[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Medicine](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med) › [Alchemy and Iatrochemistry](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa) › [Tantric alchemical scriptures and works of the Rasasiddhas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha) › [Rasarnava](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava) › 1.46 # Rasarnava 1.46 Rasārṇava 1.46 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.1.46) rasavidyā parā vidyā trailokye 'pi sudurlabhā bhuktimuktikarī yasmāt tasmāddeyā guṇānvitaiḥ // > Alchemical knowledge is the supreme knowledge, exceedingly difficult to obtain even in the three worlds; / since it brings enjoyment and liberation, it should therefore be imparted by those endowed with virtues. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.1.45) - [Next: 1.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.1.47) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava~en-mt.1.46) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Rasendracintāmaṇi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracintamani.1.28) — Ḍhuṇḍhukanātha, Sanskrit - [Rasendrapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendrapurana.1.57) — Rāmaprasāda, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.1.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.1.46) · Pramāṇa