The Jewel Mine of Mercury

Salutations to Shri Hanuman

Leaf 96, verso, column 3
Rāja candana du?
ṣara?

Mercury? and delicate herbs, each one... the intelligent person...
Like this, a six-fold preparation, and likewise, a small pill; then, a vessel for the ṭikā a mark or preparation. Not in an anthill, but extract the essence, saline, and clay; purify them with cloth. This method is remembered. As long as... gram... cardamom... not in the mercury... then, inside the vessel, place [the mixture] on top of the heat. Afterward, the wise one should hold the vessel at the opening. From all sides, with bent clay, firmly... the opening, having dried it, one should join [it]. For two measures of honey, the mercury... entering... in the morning, uncover it and contemplate. The fire constantly... on top of four coals, the apparatus... 611... the vessel, until... pure 812...
And the remnant, with flower, sandalwood, musk, and saffron, purified indeed. The beloved of Hara Shiva, the earth... the heart... Lakshmi... extensive... delightful... camphor's...
Camphor combined with sindūra red lead and mercury, purified. Of that, four parts of earthen... pulverizing of that, the measure of that... three times. Then, one should give... earth, in order, for three days. One should make a mark for one day, with earth... two times... then three times combined... smear. Having dried the earth, one should make a karjilikā a specific preparation or tool. Then, in a vāluka-yantra sand-bath apparatus, one should cook the mercury. Give fire constantly for four days. From that... pure sindūra rasa red lead mercury ...? ---? ...?