Rasarnava 5

English (machine translation) 5

Language: English

5.1

The auspicious Devī said: / The operations beginning with restraint and ending with penetration, O lord of the gods, / by which [plants] these are accomplished, those plants you ought to declare.

5.2

The auspicious Bhairava said: / Sarpākṣī, vahnikarkoṭī, kañcukī, jalabindujā, / śatāvarī, bhṛṅgarāja, śarapuṅkhā, punarnavā,

5.3

maṇḍūkaparṇī, matsyākṣī, brahmadaṇḍī, śikhaṇḍinī, / anantā, kākajaṅghā, kākamācī, kapotikā,

5.4

viṣṇukrāntā, sahacarā, sahadevī, mahābalā, / balā, nāgabalā, kṛṣṇā, cakramarda, kuruṅgiṇī,

5.5

pāṭhā, āmalakī, nīlī, jvālinī, padmacāriṇī, / phaṇitrijihvā, gojihvā, kokilākṣa, ghanadhvani,

5.6

ākhuparṇī, triparṇī, dviparṇī, ekaparṇikā, / tintiḍī, kṣīriṇī, rāsnā, meṣaśṛṅgī, kukkuṭī,

kṛṣṇaparṇī, tulasī, and white girikarṇikā— / these are the restraining plants, possessing flowers, roots, and leaves; / with their root, O faithful lady, steaming in a swing apparatus should be performed.

5.8

Caṇḍālī, rākṣasī, vyāghrī, khaḍgārī, gajakarṇikā, / śaṅkhapuṣpī, agnidhamanī, lāṅgalī, bālamocakā,

5.9

raktasnuhī, raktaśṛṅgī, raktikā, blue citraka, / śṛgālajihvā, bṛhatī, vajrā, cakrī, rājikā,

5.10

ekavīrā, narakasā, rudantī, brahmacāriṇī, / uccaṭā, māninīkandā, kumārī, red citraka,

5.11

lakṣmī, śākhoṭaka, kañcukī, meṣaśṛṅgikā, / himāvatī, somalatā, modā, vyāghranakhī, śamī,

5.12

kāñcanī, vanarājī, kākamācī, keśinī, / ajamārī, koṭarākṣī, hanūmatī, aṅganāyikā,

5.13

narajīvā, hemapuṣpī, kākamuṇḍī, kālikā, / toyavallī, gajārī, haṃsāṅghrī, kuhukaṃvikā, / tāmbūlī, and sūryabhaktā: these are the deadeners of mercury.

5.14

Kaṭutumbī, gosandhī, devadālī, indravāruṇī, / vākucī, brahmabīja, kārpāsa, black cumin,

5.15

kaṅguṇī, black kanaka, white arka, pipīlija, / dantinī, yavaciñcā, karkoṭī, kāravallikā,

5.16

gojihvā, kākajaṅghā, mahākālī, śambarī, / white guñjā, white aṅkola, paṭolī, and bilva— / each single plant seed can calcine the mercury-Bhairava.

5.17

Raktasnuhī, somalatā, rudantī, red citraka, / śākhoṭakī, dagdharuhā, modinī, vṛddhadāruka,

5.18

triśūlī, kṛṣṇamārjārī, cakrikā, kṣīrakukkuṭī, / devadālī, śaṅkhapuṣpī, kākamācī, hanūmatī,

5.19

nīlajyotis, tṛṇajyotis, utkaṭā, hemavallarī, / tridaṇḍī, brahmadaṇḍī, cakrāṅkī, sthalapadminī,

5.20

nāgajihvā, nāgakarṇī, vīrā, vartulaparṇikā, / arkapattrī, vaṃśapattrī, tāmraparṇī, and likewise īśvarī, / [and] indurī, O ruler of gods, are binders of mercury, O dear one.

5.21

By substances inanimate and animate possessing sharp odors, tastes, and touches, / mercury is calcined and bound through steaming and grinding.

5.22

Sūryāvarta, kadalī, vandhyā, kośātakī, / vajrakanda, udakakaṇā, kākamācī, and śigru,

5.23

and devadālī, O ruler of the gods, are declared to be liquefiers; / they remove the impurities of metals and of mercury, O practitioner.

5.24

Kākamācī, ghanarava, kāsamarda, kṛtāñjali, / varāhakarṇī, saṭirī, haṃsadāvī, śatāvarī,

5.25

tāmbūlī, nāginī, brahmī, haṃsapādī, lakṣaṇā, / arjunī, kṣīranālī, kāravella, arkapattrikā, / vyāghrī, cavī, [and] kuravaka: these cause penetration, O one praised by the gods.

5.26

Brahmadaṇḍa, sudaṇḍa, and the third, lohadaṇḍa— / these are suitable in rejuvenating alchemy: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara.

5.27

Bhūpāṭalī, kaumārī, siṃhavallī, śūkarī, / hemaparṇī, paṭolī, nāgavallī, and bhṛṅgarāj: / thus the eight root-herbs are declared. Hear the five jewels, O dear one:

5.28

Mantrasiddhāsanā devī, kaṅkālakhecarī, / indirā, kṣamāpālī, and fifthly niśācarī— / this is the five jewels, O goddess, in the purification and digestion of mercury.

5.29

Each one is commended in the binding of mercury, O one praised by the gods. / With the goad of mercury, one should take the five jewels, O faithful lady; / it bestows sky-faring perfection in union with mercury-Bhairava.

5.30

The three alkalis are borax alkali, barley alkali, and washing soda; / sesame, apāmārga, plantain, palāśa, śigru, mocikā, / radish, ginger, and tamarind are declared as the plant alkalis.

5.31

Amlavetasa, citron, lemon, chickpea acid, / orange, tamarind, and cāṅgerī are the best in the acid group.

5.32

Sea salt, rock salt, sal ammoniac salt, / black salt, and glass salt are declared as the five salts.

5.33

Saktuka, kālakūṭa, white mustā, / śṛṅgī, and kṛṣṇaviṣa: these five are the great poisons.

5.34

Snuhī, arka, unmattaka, karavīra, and lāṅgalī / are the five foremost minor poisons. The superior oils / are those produced from safflower, kaṅguṇī, karañja, sesame, and mustard.

5.35

The urine of elephant, horse, goat, and woman, and the fifth from cows.

5.36

Bile is of five kinds: produced from fish, cow, horse, man, and peacock.

5.37

Fat is of five kinds: produced from fish, sheep, snake, man, and peacock.

5.38

Dung is of pigeon, roller bird, vulture, peacock, and fowl.

5.39

Indian madder, saffron, lac, catechu, and asana— / this is the red group, O Queen of Gods; now hear of the yellow group: / safflower, flame-of-the-forest, turmeric, sappanwood, and henna.

5.40

The white group is lime, tortoise [shell], conch, oyster shell, and cowries.

5.41

Guñjā, borax, honey, ghee, and jaggery are the five liquefiers.

5.42

Glass, borax, and antimony are the three purifiers, my dear.

5.43

All alkalis remove impurities; all acids are stimulants; / poisons destroy darkness; unctuous substances produce softness.

5.44

Thus the groups of medicinal herbs are declared, granting success in combination with mercury; / and through their application, the powers [and] great essences carry out their action.

5.45

Tell me that, O Queen of Gods: what else do you wish to hear?

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