A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c51.s5.2

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Contents¹⁷⁰ Chapter one (śāstravatāra; 1–6) is of an introductory nature; it contains a eulogy of mercury and its products, which enable a human being to obtain an indestructable (ajarāmara) body, khecaratva and śivatva (4). Six types of benefit result from the darśana, sparśana, bhakṣaṇa, smaraṇa, pūjana and dāna of mercury (4–5). Mercury, when free from blemishes, is like Brahmā; it is like Janārdana when mūṛchita, like Rudra when mārita, like Sadāśiva when baddha (5).