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Yogamūšā-It is made by the combination of burnt coal, burnt husk, black soil (or clay), soil of white ant's-hill and Bida after crushing or grinding them. The smearing of Bida is given inside and outside of it. Mercury purified in it is very beneficial.
Vajradrāvani Mūşā :- It is made of sticky clay of pond or river, the essence of carth worm, flux, burnt husk of equal portion and clay of crucible equal to the quantity of all these articles, rubber with the milk of she-buffalo. Make the crucible according to the size of the apparatus in which it is to be placed.
In this crucible even the hard substance like diamond gets melted. This crucible is often called Krauñcikā.?
(4)Gāramūṣā :- It is made by combining rust of iron-1 part, coal-1 part and gāra-6 parts in black soil and rubbing them with the milk of she-buffalo. It does not melt even in heating it in fire for 2 praharas. 3
(5) Varamūsā :-Take equal parts of these two things-vajrāngāra (charcoal of the wood of thuhara) and ash of husk and combine black soil four times more than that and gāra (soil) of the same quantity with the mixture of the previous two, and make the crucible. It is called varamūsā. It can bear fire for 1 prahara.4
hoide of the same quantity with
1. Dagdhāngāratusopetā mrtsnā valmīkamrttikā /
Tadtad - biďasamāyuklā tadtad -bidavilepitā || Tayā yä vihitā mūşā yogamūşeti kathyate /
Anayā sādhitaḥ suto jāyate gunavattaraḥ // Ibid (10/10-11). 2. Gārabhūnāgadhautābhyām śàņirdagdhatusairapi/ . Samaih samā ca müşā mrnmahisi dugdhamarditā //
Krauñcikā yantramātraṁ hi bahudhā Parikirttitā /
Tayā viracitā mūşā vajradrāvaņi Kocita 11, Ibid (10-/12-13) 3. Dughaștașadguṇagārā kitțārgārašaņānvitā/
Krsnamặdbhiḥ kṣtāmüşā gāramūşetyudāhstā //
Yamayugmaparidhmānātrāsau daravati vahninā (10/14) 4. Vajrāngāratuṣāstulyāstaccaturguņa-mịttikā, /
gārā ca mrtikātulyā sarvairetarvinirmita / · Varamüşeti nirdiştā yamamagniṁ Śaheta sā 11, (Ibid. 10/15)
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