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Rasa Shastra The Art of Vedic Alchemy Vol.1 introduces the

manufacturing principles and purification techniques of Rasa
Shastra base compounds including such diverse materials as:
mercury, sulphur, tourmaline and red coral.
This presentation also contains a contemporary overview of
these same materials, their chemical composition and modern
day use in different chemical applications.

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 Table of Contents

1. Introduction & Getting Started

2. Foreword by Dr. Partap Chauhan
3. Parada
4. Maha Rasa
5. Uparasa
6. Sadharana Rasa
7. Dhatu
8. Ratna
9. Uparatna
10. Miscellaneous Rasa
11. Sharaava, Kupi, Gorvara & Puta
12. Additional Information & Credits

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Parada Processing
Parada seen in its natural
state, slowly weeping from
a piece of cinnabar.

Parada extracted directly

from cinnabar is considered
to be of the highest purity.

For more information

about the extraction of
Parada directly from
cinnabar see volume 2
in this series.

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Parada Processing
Parada after the removal of
contaminants.

This ends the second stage

of purification.

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Rasa Sindhoora
Processing
The sand bath is heated to
around 400°C, its surface will
become red hot.

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Makara Dhwaja
Processing
Add 5g of 24 carat gold leaf.

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Vimala Preparation
Prepare 3 litres of vasa
decoction.

Filter and decant this

decoction into an earthenware
vessel.

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Sasyaka
Preparation
The earthenware bowl is
sealed with a top lid to
maximise the steaming effect.

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Gandhaka
Preparation
Place 150g of unpurified
Gandhaka powder on top of
the cloth.

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Haritala Preparation
Place ground Haritala on a
section of cloth.

Fold the cloth into a bag.

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Gauri Pashana
Preparation
Fill empty karavella with
Gauri Pashana granules.

Leave enough flexibility

in the pod casing to be able
to close its seam.

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Tamra Preparation
Allow the sheets to air dry.

The paste will corrode the

surface of the Tamra.

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Tamra Preparation
A kukkuta puta is used to heat
the kidaram roots.

(see puta preparation

Chapter 11)

Kukkuta puta is generally

ten inches square, holding
approximately twenty five
cow dung cakes.

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Pravala Preparation
As the powder becomes finer
it is advisable to wear a
particle mask.

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Vaikratna
Preparation
After 3 days remove from the
saline solution and dry in
sunlight.

When dry, place contents into

an iron mortar and break into
smaller pieces.

After grinding into a fine

powder add horsegram
decoction and proceed to
make cakrika.

For more information about

horsegram decoction and
cakrika preparation, please
refer to Pusparaga (topaz).

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Shankha
Preparation
Remove crucible from the ash
of the gaja puta.

Gently tap around the joint of

the crucible lids, this will
loosen the mud seal.

The cloth used to originally

bind the mud to the crucible
will have totally been burnt
away.

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Loha Preparation
The carbon graphite crucible
or musa, is capable of
withstanding temperatures
in excess of 1500°C.

Loha is placed into the new

crucible and again reheated in
the furnace.

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Puta Preparation
The best results from puta
are those dug directly
into the earth.

Concrete Puta tend to develop

hotspots during the heating
process.

Puta location should be

sheltered from sunlight, sited
in auspicious locations, away
from populace, animals and
insects and dug by hand in a
rich firm soil.

The dimensions of puta are

listed at the end of this section.

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Cinnabar

Sanskrit:
Hingula.
Synonyms:
Cinnabarite, chinese red, dragons blood,
vermilion.
Geographical Location:
China, Spain, USA, Italy, South America.
Traditional Use:
Medicine, decorative use, chinese lacquer ware,
ceremonial use.
Contemporary Use:
The production of mercury, asian medicine both
indian and chinese.

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