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# Rasarnava 8.1

Rasārṇava 8.1

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.8.1)

śrīdevyuvāca  
mahārasānāṃ lohānāṃ ratnānāṃ ca sureśvara  
rāgasaṃkhyāṃ tathā bījasādhanaṃ ca vada prabho //

> The blessed Devī said: / Of the primary minerals, the metals, and the gems, O lord of gods, / tell the measure of coloration and the preparation of the seeds, O Lord.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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