A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c48.s8.11

v3.c48.s8.11

Chapter one relates that a very large alchemical work (a rasatantra), in 25,000 verses, was once revealed by Svacchanda (= Śiva). Basing themselves upon this work, several gods composed their own treatises on the subject; these treatises are: Devī's Mahodadhi in 12,000 verses, Umā's Rasopaniṣad in 6,000 verses, Guha's Rasatantra in 6,000 verses, Bṛhaspati's Rasacakra in 8,000 verses, Candra's Rasāṅkuśa in 10,000 verses, and Vināyaka's Rasodaya in 8,000 verses (1.111–120). The Bhūtiprakaraṇa is said to be an abridgement of Śiva's original work.¹²