Book Title: Suvarna Raupya Siddhi Shastra
Author(s): J C Sikdar
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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________________ 96 Second Section. Other Chemical Processes; The Process of Menamudrā (making seal with Wax) Grind Barlaria Prionitis (Dilawāli Kuranda) finely; filter it in a piece of cloth; rub it with varnish oil (rogān) for 2 or 3 days. Next put it into a thaliyantra. It is Menamudrā (the process of making wax).? Crush all these-red lead or plumbum oxide (Sindur) pai 1, wax pai 1, iron dust pai 3, magnetic stone, (Camak pākhān)- pai 4, Kātho (a mixture of lime and Khadir) pai, lime pai 1, lac pai-1 and natron' (pai-1) and filter them in a piece of cloth. Rub them with the oil of Anacardium for 3 days. Then there is accomplishment; it is true. It is written by Hitavijaya. Put together wax pai 2, magnetic stone pai 1 and mercury pai 1 ; in ilk of Aloe vera as much quantity as possible into the milk of Vata (Banyan tree) and combine them together; again put grains of iron (irondust); make them fine, combine them together. Put that much of the combination into the oil of linseed and grind it. Put approximately tā 3 or 4 of them. Next crush them with iron-hammer and combine the together. Menamudrā (the process of treating wax is accomplished).3 Take lead sr., milk of Ficus glomerata (umbara) sr., milk of Banyan tree sr, milk of Calotropis gigantea } sr., leaf of Betula Utilista 5, Yogini tā 5, and Müyalı ţă 5. Boil Butea Utilis and Muyalı (not identified) in sr. or water, next make them into pieces in a pot of bell-metal. Menamudra is accomplished. 4 Fry Kalicūno' oyster lime) tā 30 and Samkhanābhi țā 45 with linseed oil tă 75 and take them out and seal them up. Go on giving cūyā (drops) to the powder of salt pai 2 with the juice of Anacardium for 3 or 7 days by crushing Khāra (oxide). Menamudra is accomplished. Combine together these four things - magnetic stone } sr., particles (or grains) of iron ; sr., milk of gularc (Ficus glomerata) 1 sr. and wax sr. and grind them for 3 days. Next make pill (of them), put the pill into a earthen jar of water. Ferment the pill in it till it comes up in the water. Next give it fire. Then takes place the accomplishment of the process of Menamudrā (seal of wax.) True. 1. SRSS,, Ch. 3. 66. 2. SRSS, Ch. 7. 13. 3. Ibid., Ch. 7. 14. 4. SRSS., Ch. 7. 17. 5. Ibid., Ch. 7 18. 6. SRSS., Ch. V. 44, For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org Jain Education International

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