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Rasa Shastra Volume 4
Rasa Shastra Volume 4
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).
Table of Contents
1. 2. Introduction & Getting Started Foreword by Dr. Claudia Welch
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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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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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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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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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