History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c18.s4.t2.1

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The author of this text is unknown. It is written in the form of conversation between *Devī* (Goddess) and *Bhairava* (Lord Śiva). The probable date of this text is about 11th century A.D. There are 19 (Nineteen) Chapters in this text and these are devoted to deal Mercury, its eighteen *Saṃskāras* and in the end a few mercurial compounds/preparations recommended for internal use. Besides mercurial processes and preparations a few metals and minerals required for being used in mercurial processes are also found described in this text.