Rasahṛdayatantra (1728 manuscript)

Now, another method: the mercury is engaged in the amaruga-yantra a specific apparatus according to the sāraṇa method. [24] Through this, it achieves the state of rati pleasure/attainment. The practitioner should perform the task with skill. One should process the assimilated mercury again using the stated methods. [25] Regarding the eight types of kānta lodestone essences: because of the krāmaṇa transference/step-by-step and other methods, the learned person should realize that if the mercury is light, it must be performed. [26] The previously mentioned qualities: mercury, when sweat-processed, solidifies easily. With the combination of the essence of gold, it performs the work. [27]

The method of sāraṇa at the mouth:

Through the combination of the seven māśika small weights and the combination of qualities, the golden mercury is produced. One should transmute it by the method of sāraṇa. [29] The qualities of mercury after sāraṇa: therefore, the mercury is known as "assimilated" (sārita) and has qualities. [30]

The order of sāraṇa:

The sārita mercury, joined with an equal seed, becomes weakened. One should counter-transmute it with double the amount and then re-transmute with triple. [31] The qualities of the sāraṇa sequence: the mercury, when counter-transmuted, becomes capable of piercing a thousand times. [32]

The difference between sārita, pratisārita, and anusārita:

When anusārita, the mercury is even and clear. When sārita, it is joined. When pratisārita, it becomes capable of piercing. [33] The superiority of the essence of these two: the anusārita pierces the seed. The pratisārita and anusārita combined pierce even more. [34]

Special instructions:

The pratisārita and anusārita [mercury] can pierce all [metals]. [35]

Further special instructions:

The anusārita transmutes metal into a countless number [of products]. The pratisārita pierces twenty-six times. [36] One should move it slowly until the gold is divine, as stated in the truth. [37]

Thus ends the sixteenth chapter of the Rasendra-sāra, "The Authority on the Work of Sārana."

Now, the krāmaṇa transference will be described.