A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c49.s6.3

v3.c49.s6.3

Chapter one (aṣṭādaśarasasaṃskāranirūpaṇa; 164 verses) opens with a maṅgala of four verses in praise of Harihara, Śaradā, Gaṇapati, and mercury. These stanzas are followed by a table of contents (5–12). Subjects dealt with in the next verses are: the origin of mercury and its varieties (13–21), the eighteen saṃskāras (22–25ab), the five doṣas (25cd–26) and the seven kañcukas (27–30ab) of mercury. The remaining part of chapter one gives an account of the eighteen saṃskāras: svedana (30cd–35), mardana (36–41), mūrchana (42–45ab), utthāpana (45cd–47), the three varieties of pātana (48–62ab), rodhana (62cd–65), niyamana (66–67ab), dīpana (67cd–78), grāsamāna (79–83),52 cāraṇa (85–93ab), garbhadṛti (93cd–97ab), bāhyadruti (97cd–101ab), jāraṇa (101cd–119), rañjana (120–127), sāraṇa (128–140ab), krāmaṇa (140cd–146ab), vedhana (146cd–156), and sevana (157–164).