A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c52.204

v3.c52.204

KUBJIKĀMATATANTRA.³¹⁴ This Tantra contains a passage in which Śiva himself speaks of mercury (pārada) as his generative principle; he eulogizes the efficacy of this substance when killed six times. The transmutation of copper into gold, with the aid of mercury, is alluded to. Various alchemical processes are referred to.³¹⁵