Marana: Marana Is The Main Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Process For Making Bhasma
Marana: Marana Is The Main Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Process For Making Bhasma
MARANA
The word Marana is derived from the root mriya – maarane which literally
means to kill. The process by which the metals /minerals are transformed
into a micro fined stage for easy assimilation in the body without any
untoward effect is defined as marana. Acharya Nagarjuna, the foremost
scholar of Indian alchemy has elaborated the importance of marana.
According to him the metal after proper incineration attains the the stage
of Rasaibhavana – the colloidal state.
On surveying the earlier texts like Rasendra Mangalam (2/54 -57), Rudra
Yamala Tantra (61/31) Rasadhyaya (5/270-271), Rasa Ratnakara (3/109-127)
an entirely different picture suggesting the use of these metals in the
process of incineration of almost all the metals is given stating that these
metals helps in achieving the state of Nirutthaghata (conversion of metal
to a stage from where it could not acquire or regain its original state or
parental form which is the ultimate aim of Marana ie state of Rasibhavana
to impart best effect of Rasayana to the body.