Rasārṇavakalpa

Introduction........................................................................................................................................ 4

Dictionary of Verse References.............................................................................................................. 7

॥ Now, the Rasārṇavakalpa A Sanskrit alchemical treatise, literally "Ocean of Mercury" ॥ ................................................................................................... 37

    Transmutation of Mercury into Gold..................................................................................................... 37

    Extraction of Cinnabar......................................................................................................... 38

    Fixation in Sulfur......................................................................................................................... 40

    Binding of Mercury with Ajanāyikā an unidentified herb (1)................................................................................................... 41

    Binding of Mercury with Sal Ammoniac (2)........................................................................................................ 42

    Binding of Mercury with Gulmalatā a shrub creeper (2).................................................................................................... 43

    Binding of Mercury with Gulmalatā (3).................................................................................................... 43

    Calcination (1)............................................................................................................................ 44

    Medicinal Creepers and Grasses.................................................................................................................. 45

    Binding of Mercury with Diamond and Gold (4).................................................................................................... 46

    Transmutation into Gold............................................................................................................................ 46

    Binding of Mercury (5)..................................................................................................................... 47

    Calcination (2)............................................................................................................................ 47

    Grass Light A specific medicinal plant............................................................................................................................ 48

    Celastrus Paniculatus Original: Jyotiṣmatī; a plant used in traditional medicine............................................................................................................................ 49

    Application of Euphorbia Original: Snuhi.......................................................................................................................... 49

    Leadwort Original: Citraka................................................................................................................................. 50

    Application of Bitter Gourd......................................................................................................................... 50

    Application of Milky Tuber...................................................................................................................... 51

    Application of Vegetables............................................................................................................................ 51

    Application of Devadālī Luffa echinata.......................................................................................................................... 52