The Essence of Mercury

With jaggery, guggulu, lac, and five parts of borax, one should bind the mass pindika with these in the method of releasing the essence sattva-moksha, for certain. (7)
Vaikranta, sasyaka, tapya, kaca, abhra mica, vimala, giri minerals, (8)
gairika red ochre, tutthaka blue vitriol, and especially rajavarta lapis lazuli.
In the furnace koshtha, one should extract the essence of these secondary minerals. Stones originating in various regions are known as metals. (9)
Having bound the mass, they melt quickly, as they are capable of being eaten jarya by the King of Mercury. When fired, they release their essence through a bent pipe. (10)
Having known that the essence has fallen, take it and heat it again. One should perform sprinkling with milk and other fats and red substances. (11)
When the essence becomes pure, one should avoid sprinkling. Having removed the lead naga in triple measure, the essence becomes pure. (12)
This same procedure is to be performed for the essence of the earth-worm bhunaga. There is another special process for kanta magnetic iron, to be known by those skilled in the sequence. (13)
Having purified the kanta magnetic iron first, one should soak it in goat's blood. (14)
Having bound the mass with effort, one should cast the essence into the furnace.
With charcoal of emblic myrobalan dhatri and beleric myrobalan vibhitaka, the essence falls beautifully. Having purified the caura thief, possibly a local name for a mineral first, one should then fill the crucible. (15)
The crucible is filled with one pala; it should be made beautiful and firm. Having blocked the opening with effort, [place] a pipe ten finger-widths [long]. (16)