[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902) › v1.c9.63 # A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c9.63 A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c9.63 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c9.63](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c9.63) While gold is regarded as the elixir of life, lead is looked upon as the dispeller of sorcery: "To the lead Varuna gives blessing, to the lead Agni gives help. Indra gave me the lead; unfailingly it dispels sorcery."¹ - [Previous: v1.c9.62](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c9.62) - [Next: v1.c9.64](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c9.64) - [Up: v1.c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c9.63](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1902.v1.c9.63) · Pramāṇa