Rasadhyaya 166_178

166_178

Having moistened gold leaves with sour gruel, having powdered together equal parts of salt and dry lagadaka from washermen's discarded tūrī, a potsherd is strewn with powder, upon that a leaf, again powder, again a leaf; in this manner, having placed the leaves one above the other, having placed another potsherd on top, and having covered it completely on the sides with the powder, as many cow-dung cakes as cover the potsherd-casing are piled up, fire is applied, and it is left alone if, once ignited, it continues on its own.