A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c12.t6.4
A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c12.t6.4
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v1.c12.t6.4
Take of gold-leaf 3 niskas in weight and quicksilver 9 niskas and rub them with acids for 3 hours. Make the amalgam into a phallus (emblem of Siva, the creative principle) . . . . . the phallus to be worshipped in due form. By the mere sight of the *phallus* of mercury, the sins accumulated by the killing of 1,000 Brāhmans and 10,000 cows are redeemed. 19-22