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Put (give) a layer of cloth and clay over it (sarāvasampuța), give it fire of dry wild cowdung cakes 3 srs. thus 21 times. Alpa astryā is produced.
Crush together prā. dubhāga (parts) 3; Su. bhā caurik (part)-4, astryā bhā, 1, realgur tā. 1, sulphur (Angelica glauca ?) and mercury 1 (ta) and put the whole thing into an earthen vessel, mix up the juice of Aegale Marmelos with it as it is mixed up, sprinkle the juice of Aegale folia. Next rub it, and taking it out from the fire, again rub Prāde. lohade. Rub borax over(it); give heat to the whole thing in fire. Success.
(22) Rub sulphur to. 9, Sal-ammoniac tā. 1, mercury tā. 2, realgar tā. 2. and golden pyrite tā 2 all and fix them for 3 days. Rub them with Nagar (piper betel), in the juice of Aloe vera. Give them 4 or 5 saturations every day; holding and holding the whole thing in the sunshine, saturation is to be given to it. Thus it should be given for 3 days. On the fourth day take out this powder from the mortar and put it into Jalayantra according to the process of putting it into a Jalayantra. Processing of making of Jalayantra
(23) Make a round vessel by a potter, having 14 añgulas (fingers) in height and 10 angulas (fingers) in circumference. It is called Jalayantra. Then cast this medicinal powder into that vessel of that Jalaya cover it up (with) an upside down cup of the Nepalese copper tā 74 till it covers the powder over it, cover it up with an upside down sarāva (lid). Over it, cover it up with an earthen vessel. After that make a seal on all sides of the vessel, i. e. smearing is to be given. Then on all sides of Jalayantra water is to be filled in up to all the brims. Hold it thus.
Again water is to be poured little by little. Then Jalayantra is to be placed on the Kumalika furnace. Fire of Kicadı is to be lit upto 32 praharas. Later, the the pot of Jalayantra is to be taken out and held (placed) on the ground. When Jalayantra becomes cooled down, then it is to be opened
The cup also becomes Astryo 1. Sulphur etc. get combined with the cup. Then the cup is to be powdered (pounded) by crushing it. Thus Astryasiddhi (Success of Astrya) (is accomplished).
(24) Take ārsa (in asesua) tyapo3 1, tūrşerjaşapı1 is to be cast into it. It becomes Dhatuvedhi (metal-piercing); many diseases go away on the taking of this medicine. The remaining is to be known from the guru. 1. Not explainable. 2. Not definable without commentary. 3. Ibid.: 4. Ibid,
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