Before binding mercury, a house (rasashala) is to be built first, in the bright fortnight of uttarayana, at an auspicious muhurta with a good lagna, moon-strength and karana, in an auspicious direction; it is to have the qualities stated in vastu-shastra and to be very secret.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- रसशाला
- Hindi
- रसशाला निर्माण
- English
- Building the mercury workshop (rasashala)
Ingredients and preparation
Preparation as described
The workshop is built before any processing begins.
प्रशस्त दिशा में, एक एेसा मकान (रसशाला) निर्माण करना चाहिए जो वास्तुशास्त्र में कथित गुणों से युक्र अैर अत्यन्त गुप्त हो।
अथ प्रथममुत्तरायणदिने तु प़ो शुचै, स्वचंद्रबलयुक्रलगAकरणो मुहूर्ते शुभे।Source wording as converted, Chapter 24 · p. 571 · v. 10.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
Why does the text set out a faultless method of binding mercury, and what must come before the work begins?
Because mercury processed with other metal groups containing rasa is not to be eaten: the text says it gives rise to kushtha and many other diseases, while properly bound mercury is rasayana.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
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Quick facts
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- Procedure
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- Chapter 24
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- T27
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