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hot water up to 1 days. On doing this, mercury takes up (assimilates) mica.1
Some processes as performed in Jalayantra
Wash (purify) mercury tā 3 in the water of Triphla (amalaki= phyllanthus emblica, haritaki Terminalia Chebual and Vaheḍā=Semecarpus anacardium) and rub it in a mortar for 3 days. Next rub it with Saimdhava salt in the juice of citrus lemon for 3 days. Make a ball of mercury to. 1, amalsar sulphur to. 6, sal-ammoniac-to. 1 and killed white lead to. 1 with the juice of Aloe vera. Cast the whole thing into a Jalayantra and worship Kṣetrapāla.
Then again worship Kṣetrapala,, give it fire-high, medium and low. First give dipagni (fire of lamp) for 4 praharas, then dhanyagni (fire for boiling paddy) for 4 praharas, next bhātāgni (fire for cooking rice) for 8 praharas, then bhaṭāgni (fire of kiln) for 16 praharas, or give dhyanyagni to it for 16 praharas. Next the essence is accomplished. Mix rati of the essence into 1 tola of silver, copper and lead respectively also. This is Jalayantra. True".
Rub Sulphur ta 9, Sal-ammoniac ta-1, mercury ta-2, realgar tā 2, and golden pyrite ta 2, thus ta 16 in all and fix them for 3 days. Rub them with Nagar beli (piper betel) in the juice of Aloe vera, give them 4 or 5 Saturations every day. By holding and holding the whole thing in the sunshine the Saturation is to be given to it. Thus it should be given for 3 days. Take out the powder from the mortar on the fourth day and put it into a Jalayantra according to the process by casting it into the same.3
1. Ato hi jalayantrasya lakṣaṇam kathyate maya /
Suvṛttaṁ lohapatraṁ ca jalam tatrāḍhaka-trayam // Tanmadhye sudṛḍham samyak karttavyaṁ lohasamputam / Lohasamputamadhye tu nikṣiptam śuddhapāradam // Bidena sahitam caiva ṣoḍaśāmsena yantnataḥ. Catuḥ ṣastyamsakaṁ cābhrāsattvam Sampuṭake tatha // Samputam mudrayetpaścaddṛḍhaya toyamṛtsnaya / Vahnimṛttikaya vapi sandhirodham tu kārayet // Cullyam niveśya tam yantram jalenosṇena pūritam / Kramadagniḥ prakartavyo divasardhakameva hi // Evam kṛte gräsamānaṁ bhakṣayennatra Saṁśayaḥ / Anenaiva prakāreņa ṣaḍgrāsaṁ bhakṣayeddhruvam, Rasaprakāśa sudhakara, Yasodhara, 1/69-74.
2. SRSS., Ch. 6. 17 X
3. Ibid., Ch. 10. 22.
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