A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c50.s2.5

v3.c50.s2.5

Chapter four (nānārasāyana; 115 verses) is concerned with various rasāyanas (1–43). This chapter also contains a number of kalpas: brahmavṛkṣa- (44–59), śvetapalāśa- (60–63), muṇḍī- (64–66), devadālī- (67–72), śvetārka- (73–75), hastikarṇa- (76–79), rudantī- (80–84ab), and nirguṇḍikalpa (84cd–91).35 This kalpa section is followed by rasāyana formulae (92–100), a śunakaśālmalikalpa (101–107ab), rasāyana formulae again (107cd–111), and verses on the addition of pāradabhasman to the preparations described, the mantra to be recited when using them, and rules concerning their employment (112–115).