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(it is) put into the fire of dry wild cowdung cakes-basket I, if it burns quickly, put cowdung 2:(baskets), next again put 5. Thus increase and increase, but do not put cowdung at a time. If put at a time, the cocoanut bursts, give it fire for 8 praharas. Put 7 layers of cloth and clay over the cocoanut. The essence is ready, mix 1 rati of it into 1 tola (of copper.)" (There becomes gold.)
Make bread with the powder of wheat in the milk of Euphorbia nivuiia (Thohar), i.e. by mixing it with the milk of Thohar. Put the pieces of Samkhiu Somala (oxide of arsenic) into it (inside it), cook it and take it out. Next grind killed zinc and Malta (oxide of arsenic) together with the juice of lemon, next give it fire in an iron-copper sampuța (lid).
Mix 1 rati of the essence. (There becomes gold, ??) Quench an iron-leaf into Centipeda orbicularis (Chikanı) 108 times. Ash of silver (i.e. calcinated ash of silver). Take the leaf of (silver) which falls out and grind it in the juice of centipeda orbicularis and give it gajapuțāgni, give (mix) tin into it. If there becomes red ash (Raktabhasma), mix one fati of the essence intó 1 tola of copper. There becomes gold.
Mercury, two medicines. quantum of fire, two earthen lids (are necessary for the process of alchemy). Now the science of chemistry and metallurgy covering the remaining demonstration will be discussed.
The Jina who is like the full-moon-faced, seated on the throne with the family of samghay bright and white with the ray of omniscience, should be meditated upon.
Two Jinas are white, two are black, two are red and lotus-coloured, two are emerald (green)-coloured and sixteen are of golden colour.
It means mercury (white), mineral calamine (black), realgar (red), sulphur (lotus Coloured-yellow) and orpiment (green-coloured).
1. SRSS., Ch. 13. 2. 8 2. SRSS., Ch. 13. 2. 9 3. SRSS., Ch. 13. 2. 10 4. This gāthā is metioned in the 1st chapter, V. 5. 5. It is mentioned the 1st chapter. V. 3 6. It is mentioned in the 1st chapter. V. 4 and explained in the 2nd
chapter. Ch. 14. pariccheda Il. V, 1. 2. 3
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