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up, let it fly, if it remains, again in this way (spread out the way of gadala pața, coal 10'srs. and give fire to it (sámiputa) treatment thros times; put the whole thing in a sampuța. There becomes puto zinc. It does not fly up. Next put mercury just equal to zinc. and make younghi (lump). Take wax of 2 fingers into the oil of wild saffron (Curtbandus Tinctorious) by this process. Fry (heat or boil ?) it and when it becomes thick of 3 fingers, take it out. Fry mina-kaiya (Wax-piece) with oil, next put mercury into that oil. Then melt that zinc, melt it by giving borax, then poür it into the oil. The lump of mercury and zinc is produced. Next take out the juice of Hasta kanda (a kind of Vanaspati), put it into an earthen vessel, give a seal into its mouth, give it fire of dry wild cowdung cakes-5. or 7 srs. Like this continue the process 21 times. Take the juice of Hastákanda (vanaspativiseșa) everyday and give 21 pušas with it. The essence is produced. Mix 1 māsā of the essence into 1. tola of copper. There becomes gold.
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• Make a cup of zinc pai. 3 or 3 bhār. Take out the juice of sprouts.
or shoots of Sovanasāga. (a king of vanaspati) measuring cup and rub mercury (with it) for 2 or 4 praharas. Next put that mercury into the cup. Rub salt with the juice of Sovanasaga for 1 prahára. Fill that salt into the cup by putting it. Next bring an eartheni vessel. Fill salt into the cup by putting it. Next bring an earthen vessel. Fill salt into it by' crushing it. Press the cup upside down into that salt, its brim remains covered with salt. Next place the vessel on the furnace, give fire of wood: under it slowly and slowly; give it cayā (drops) of the juice of the sprout of Sovängasāga from above for 12 praharas. When the cup byrets out and ** becomes . well (vakase)the essence is accomplished:Mix 1 rati of that essence into 1 tola of copper, gold.?
There will be gold and gold pieces of established stone of Lajavarada, it is tā 3. Crush all these and make them fine by grinding. Rub them with the milk of ewe (she-sheep) for 4 praharas. Nextbind pill of 1 tola with it. Then at the time of action, put together honey, clarificd butter, borax, molasses and dali (1) of guñja-these five just: equal to the pill and rub them in a' mortar. for 1 prahara. Then make leaf of gold. I tola by : rubbing. Rub that pill, make its smearing-1 tola on the leaf. Make fire of 10 srs. Of dry wild cowdung cakes, put the leaf into 'a Kavacıyantra. Put a layer of cloth and clay over it and give it fire. On its getting cooled. down, . take it out. Next again smear the leaf with tola of that fill)
1. SRSS, Ch. 3. 107. 2. SRSS. Ch. 3. 109.
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