[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) › 6.56 # Rasarnava 6.56 Rasārṇava 6.56 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.6.56) kāntalohaṃ vinā sūto dehe na krāmati kvacit vedhayedvyāpayecchīghraṃ tailabindurivāmbhasi // > Without loadstone, mercury never penetrates the body; > it transfigures and spreads swiftly, like a drop of oil upon water. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.6.55) - [Next: 6.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.6.57) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava~en-mt.6.56) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.6.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.6.56) · Pramāṇa