Suvarna Raupya Siddhi Shastra

Author(s): J C Sikdar
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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Next this chapter deals the processes of gold 1 and silver 2 - making in most of the remaining verses and refers to the alchemical sects – Dhātavedhī, Gavavedhi, and Dhūmravedhi. Carapața yogiya 3 in the 13th verse, sources of mercury 4 in the 30th verse, the process of making Rasasindur (a mercurial medicine),5 in the 31st verse, the process of killing lead and mercury and that of making pearl 7 in the 51st and 52nd verses respectively, that of making lead 8 in the 53rd verse, killing of mercury in the 55th verse and testing of iron 10 in the 56th verse.
The second chapter comprising 15 sutras and an eulogy to Mahavira is a commentary on the first chapter, interpreting the secret meanings of alchemical thoughts and practices hidden in the code letters and words of some of the verses, 11 of the first chapter. It ends with an enlogy to Mahāvira which contains the secret theories of alchemical pro example, “ Kharamațahāsamatulyam Vajrikșirenabhävitam bahusol.” (1-26) Kha = Kharpara = mineral calamine. Ra = rasa = mercury. Ma = manahsılā = realger, Ta = tamkana -borax, Ha = haratāla = orpiment. Take equal portions of each of them and grind them; they are to be saturated with the milk of Vajri (Euphorbia antiquorum).
“Dhammo mangalamukkițgan ahimsā samjamo tavo / Devā vi tam namamsamti jassa , dhamme sayā maņo // (1.1.) Dhammo = mercury, mangalam = gold, ukkiţtham = Nepalese copper, ahimsā = Kamtheri (capparis sepiaria), samjamo = rakta agastya (red-flowered agasta, sesbania glandiflora) tavo = krşnakanaka = black thorny apple, devā vi = pili devadāli (yellow Andropogon serratus).
Mercury is killed with the juice of thorny apple, gold is killed with the juice of red sesbania glandiflora, the Nepalese copper is killed with the juice of Capparia Sepiaria.
1. SRSS., ch, 1.6, 7, 9, 10, 12 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29.
32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50 59, 60, 61 2. SRSS., ch, 1. 8, 11, 22, 26, 27, 34, 35, 49, 54, 57 3. Ibid., ch. 1. 13 4. Ibid., ch. 1. 30 5. Ibid., ch. 1. 31 6. Ibid., ch. 1. 51 7. Ibid., ch. 1. 52 8. SRSS. ch. 1. 53. 9. Ibid., ch. 1. 55. 10. Ibid., ch. 1. 56. 11. Ibid., ch. 1. 1, 2, 7, 10, 16, 26, 33, 34, 38, 45, 46, 48, 49,