History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c31.4

c31.4

Take a gold-leaf three *niskas* in weight and quicksilver nine *niskas* and rub them with acids for three 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 brahmins and 10,000 cows are redeemed. 19-22