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(16) Dip the fruit of yellow Loranthus longifolia (Bandali) with seed2 srs. into the urine of ass for 8 praharas. Next take out the fruits and press them into the urine and throw out the dirt. Next take Haramiu' mercury 1 sr. Take out its dirt 21 times. Next put the whole thing into an earthen bowl and give it fire under it; give tüyā (drops) of Khichaļi (hotch potch ?) slowly to mercury.
Do not allow rasa (fluid or juice) to get dried up; give tāyā (drops) continuously up to 8 praharas. When mercury becomes of yellow colour, the essence is accomplished,
By melting Rūtha (pa)naradı (a kind of silver ?) - gadīyānā 64, put mercury ga. I into it, there will be truth.
(17). Rub all these-lead ga. 5, mercury ga. 5, realgar ga. 5 and orpi‘ment ga. 5, with the juice of Bandāli (Loranthus longifolia) for 3 days. Next fill all (these things) into the horn of a cow, next give a seal into the mouth of the horn with a piece of earthen potsherd. Then put a seal on all sides by grinding molasses and salt; next put 7 layers of cloth and clay over the horn and dry it up. Then give it fire of goat's dung upto 20 days. Next on its getting cooled down, give (mix) the essence ga. '1 into tin gadiyānā 64, pour tin into water of Eugenia = Jumbolana) 108 times. There becomes silver.
That is, according to own view, combined with Nāgārjuni (Euphorbia pilulifera) lying inside a pond of Viramgaon or with Wedelia calendulacea)Success.
(18) Take out dirt from mercury sr; next filter it with a hard piece of cloth, next rub it with the juice of ocimum sanctum for 14 days, do not allow it to get dried up. Next put ciniu camphor tā. 5 into it and mix with it. Next fill it into a glass bottle, again fill 1 sr. of the juice of ocimum sanctum into it, then put 7 layers of cloth and clay over it. Next the process of demonstrating puța (roasting) . (19) Make the liquid (rasa) of earth (clay) and soak (dip) a piece of cloth into it, wrap a bottle with it, wrap thread over it, like that give seven putas to it. Next get it dried up; next close the mouth of the bottle (kupi) with clay by making (putting) a piece of brick (into its mouth). Next dig a pit measuring 1 gaja = 3 cubits depth and 2 gajas 6 cubits on all sides. Fill it up with goat's dung, put the bottle into it, fill goat's dung 1. A kind of mercury.
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