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piece of dry cowdung cake by breaking it. Make the powder of dry pieces of cowdung cake equal and give over it. Next make fire. On its getting cooled down, again, make 2 earthen vessels of the second Haļasākala. As explained before, give fire of 2 two pieces of cowdung cakes; if small, give 2 pieces, not more. By this way give 12 puțas, give 125 pieces in each puța. Next, the essence is accomplished. Mix copper ţā 3 and 1 rati of the essence. Melt silver tā and put 1 rati of the essence into it. Gold.
(29) Rub mercury tā 5 in the juice of Māmkaņori (a kind of plant) tā. 5, in the juice of Phyllanthus neruri (Bhui avilā) tā 5, in the juice of poinciana elata (Saṁdesarā) tā 5, in the juice of Visakhāparā (pigweed = Boerhavia = a kind of plant.) tā. 5 and in the juice of Tribulus ter (gokharu) tā. 5 by crushing (them).
Put the whole thing into a bottle in a Veluyantra and give it fire of two praharas. Close the mouth of the earthen vessel. This is a best combination.
(30) Rub mercury tā. 10 in the juice of the bark of the roof of Poincina elate (Samdhesarā) for 4 Praharas and in the juice of Euphorbia pilulifera (Dudheli) for 2 praharas.
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Next into an earthen vessel, and pour borax tā-2 and the juice of ginger tā. 9 into it, close it and heat it for 4 praharas. Rub mercury in the juice of Gymno-sporia spinosa ? (Boklar) for 3 days. Then rub it in the juice of yellow loranthus longifolia (pili Bandāli) for 3 days. Put it into a bottle in a Válukāyantra and give it fire for 8 praharas. Mix vāla of the essence with tin tā. 5. There becomes silver
(31) Reduce to paste (or crush) mercury țā. 5 in Amaniya vesi kontoria (Agiyāno). ța-10 and Purple lippia-lippia nodiflora (Jalapipar) tā. 10. Put it into a Kodiā sampuța (a kind of lid) and in Sine-yantra and Veluyantra (respectively). Put (Make) a good seal to them. Give fire to it for 12 praharas. If gajapuțāgni is given, give fire to it for 8 praharas, it (essence) generates great appetite. Next mix the essence into tin. There becomes silver.
(32) Rub mercury țà 9 in the juice of Fudeļi for 1 day, in the juice of antichorus (Bahuphali) for 1 day and in the juice of Purple lippia (Jalapipar) for 1 day. Rub it in-pongamia glabra (a kind of oil for making soaps = (Kanajhi) and onion for 1 day and in the egg of hen for 1 day. Next maka 1 crucible of clay (earthen crucible), put tā, 10 of Chotra (piece of 1. A kind of oil for making Soap.
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