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Second Pariccheda (Section)
1. Mercury, two medicines, quantum of fire, two earthen lids (sarāvāi) (are necessary). How is the science of chemistry and metallurgy covering the remaining show (demonstration). Suo Mercury, 2 Osahayuyalam 3 = aghāṭakarasa. = Achyranthus aspera, and livūyā (lemon).
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2. The Jina who is like the full moon-faced, seated on the throne with the family (of Samgha), bright and white with the (ray of) omniscience should be meditated upon. 4
3. Two Jinas are white, two are black, two are red and lotus-coloured, two are emarald (green) coloured and sixteen are of golden colour.5 It means' mercury 1 (white), mineral calamine (black) 2, realgar 8 (red), sulphur 4 (Lotus-coloured yellow, and orpiment 5 (green coloured.)
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4. Copper with tumbini (tumba = gourd) is to be mixed with the root of Tidu (Cocceinia Indica). When the mixture is heated, (it) becomes gold. That is said by Jinendra. 6
5. The wise grinds garlic-100 tolas finely and casts it into a small copper box on all sides.
6. There is one piece of camphor which weighs fourteen tolas. By putting it into the box and making copper-leaf.
7. Wrap over it a layer of cloth soaked (or smeared) of (with) wild cowdung.
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8. Now, seeing it (the fire) smokeless, put the box into the fire, cover it up on all sides, not less nor more.
1. This gatha is mentioned in the ist chapter, V. 5.
2. This gatha mentioned in the 1st chapter, V. 2.
has been explained in the 2nd chapter.
3. This gata mentioned in the 1st chapter V. 5. has also been explained in the 2nd chapter.
4. It is also mentioned in 1st chapter. V. 3.
5. The gatha mentioned in the 1st chapter, V. 4 has been explained in the 2nd chapter. 6. This gathā mentioned in the 1st chapter has been explained in the second chapter SRSS.
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