Suvarna Raupya Siddhi Shastra

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

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The eighth chapter having thirty five chemical formulae presents an account of the processes of gold - making and silver-making, 2 purification of Kathira 3 (tin), vašikaraņa 4 (enchanting woman), making the chemical essence in Jalayantra, 5 chemical process of mercury and sal-ammoniac, 6 calcination of mercury,7 medical recipes for urticaria, eczema, leucoderma and itching, 8 process of making mercury, 9 Degāmi Navasāra 10 (a kind of sal-ammoniac), making of medicinal essence, 11 killing of mercury and piercing of mercury into metal,12 preparation of chemicals 13, making mouth into mercury by chemical processes 14, fixation of mercury 15, making chemical essence of mercury 16, chemical processes 17, process of making of copper from Silver 18 and gold-making 19.
• The ninth chapter cosisting of seventy chemical formulae deals with the chemical processing of hill-water in the preparation of alchemicals 20 medical recipes 21, fixation of mercury and making of mouth into fixed mercury, 22 elixir vitae by taking water of mercurial pill, 23 strengthening of body with the mercurial pills, 24 pirercing of all metals by the chemical mineral essence prepared with mercury, etc., 25 location of hill water, 26 process of making
1. SRSS., ch. 8. 1. 3, 8, 19. 21, 23 2. Ibid. ch. 8. 2, 4.5, 7.9, 15. 18. 3. Ibid ch. 8. 6. 4. Ibid.ch, 8, 10. 3. Ibid. ch, 8, 11, 12 6. Ibid, ch. 8. 13. 7. Ibid, ch. 8, 14. 8. Ibid. ch.8, 16 9. Ibid. ch, 8, 17 10. Ibid, ch, 8, 20 11. Ibid, ch, 8, 21 12. Ibid. ch. 8, 24, 13. Ibid. ch. 8. 25. 27. 14. Ibid, ch, 8. 26, 28, 29, 29x. 15. Ibid, ch, 8. 30. 16. Ibid. ch. 8. 31 17. Ibid, ch,' 8. 32, 33, 34, 35 18, Ibid. ch. 8. 34, 19. Ibid, ch, 8. 34x. 20, Ibid, ch, 9. 1. 21, Ibid. ch.9.2, 31, 22. Ibid, ch, 9. 3. 23, Ibid, ch, 9. 4, 24. Ibid, ch. 9. 5, 6 25, Ibid. ch. 9. :7 26. Ibid. ch, 9.8