Rasachandamshu or Rasaratna Sangraha
author: M. S. Krishnamurthy
edition: 2013, Chaukhambha Visvabharati
pages: 512
ISBN-10: 9381301263
ISBN-13: 9789381301265
Topic: Rasashastra
General method of purification of Gems
This page describes General method of purification of Gems which is part of the Purva-khanda located on page 83 in the book Rasachandamshu (Rasaratna Sangraha) translated into English by M. S. Krishnamurthy. This 19th century book deals with Ayurvedic therapeutics and alchemical processes, belonging the branch of science known as Rasashastra (medicinal alchemy). This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]
Strong heat is to be applied for 72 hours at a stretch, after which the gem, in a state of liquefaction, is to be collected from inside the vessel. This liquid has the glaze of gems. It is light. It makes the body as strong as iron. Purification of Gems in general. Metals, minerals, and gems do not spread through the different parts of the body, if not properly purified. They are positively harmful, if used without purification and incineration. General Process of purification of gems....
Read full contents: Introduction to Gems (ratna)
The Garuda Purana [by Manmatha Nath Dutt]
The price of a Vaiduryaya, in common with the rest of the gems, varies according to its setting and purification and depends upon the fact of its being possessed of auspicious or inauspicious features. A gem losing nothing of its excellence in course of ages, and carefully set by a jeweller in a suitable metal, or found in a mine of Samateta or in a country near the sea coast, should be valued at a price six times greater than that of an ordinary gem belonging to the same species....
Read full contents: Chapter LXXIII - Tests of Lapis Lazuli (Vaidurya)
Brihat Samhita [by N. Chidambaram Iyer]
Gems derive beauty from women (stri); women derive no beauty from gems; for, women, when without gems, are lovely and provoke men’s desires, and not so gems when alone. 3....
Read full contents: Chapter 74 - On the praise of Women (stri-prashamsa)
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