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Mix 1 rati of the essence into 1 tola of tin, 1 rati of the essence into 1 tola of copper. The essence pierces eight kinds of metal. If Navasārı · Pegami is found, there the piece (it) becomes a little fixed.
(5) Rub malla (Somala = Oxide of arsenic) 1 sr. in the juice of five limbs of Khārijalı (Mustard tree of Scripture = Salvadora persica ?), Viz. fruit, flower, leaf, bark and root, put it into a bowl made of glass (Kacaờhalita ?), give it fire in a Damaruyantra for 4 praharas. Thus give 40 puțas of Khicadı (hotch potch ?). If the bowl breaks, make a new one. On doing thus the whole thing settles down like silver at the bottom. Mix #sr. of tin into 1 tola of copper and 14 rati of the essence.
(6) Melt sāji (Khār = natron) 1, rock salt 1, somala (oxide of arsenic) 1, borax 1, Bagdadı orpiment 1 and vajrakhāra (a kind of sodium) in the juice of Achyranthus aspera.
By melting copper to. 1, put the essence 1 māsā into it, silver of 19 visvas (carats) is produced.
(7) Melt (or heat) realgar 8 and Kaganel' 8 314 for 24 praharas (3 days). Mix 1 rati of the essence into silver-vāla 1. There becomes gold of 13 carats.
(8) Cook (or heat) realgar 31, orpiment 2 3/4 and cinnabar 2 3/4 in Dolikāyantra for 24 praharas; mix, (the whole thing) with Kāganela 61 sra. After performing: 3 Bhairava pajās (worship of Bhairava). it is completed. By melting silver vala 1, put 1 rati of the essence into it. There becomes gold of 13 carat. Test is experienced-Tāguļa ghi-thimgā merā. Tāguļa 2 ghee (clarified butter) and thimgā 3 merā (pot identified) are of mire). Paca amgulane merā padavā To put (rings) on the five fingers of mine). That is, gold is produced.
(9) Grind together Herpestes monniera vāla ţ and Centipeda orbicularis (chikani) vala 14 or Herpestes 11 (Brāhmi), centipeda vāla 31, Mahia varāha mịttikā 30 srs., realgar 6, and Kananuji golden pyrite 6, mercury tā. 6, cinnabar tā. 6, gau orpiment țā. 6, Dāļamiu Malla (Somalakhāra) (oxide of arsenic) țā. 6, sulphur, țā. 6 = thus tā. 12, and cast the whole thing into a vessel by rubbing them together. Oil or essence is to be taken out in a Patalayantra. Smear the leaf of silver with that essence. (There becomes) gold. Give 65 puțas of citrus medica to cinnabar. Mix the essence-ga. 1 into copper vāla 1. (gold).
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