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Rasa Shastra The Art of Vedic Alchemy Vol.4 This latest

edition presents an in-depth look at Pyrite processing, the use
of Sudha Varga materials (Calcium Carbonate) including
limestone, chalk, molluscs, animal horns, egg shells, slaked
lime and fossilised sea urchins.
Also covered in this volume are Adrija (Shilajit) and Guggulu
resin (Commiphora mukul), Dhatu (metal) the production of
alloy ingots and the purification of Yasada (Zinc), along with
Kanta Pashana (Magnetic Iron Ore) and Hingula Bhasma
(Cinnabar ash).

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 Table of Contents
1. Introduction & Getting Started
2. Foreword by Dr. Claudia Welch
3. Anjana (Antimony & Galena)
4. Pyrites
5. Hingula & Kanta Pashana
6. Sudha Varga / Calcium Carbonates
7. Dhatu (Puti & Misra Loha)
8. Sheetal & Swetha Parpati Preparations
9. Adrija & Guggulu (Indian Myrrh & Bitumen)
10. Kampilla, Ramatha & Aristaka
11. Treatment of Netra Roga (Eye Disease)
12. Credits

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Anjana Preparation
Anjana cakrika after a third
puta.

After three puta only a few

isolated beads of antimony
are seen.

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Kohl Preparation
Two samples of Kohl
brushed onto white paper.

The top sample had some

additional turquoise powder
added to it for effect.

Once applied to skin Kohl

quickly dries and forms a
durable eye makeup lasting
for many hours.

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Swarna Maksika
Preparation
A close up image of Swarna
Maksika cakrika.

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Sasyaka
Preparation
Sasyaka after third puta, and
although the contents have
expanded the material has a
greater degree of thermal
stability.

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Kushta Sangraf
Preparation
Freshly squeezed lemon
juice is added to 150g of
purified Hingula.

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Sudha Preparation

Sudha sample after

re-hydration, the material
naturally breaks down into
smaller pieces.

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Badarasma
Preparation

After 24 hours remove

Badarasma and rinse in
clean water, they can then
be dried in sunlight.

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Yasada
Preparation
As soon as Yasada is in a
liquid state it should be
retrieved from the furnace
and poured quickly into a
receptacle filled with a
quantity of raw milk.

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Pittala Preparation

Pittala ingots being cast.

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Sheetal Parpati
Preparation

Side on view of parpati

showing approximate width.

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Guggulu
Preparation

Add Guggulu resin and work

into the ghee with a wooden
spatula.

Cook resin until the ghee is

absorbed, but do not allow
the resin to stick to the
bottom of the pan.

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Aristaka
Preparation
Seal cakrika in sharaava
using clay and cloth method
and allow to dry.

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Loha Preparation

The pyrometer results were

carefully logged and
transcribed to a line graph
illustrating the thermal
signature of these heating
blocks (see next slide).

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Netra Tarpana
Preparation

One last test is to roll a little

cotton into a wick and dip in
the ghee content of the pan.
Using a match attempt to
light this wick.

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