Rasratna Samucchay

Author(s): Manikyadevsuri
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy

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I amarkii), for each of them for yama-45 minuts (Yama= 1 hrs.) properly. Then mercury becomes free from 3 defects (dosas), it accomplishes its function.
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Now the process of Incineration of mercury (The process of making ash of mercury.)
Mercury rubbed with the juice of Musket (Nahi=moscus), Piper beetl (Nāgalatikā), water lily (Soymida febrifuga) and lotus (Droņapuşpi-kuba) and roasted gently (slowly) in succession seven times, attains quickly the state of ash (i.e. gets incinerated).
Now the process of killing Mercury.
White ferula asafoetida (hingu) saturated with the milk of Kāşthaudumbarikāyā (a kind of vanaspati) kills mercury by the process of rubbing and sampuţa (roasting by agni), no doubt
Now the process of purification of Maharasas (superior minerals) and Uparasas (inferior minerals) except cinnabar and sulphur is stated.
Mahārasa and Alparasa get purified with oil, butter milk, cow's urine and the essence of Dichos biflorus and water of husk of paddy by troubling and stirring them up for a day
The process of purification of Cinnabar and Sulphur.
Cinnabar becomes purified by the process of saturation with water of lac seven times, sulphur becomes purified by the process of heating with oil of Ricinus communis and its pouring into milk.
Now the process of purification of only orpiment.
Give saturation to orpiment in the water of husk of paddy, and the juice of gourd, Dolichos biflorus, Butea Frondosa