Perfected mercury that has been tested for steadiness in fire is taken (the commentary: in a measure like the fine flies spread in the sky) and placed carefully on the ground; a little of it is taken and a quarter part of gold (the commentary: gold bhasma) is added, and the commentary says it is consumed. The verse says it is to be digested quickly by the lamp (dipa), and the commentary says the mercury so taken digests quickly when the dipana process is applied over it.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- रस ग्रहण विधि
- English
- Taking the perfected mercury with gold bhasma
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury (parada)पारा (पारद) | रसवर / सिद्द रस | Not stated |
| Gold (svarna)सोना (स्वर्ण) | कनक / सुवर्णभस्म | कनकं पादं / पाव हिस्सा सुवर्णभस्म · a quarter part |
Preparation as described
A little of the tested perfected mercury is mixed with a quarter part of gold bhasma.
फिर उससे थोडा-सा रस लेकर उसमें पाव हिस्सा सुवर्णभस्म मिलावें, उसको सेवन करें।
How it is used
Consumed, according to the commentary, with the dipana process applied over it so that it digests quickly.
उसको सेवन करें। जिसके ऊपर दीपन प्रयोग करने पर वह गृहीत रस जल्दी जीर्ण होता है।
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
व्योमव्याप्तसुती़णमाि़ाकसमग्रासं गृहीत्वा स्फुटं।Source wording as converted, Chapter 24 · p. 579 · v. 51.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
What is the lamp (dipana) process described near the end of the chapter?
Lamp vessels are smeared with lac juice and the sulphur and poison groups ground in breast milk; mercury mixed with gold bhasma, tied in a fine cloth, is placed in the vessel, and the lamp is lit with karanja and sesame oil.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The commentary on this verse is printed on PDF 652.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Procedure
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- Chapter 24
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- T27
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