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and give fire of 8 praharas under it. On its getting cooled down, mix 1 māsa of the essence into 1 tola of copper. (There becomes) gold (77). *(41) Crushing these three-leaf of Karakaca, pai. 2, Sab thutha (a kind of poison) pai 2 and powder of red wheat, make a crucible. Pur mercury pai into that crucible. Put mercury into that crucible. Next dig a pit into the earth and sprinkle it with water and make it wet. Put (mercury?) into the crucible. Give fire over it for 2 or 4 praharas. Mercury does not flyup. i.e. it gets fixed up. True (78).
(42) Take out the juice of pure Gorakha Tambola kind of betel piper) with it. While rubbing, mercury comes up, take it; by doing thus for 24 praharas, make it ball-like. Make a hole into the stem of scilla Indica (Kolikanda) and put it (Ball of mercury) there and close the mouth (of the hole). Smear the powder of wheat over it, cover it with a layer of cloth and clay; let it dry up. Then remove (the layer of cloth and clay) to the sides and take out mercury (from inside). Feed any body with that mercury ratı 2 or 3 together with betel piper by putting Ficus Tsiela (pipadi) and caryophyllus aromaticus (lavanga). If a dose equal to 1 or 2 or 3 mandala (a kind of measure) is taken, all diseases go away. There will be double appetite (79).
(43). Put sal-ammoniac pai 1 and mercury pai. 1 into agiu (a kind of vanaspati ?) of the inside of brinjal for 4 days and give it fire for 4 praharas. Again crush them and put them into it and give fire to it, for 4 praharas.
(44) Now the lesson of the process of Menamudra (wax-sealing). Combine together these things-magnetic stone sr. and particles (grains) of iron sr., milk of gular (a kind vanaspati) 1 sr. and wax sr. and grind them for 3 days. Next make pill (of them). Put the pill into a big earthen jar of water. Ferment the pill into it till it comes up into the water. Next give it fire. Then there takes place the accomplishment of the process of Menamundra. True. The mudra (seal) is to be placed over (it); give fire (to it) for 64 praharas. On its getting cooled down, take it out. Thus Bhasma pāradavidhih. (80).
The Process of making Madanamudra
(45) Cast wax (Bābā) Sahi 40 srs. into an iron pan; put oil 1 sr. and water 5 srs; give fire under it. As wax settles down at the bottom (of the pan), take it out. Remove the dirt (stuck up) over the wax. Thus do it for 4 days. Next combine together wax ta. 25, magnetic stone ta. 25, milk of Banyan tree tā 25, Betula utilis (bhojapatra) ṭā. 25, linseed oil tā. 25, old iron ta. 25, pure (good) Katho (a king of lime) ta 25 and Euphorbia Pilulifera ta. 25 and erush (or grind) them up to 3 or 7 days. Sometimes till they become ripe (well-mixed). Thus is the process of wax. Thus is vaidika (Vadyaka) medical process is complete.
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