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Vajramuṣā (Hard or strong crucible).
(1) Make a crucible by grinding all these together-ash of fine coating of rice 2 (parts), chalk 1 (Part), katho (lime mixed with khadir), ash of dry wild cowdung cake 1, salt 1, Kataḍī1 1 (not identified) 1, jhiko 2 1 and clay of potter or make a crucible by grinding together salt part 1, and ash 3 or 7 (parts).
(2) Rub all these five-Helioteris isora (muradaragimga) māsā 5, cinnabar ma. 5, yellow somala (oxide of arsenic) mã. 5, mercury ma. 5, and borax ma. 5 for 1 prahara. Next cover the whole thing for 8 days; do thus by rubbing them everyday. Next bring a piece (dadovo) of black Bhodala (mica) and make a good crucible by boring a hole into it. Make smearing on these two crucibles with good chalk. Next fill medicines (into them). Next give cuya (drops) of the juice of lemon and shoe flower = Hibiscus rosa - sinensis java (Jasuda) (into them) by drops for 4 praharas. Apply 1 srs. of it in this case. Mix 1 rati of the essence into 1 tola of copper and heat them into an open crucible. There becomes gold.
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(3) Make a lump of copper ma. 1 and zinc mã. 1 (together); pour the mixture into the milk of Euphorbia nivuiia seven times. Next pour it into the juice of Aloe vera and turmeric seven times. Next grind borax tā. 1 and thutho (a kind of poison) tā. 1 and give half of it under (that mixture) and half of it over, heat it on the fire of dry wild cowdung cakes; give (put) it into a small earthen saravala (lid.) There becomes gold.
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(4) Purify (copper) leaf pai. 1 bhar with the essence of mineral calamine pai. 1, borax pai., mercury pai.wedelia calendulacea pai. 1, golden turmeric pai. 14 and oil of Anacardium pai. 1 by finely grinding all ofthem separately. Next rub mercury in the oil of Anacardium; when they become one, then put mineral calamine, next put borax, next mix all and grind in à Mohaka (Datura ?). Next give, 1 tablet of the combination and 1 tablet over (the leaf); thus give (put them) layer by layer. Then heat it in a closed crucible up to ghadis (6x24 minutes); gold.
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