Suvarna Raupya Siddhi Shastra

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

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With referenee to verse No. 49 of the 1st chapter :
Maksiketi' - Take lead 5 tolas, gold - 2 tolas, native cinnabar - 2 tolas, orpiment - 1 tola, sulphur - 1 tola, realgar - 1 tola, give them 28 bhavanās (saturations) with the juice of rasendragopï (a kind of plant), give them 28 amputas, (roastings), cook them after grinding them in a Kharala (mortar).
By grinding them in a Kharala and putting them into paceiyantra (a kind of apparatus), give it layer of cloth and clay (covering the paceiyantra). Next give it heat in a Valuka-yantra (a kind apparatus) for 12 praharas, On its being cooled down, take it out, mix silver-tolas 22: with the Ka (essence), (it becomes) gold (14). Rub (or grind) mercury pai, (sā) 1 in the juice of Krakaca (a kind of vanaspati), it becomes like the Jalaukā (leech = Annelid). Next give tuya (dropping) of its juice - 5 seers, (i.e. of Krakac) (to copper), it certainly gets coloured. It is said by Vallabhadāsa. It was quenced in its juice-1 seer. It was prepared according to my own conception (imagination). Kalahi (a kind of tin) combined with lead becomes hard silver in the juice of Lamprachoenium microcephalum and Gloriso suprerba (Jalapipara) 15. The combination of tin-1 part, mercury-2 parts, lead-1 part, lac generated form prumb tree - 4 parts. Symlocos racemosa - 4 parts (together) is made, (their) blackness is removed. Rub the gāthï (gādhi) (lump) of tin and mercury with sugar, their blackness is removed, it is to be quenced in the juice of) pücudi (a kind of Vanaspati) and Brahmadamdı (Lamprachoenium), and it is to be quenced in the juice of Surana (Amorphophallus campanulatus) and Ilio-dendranaglacum (Chikani). It is to be quenced in the juice of Amrtbel (Ambrosia) and galo (Tinospora codifolia = guduci) or white gourd (dudhi) and onion and long piper. (15).
Eulogy to this Jina with the couplet of Verses :-
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1. I eulogise that Aparigrahın (possessionless) Mahavira who is devoid of
pride and delusion and conqueror of passions, by the combination (of activities) of mind, speech and body. He is very tender, resolute, and
quiet. 2-3. Red lotus, black elephtant and bright (white) moon which are the
abodes of Lakşmi (goddess of wealth), (which are) afraid of cold, goad and Rāhugraha (Rahu-planet) (respectively), (which are) the three decorating water, land and sky (respectively) and which are fragrant, intoxicated (echorus) ana full-round (respectively), cannot attain the same beauty of the eyes, motion (gaity) and face of Mahavira (respectively).