Suvarna Raupya Siddhi Shastra

SR No.: 006907
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: J C Sikdar
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 1997
Total Pages: 434
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 7 MB

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and put khāra (ash) into it. Melt it in a closed crucible, heat it much. Next melt it into an open crucible. That is (there becomes) gold pieces. True.
(104) Melt zinc 21 times in all these juices-urine of horse, urine of man, urine of ass, milk of calotropis gigantea, milk of milk's Hedge, juice of Datura, juice of citrus, lemon and juice of sābuni tejināvi and pour it. Next, whatever juice remains, melt that in crucible; put sal-ammoniac from above by filling with cāpu (pot or finger), put it, while melting. sal-ammoniac, borax-Khār salt, kahit-that is, mineral calemine, becomes pure. Next combine that mineral calamine 1 tola and silver 1 tola and melt them, cover and put them in a crucible. That is, there becomes silver-piece, (gotaka) of 18 visvās.
(105) Crush lead tā 9, mercury tā 9, mineral calamine tā-9, Rāvaņakācha tā -4, āmalsāra sulphur tā 9-all these one by one and mix them. Next give the mixture 7 puțas of the juice of Aloe vera, 7 puțas of Āuliphupa 7 putas of kesu, 7 puțas of the leaves of tree without name (nanāmajhāda), 7 puțas of Dādimaphula; next grind them all with tambola (betel leaf = the leaf of piper beetl) and put them into a Valūkāyantra, placing it on fire, give fire of three kinds for 12 praharas. Next, again crush 1/4 part (part of tead) and give it 3 puțas of Dāļimaphūla, then again place sisi (lead bottle) on the fire and heat it for 24 praharas. Next give it 3 puțas of auliphul with fire for 48 praharas. Next, give it 3 putas with the juice of the leaf of pana (betelleaf), give it fire of 96 praharas-three kinds of fire. That is, the essence is produced. Mix 1 vāla of the essence into 1 gadiyāṇā of copper. There becomes gold. Thus work is like truth.
(106) (Take) į sr. of powder of jowar and į sr. of powder of wheattwo combining, it comes to about 1 sr. Mix 1 tola of grain of tin (Kathir) into that. Next make bread and feed a cock. Take its stool. Mix that stool into 15 srs. of juice of Euphorpia bia Pilulifera. Take coya (drops) into a pātālayantra, give it fire, it falls down. That becomes silver.
(107) Take zinc paisā 5 bhār. Put it in a Sampuța, spread out the leaf of gādaralapati pai 5 at the bottom, put the pieces of zinc at the centre, put the leaf of gādaralapati pai 5 bhār over them. By closing the samputa make a strong seal into it), give 5 or 7 layers of cloth and clay and spread out coal 5 srs, put the sampuța at the centre, give again 4 srs. of coal over it. That is, there becomes 10 srs. of coal, give fire to the sampuța (by litting fire) with a fan. On getting the whole thing cooled down, take out the sampuța. If the lid (cover) of zinc flies up, let it fly; if it remains again in this way,