कल्प
- Hindi
- वज्र कल्प
- English
- Vajra kalpa
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Kinds of vajra (vajra, vajraloha, vajrabandha fruit, vajrakapala, vajra stone)वज्र के भेद | वज्राणि / वज्र, वज्रलोह, वज्रबंध फल, वज्रकपाल, वज्रपाषाण | Not stated |
| Patalaपाढल (पाटला) | पाटल | Not stated |
| Arjunaअर्जुन | वीरवृ़ा / अर्जुन वृ़ा | Not stated |
| Ash (bhasma)राख | भस्माम्भसि / लकडी के भस्म के पानी | Not stated |
| Horse gram (kulattha)कुलथी (कुलत्थ) | कुलत्थपक्वसलिले / कुलथी के अत्युष्ण क्वाथ | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | पयसि / दूध | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | आजय / घी | Not stated |
| Sugar (sharkara, sita)शक्कर (शर्करा, सिता) | सिता / शक्कर | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The vajras are burnt in the fierce fire of a bellows, quenched when red in water made with the ash of patala and arjuna wood, washed seven times with very hot horse-gram decoction, put into milk and powdered. The footnotes say the quenching is done seven times and that they are also heated and quenched in milk seven times.
आग से जलावें। जब वह लाल हो जावे तो उसे पाटल व अर्जुन वृ़ा की लकडी के भस्म के पानी में
How it is used
The powder is mixed with ghee and sugar and licked in a suitable measure, with the diet and dwelling described before.
में उसे3 डालें। बाद में उस चूर्ण को घी व शक्कर के साथ मिलाकर, योग्य मात्रा में चाटें अैर इसके
वज्राणयप्यथ वज्रलोहमखिलं वज्रोरुबंधीफलं।Source wording as converted, Chapter 25 · p. 590 · v. 33-34.Safety
- Needs a trained practitioner. This procedure or preparation is of a kind that should only be carried out under qualified supervision.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.
Questions and answers
How are the vajras processed in the vajra kalpa before they are taken?
They are burnt red hot in a bellows fire, quenched in water of patala and arjuna wood ash, washed seven times with very hot horse-gram decoction, put into milk and powdered; the powder is licked with ghee and sugar.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The footnotes on PDF 662 read: do this process seven times; heat in fire and quench in milk, also seven times. A footnote on PDF 663 discusses the word abhisheka (see the unclassified record for verse 34). The result is stated only as conquering the well-known diseases, so no condition id is given. Supervision flag set for metal and mineral processing in fire.
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