Rasa Shastra Book, Basics of Rasashastra

2. 1. Book of compilation unlike rasa padhati , rasa prakasha
sudhakara etc
2. 2/3 part of sutrasthana is taken from somadeva virachita
Rasendra Chudamani.
3. Divided in to different sthanas by teekakara Chintamani
Shasatri in his teeka “Saralartha Prakashini”
4. Sutra sthana – 1 to 11
5. Chikitsa sthana – 12 to 27
6. Kalpa sthana – 28 to 30
 Yogas told in chikitsa sthana are less popular compared to
B.R,Yo.Ra etc.
Author of this book is a controversial topic. Some opine
INTRODUCTION

3. ABOUT THE BOOK
Controversial as the name vagbhata is given as author name
Conclusion - Rasa vagbhata in 1300 – 14000 AD
Compiled work from rasa prakasha sudhakara, rasarnava as
declared by author himself in first chapter
 Written in puranik tantric style
Son of Simhagupta
 Commentories
1) 18th centurty – Shivadas Sen – Sanskrit teeka
2) 1983 – Pdt. Hazarilal Shukla – Sanskrit
3) 1996 – Ambika dutta Shastri
4) 1945 – Pdt.Dharmananda Sharma
5) Prof Duttatreya Ananta Kulkarni – First 11 Chapters –Vijnana
Bodhini
6) 1942 - Meherchandra lakshman das
7) Chintamani Shasatri - “Saralartha Prakashini”
8) S. N Mishra – Sidhiprada hindi teeka

4. CHAPTER 1 - RASOTPATTI
Starts with mangalacharana – यस्याऽऽनन्दभवेन मंगलकला……
 Lord Shiva as Jagat Pradhana Bhishak- treating all ailment using
sidha rasa amrita (parada)
Enumerated 27 Rasa Sidhas like Nagarjuna, Rasendra, Govinda etc
 सूनुना ससंहगुप्तस्य रसरत्नसमुच्चयः
Compiled work - books written 27 sidhas along with other tantras
written by Yogi, Hareeshvaradi Rasa sidhas.
Description of Himalaya as abode of Mani, Kinnara stri and Lord
shiva. From him Rasa/Maharasa ie Parada evolved for rescuinng the
world.
5 type of Rasa puja mentioned – Bhakshana
Sparshana
Dhyana
Dana
Paripujana

5. Benefit of Rasa puja– eg Darshana - 100 Ashwamedha yaga, 1
koti go dana, 1000 Svarna dana punya samana
हसन्ि भक्षणमात्रेण पूववजन्माघसंभवम्
रॊगसंघमशेषेण ……
 ससद्धे रसे कररष्यासम सनदावररद्र्यगदं जगि् ।
Abhra grasa - naivedya.
Presence of rasa in udara of a person after death (in form of
medicine) – papamukti and salvation.
MURCHITA PARADA – roga hara
BADDHA – Mukti
 MRUTA – Amareekarana
For moksha prapti – yoga abhyasa is told – which is possible by
disease free body.
Rasayanas prepared out of loha and moolika cant provide
mukti – they themselves are kledya, shoshya, shoshya.
 काष्टौषध्यो नागे…….


6. Detailed description of deha and techniques to attain moksha,
hindrance in moksha prapti.
Description of origin of parada – Parvathi, Shiva, Agni and
Ganga.
5 wells or kupa - 5 variety of parada (kshetra bheda)
RASA – rakta varna, without any dosha, rasayana, ajara and
amaratvakara
RASENDRA – rooksha, chanchala, shyava, without dosha,
rasayana
(Nagas/devas who consumed this rasendra shut off the wells of
rasa and rasendra – thus not available)
 SOOTA – lshat peeta, rooksha,doshayukta – after 18 samskara -
deha into loha
PARADA – Shweta varna,chanchala,sarvarogahara in different
yogas
 MISHRAKA – Mayura chandrika chaya, after 18 samskara can
be used .

7.  Definition of 5 variety of rasa.
रसनात्सर्व धातूनाां…
जरा….रस्यते र्ा रसो मतः
रसोपरसराजत्र्ात्रसेन्द्र इतत कीततवतः
रोगपांकाब्धध मग्नानाां पारदानाच्च पारदः
सर्वधातुगतां तेजोममश्रितां यत्र ततष्टतत
तस्मात्स ममिकः …..
 To avoid all people becoming ajara amara, Shiva placed
kanchuka dosha in Parada, as requested by indra.
 5 PARADA GATIS – JALAGA, HAMSAGA, MALAGA
,DHUMAGA and JEEVA GATI
 Utpatti of hingula – due to heaviness, Parada fell from
agnimukha in darada desha – along with mud – extraction with
the help of patana yantra.

8. CHAPTER 2 MAHARASA NIRUPANA
 अभ्रर्ैक्रान्द्त ……..
 देव्या रजो भर्ेद् गन्द्धो धातुः शुक्रां तथाऽभ्रकम्।
1) ABHRAKA
Taken from 1 raja hasta deep (1.25 feet) is grahya.
Peenakadi varieties and their guna, dosha
Vrishya- ayushya – balya etc properties
Prashasta abhraka, chandrika yukta abhraka sevana dosha
Abhraka shodhana, dhanyabhraka nirmna, marana, satva patana –
shodhana – mrudukarana - marana
For kshudha vardhana - abhraka satva + eranda patra rasa
+bhavana with guda – kept in between vata patra - 3 puta given – ½
ratti
Anupana – vidanga , vyosha, ghruta , Matra – 1 Valla

9. 2) VAIKRANTHA
Grahya lakshanas , bheda(7 and 8)
Utpatti - mahishasura’s rakta who was killed by durga, Prapti sthana
( North or south part of vindhya)
सवकृ न्ियसि लोहासन िेन वैक्रान्िकः स्मृिः ।
Krishna varna - Deha sidhikara
Peeta – Svarna Jarana
Sita – Rajata Jarana
Marakataprabha and Rakta – Sarva karyartha
Neela and karbura – Varjya
Grahana vidhi – Bhairava and Vinayaka should be worshipped
Vajra sadrusha , indicated in svasa, kasa, yakshma, pandu
Shodhana, Marana, Satva Patana (Al)

10. Anupana – ¼ part of svarna bhasma, pippali, ghruta, vidanga ,
Matra – 1 gunja
SPECIAL PRAYOGA – ½ part each of parada and vaikrantha + 1
part of abhraka satva bhasma – mardana – 1 gunja in vyadhi’s
which are asadhya by other bhasma.
3) MAKSHIKA
Utpatti – due to vishnu kripa – got originated in sumeru parvata
– in vaishakha masa gets melted.
Available in Tapi nadi teera, Yavana, Kirata and China pradesha
Gunas and bhedas told

11. Svarna – available in kanya kubja is svarna sannibha,
available in tapati teera is pancha varna yukta
Taara – Pashana bahula, alpa gunayukta
Shodhana, Marana, Satvapatana
Svarna makshika Rasayana - makshika satva +parada – pista
prepared . Mardana with gandhaka +abhraka druti satva –
lavana yantra – agni - 1 valla with vidanga+madhu
Svarna makshika dravana ie satva patana – Fe
4) VIMALA
Types – Hema – for hema kriya , Tara – rupya krit, Kamsya - as
bheshaja
Grahya - Vartula, Kona samyukta, snigdha, phalakanvita
Shodhana, Marana, satva patana, yoga and its guna

12. 5) SHILAJATU
Types – Gomutra gandhi, Karpura gandhi
Sasatva, Nissatva
Utpatti – in greeshma – due to arka taapa – melted from svarna,
rupya and arka (kamsya) garbha himalaya
Svarna Garbha – japa pushpa like, guru, svalpa tikta, svadu, best
rasayana
Roupya Garbha – madhura, pandura, guru, pitta rogaghna,
Tamra Garbha – Neela varna, ghana, guru, KV hara , tikta, ushna ,
Kshayarogaghna
Shudha shilajatu lakshana , Guna , shodhana, Marana
Satva patana – shilajatu with dravana varga + amla varga – dhamana
– loha like satva
Karpura Shilajatu – Pandura, sikatakara, Shodhana with ela kashaya.
No marana and satva patana.
Indication – Mutra Krichra, ashmari, meha, Kamala, Pandu

13. 6) SASYAKA
Utpatti – halahala visha vamana by Garuda on Marakata parvata
Prashasta sasyaka lakshana – mayura kanta, bharadya etc
Sasyaka guna – kusta , pittaja vyadhi , rasayana, vamaka, rechaka
Shodhana , Marana (Kukkuta puta ), satva patana (andha musha )
Bhaluki tantra – Prayoga of tutha mudra (Sasyaka satva+ Bhunaga
satva) in netra roga, prasava kala and in shula.
7) CHAPALA
Types – Goura – svarna varna, used or parada bandha
Shwetha – rajata varna, used for parada bandha
Aruna , Krishna - melts like laksha nad nisphala
र्ांगर्त्रर्ते र्ह्नौ चपलस्तेन कीततवतः ।
Gunas, Shodhana, Satva patana
Grahya lakshana – Shadasra, snigdha, guru, sphatika chaya

14. 8) RASAKA
Types – Dardura – Sadala, good to obtain satva and
Karavellaka - Nirdala, used in aushadhis
Rasa and Rasaka told by Nagarjuna – act both as dehakara and
lohakara
Does Loha and Parada Ranjana
Shodhana – Peeta Varna
Satva Patana - 4 vidhis explained (Satva will be vangabha), some
consider it as yashada.
Satva Marana vidhi – satva + Haratala – mardana using loha danda
– c/a bhasma
Ranjana vidhi – Shudha Rasaka kept in human urine for 1 month -
does ranjana of Parada, Rajata and Tamra (Svarna Prabha)
Anupana – Kanta bhasma + Kharpara bhasma – 1g mix with triphala
– Keep in Kantra loha patra one night. If taken with tila kshara can
cure madhumeha

15. CHAPTER 3 UPARASA SADHARANA RASA SHUDHYADI NIRUPANA
गन्द्धाश्मगैररकासीसकाांक्षीतालमशलाांजनम्।
कां कु ष्टां चेत्युपरसाः च अष्टौ पारदकमवणि ।
Conversation between Shiva and Parvati while explaining Gandhaka
1. GANDHAKA
Utpatti – (1) Raja srava of Parvati while playing -ksheerasagara –
while samudra mathana – sugandhayukta raja got mixed with amruta
(2) Vasa gandha of Raja bali + vasuki mukha jwala - during samudra
mathana
Types – Shuka chanchunibha – best
Peeta varna – madhyama
shuklavarna – adhama

16. Varna bhedena – Shwetha – called as khatika, used in lepana and
loha marana
Peeta - Aamalasara, Shuka picha, used in rasa
and rasayana
Rakta – shukatunda, used in dhatuvada
Krishna – durlabha, jara mrutyu nashaka
Gunas, shodhana, druti nirmana – Prayoga vidhi (nagavalli patra)
Apathya during gandhaka sevana,
Kusta hara – 1 part each of shu.gandhaka and maricha + 6 part
triphala – mix with amlavetasa moola kashaya (pana and lepa)
Kandu and pama hara – 2 nishka (8g ) gandhaka grinded + taila +
maricha ch +apamarga rasa – lepa over body – expose to
sunlight (3 prahara) - then takra bhojana – sit in front of fire at
night – next morning lepa of mahisha chagana – snana with
sheeta jala – ghrita lepa – ushna jala snana (told by soma deva)
Gandhaka taila in kushta – snuhi ksheera, arkaksheera – 7 layer
– with navaneeta peshana

17. 2. GAIRIKA
Types – Pashana – Kathina, tamravarna
Svarna – atyanta shonita, masruna, snigdha, uttama then
pashana
Gunas, shodhana and satva patana told
3. KASEESA
Types – VALUKA –
kshara, amla, guru, dhoomabha, ushna veerya, vishaghna,
shvitraghna, kesharanjana
PUSHPA –
prashasta , ushna, kashaya, amla, netrya, visha, VK hara,
vranaghna, svitra, kshayaghna, kacharanjaka
Shodhana, Satva patana (similar to sphatika), prayoga vidhi

18. 4. TUVARI
Description – originated in sourastra desha ,mrutsna, vastre lipte
manjista raga
Types –
Fataki – Peetika, guru, snigdha, vishaghna, vrana-kushtahara,
Fullika – Shubhra, nirbhara, snigdha, amla, applied over tamra –turns
bhasma
Gunas , shodhana (kanjika kshepana for 3 days)
Satva patana
5. TALAKA
T ypes –
Patra – svarna varna, guru, snigdha, tanupatra, bhasura, bahupatra ,
rasayana
Pinda – nishpatra, pinda, svalpasatva, guru, stree pushpahara,
alpaguna
Gunas, Shodhana, satva patana (shwetha ), ashudha sevana dosha

19. 6. MANAHSHILA
Types –
Shyamangi – shyama, Rakta sagoura, bharadya
Kanaveeraka – nirgoura, tejasvi, tamrabha
Khandakhya – churna roopa, atirakta, bharayukta
Utttrottara sresta and satvayukta
Guna, ashudha sevana dosha, shodhana, satva patana
7. ANJANA
Types
Souviranjana – dhoomra, raktapittahara, sheeta, visha hidhma
akshi rogaghna, vrana shodhana ropana
Rasanjana- peetabha, visha mukha rogaghna, hidhma, varnya VPR
hara

20. Srotonjana – Hima, snigdha, kashaya, svadu, lekhana, netrya, hidhma,
visha, chardi,PKR hara
Pushpanjana – sita, snigdha, hima, sarva akshi rogaghna, vishama
jwaraghna, severe hidhma
Neelanjana – guru, snigdha, netrya, VPK hara, rasayana, svarnaghna,
loha mardava karaka
Shodhana and satva patana vidhi
8. KANKUSHTA
Utpatti –
(a)Mountain near himalaya
(b)Varcha of sadyo jata elephant(shyama peetabha, rechana)
(c)Baby horse’s umblical cord(shweta peeta, ateeva rechana)

21. T ypes –
Nalika – Peeta, guru, snigdha,
Renuka – shyamapeeta, laghu, without satva, neshta
Gunas - used for rasa and rasayana karya, but satva heena Is
vikriti karaka
No satva patana, shodhana
Babbula moola kashaya prayoga with tankana and jeeraka
choorna for kankushta vishanashana
SAMANYA SHODHANA AND SATVA PATANA OF RASA &
UPARASA
Suryavarta/kadali/vandhya
karkoti/koshataki/suradali/shigru/surana kanda/jala
pippali/kakamachi rasa along with saindhava lavana,yava kshara
and amla rasa Bhavana for shodhana
Dhamana for satva patana

22. कब्पपल्लश्चापरो गौरीपाषािो नर्सादरः
कपदो र्ब्ह्नजारश्च श्रगररमसन्द्धूरह ांगुलौ
मृद्दारशृांगममत्यष्टौ साधारि रसाः स्मृताः ।
1. KAMPILLAKA
Ishtika churna, chandrika yukta, atirechana, sourastra deshe jata
Rogaghnata and gunas
2. GOURI PASHANA
Paryaya – Peeta, vikata, hatachoornaka
Types – Sphatikabha (uttama), shankhabha, haridrabha
Shodhana, satva patana similar to talaka
Rasa bandhakara and rasa veeryakrit

23. 3. NAVASARA
Utpatti –
(a)kshara obtained after burning kareera and peelu plant
(b) Laghu, pandura, lavana obtained while burning ishtika
Also called as chullika lavana/ vida
Used for rasendra jarana and loha dravana
4. VARATIKA
Peetabha, granthika in prusta, deergha vritta
Also called as charachara
Sardha nishka – 1 ½ nishka (6g) - sresta
Nishka bhara – 1 nishka (4g) - madhyama
Padona nishka – ¼ nishka (1g) – kanishta
Guna - rasendra jarana, vida nirmana
Shodhana

24. 5. AGNIJARA
Utpatti – jarayu of agnimukha named jalachara – thrown by agni –
dried by sunlight
No shodhana due to jala samparka
6. GIRISINDHURA
Rakta varna rasa – dried in himalaya foot region
Best rasa bandhaka, dehalohakara, netrya
7. HINGULA
Types –
Shuka tundakhya – alpa gunayukta, also called as charmara
Hamsapak(d)a - pravalabha, shwetha rekha, best
Rasa obtained from this is equal to gandhaka jeerna parada
Darada as synonyms
Shodhana vidhi, guna,satva patana (soota sankasha)

25. 8. MRIDDARASHRINGA
Sadala, peeta varna, available in gurjara mandala and abu
mountain
Seesa satva (ie lead satva), kesha ranjana, pum gadapaha
SADHARANA RASA SAMANYA SHODHANA
Matulunga or ardraka bhavana for 3 ratri – shoshana
SATVA SHODHANA SAMANYA VIDHI
Dhamana with shuddhi varga – kacha, tankana, shipra(mukta
shukti)
This method also help in amalgamation of metals

26. CHAPTER 4 RATNANAM SHUDHYADI NIRUPANA
Mani – soota bandhana karaka, deha dharaka, jara vyadhi nashaka
Names of manis
Vaikrantha, surya kantha, heeraka, mouktika, mani,
chandrakantha, rajavarta, garudodgaraka???
Pushyaraga, gomeda , padmaraga, pravala, vaidhurya, neela
SRESTA MANIS –
Padmaraga, Indraneela, Marakata, Pushparaga, Vajra
Manis for nava graha – 2 different opinion
Prayoga of ratnas – Rasa sidhi, for rasayana, daana, dharana,
devata archana
MANIKYA –
2 types - Padmaraga and neelagandhi ,sreshta variety with their
lakshana(in each variety), therapeutic uses, nikrista manikya
lakshana

27. MOUKTIKA
Prashasta lakshana, mukta shukti gunas, tyajya mukta , amayika
prayoga
PRAVALA, TARKSHYA, PUSHPARAGA
Grahya lakshana(7), tyajya lakshana, amayika prayoga
VAJRA
Types – nara(uttama), nari((madhyama), napumsaka(adhama)
with respect to rasa panchaka
Shwethadi varna bheda - 4 types (shwetha,peeta,lohita,krishna)
Lakshana of each type, jati anusara prayoga (uttama varna can
be used in neecha varna but vise versa not good)
Shodhana, marana, sadgunya sidhi, chaladante vajra prayoga
PANCHA DOSHAS IN RATNAS
Grasa , Trasa, Bindu, Rekha & Jalagarbhata,

28. NEELA
Types – jala neela (8 type) and indra with their qualities, sreshta
neela , therapeutic use
GOMEDA
Nirukti, sreshta - nikrishta gomeda lakshana, amayika prayoga
VAIDHURYA
Sreshta – nikrishta lakshana and amayika prayoga
GENERAL RULE
रत्नानाां शोधनां िेष्टां मारिां न गुिप्रदम्।
By bhasmikarana, veerya hani occurs.
SAMANYA SHODHANA
Kept in nimbu rasa or tushambu for 3 days
VISHESHA SHODHANA
Manikya – amla ,Mouktika – jayanti etc
Bhasmikarana of ratnas except for vajra told

29. DRAVANA VIDHI FOR RATNA
Lavana varga , ksharavarga ,dravanati etc drug – bolus – ratna kept
inside – tie with bhoja patra – then vastra veshtana – svedana in
dola yantra with amla or kanji
Vishista krama for mukta- vajra-vaikranta dravana
RAJAVARTA
Uttama madhyama lakshana, amayika prayoga, shodhana,marana,
satvapatana,
DRUTI RAKSHANA VIDHI
Keep druti along with kusumbha taila in kacha kupi
Ratna dharana guna – bhagya, alakshmi hara, ayu vardhaka etc

30. GAIRIKA
Shodhana similar to rajavarta
Satva patana – pashana- peeta, svarna gairika - rakta varna
CHAPTER 5. LOHA SHODHANA MARANADI NIRUPANA
Classiffied lohas as shudha loha, mishra loha and puti loha
शुद्धलो ां कनक रजतां भानुलो ाश्मसारम्……
धातुलो े लु इतत मतः
Removes or attracts dosha
SVARNA
Types (5)- prakrita, vahnija, sahaja, khanija and rasendra vedha
sanjata(best)
Utpatti of each variety, samanya and vishesha guna of svarna,
shodhana, marana, ashudha svarna dosha, रुतत

31. LOHA MARANA DRAVYAS
लो ानाां मारिां……
RAJATA
Types (3) – Sahaja (just by touch eradicates diseases,
Khanija - Rasayana
Kritrima- vanga by touch of rama paduka, sarva
rogaghna
Utpatti, guna of each type, sreshta and nikrista guna, samanya
guna, अशोश्रधत, amarita rajata sevana dosha, vishesha shodhana,
marana, druti preparation
SAMANYA SHODHANA OF LOHAS
तैले तक्रे ….

32. TAMRA
Types (2) – mlecha , nepalika (sreshta)
Rasa karma yogya tamra, ashudha tamra prayoga dosha, shodhana,
marana, prayoga vidhi, somanathiya tamra bhasma nirmna vidhi,
LOUHA
Types (3) – Munda loha – 3 types – mrudu, kunta, kadara
Teekshna loha – 6 types – khara, sara,hrinnala,
taravatta, vajira,kaala
Kantha loha - 5 types - bhramaka, chumbaka, karshaka, dravaka,
(uttarottara guna prada) romaka – each are of 3 type – peeta,
krishna and rakta
Krishna – for rasa and rasayana
Peeta – used for vedha karma
Rakta – for parada bandha

33. Eka mukha……... pancha mukha and sarvato mukha
Grahya agrahya lakshana, description about each variety
Shodhana, marana (12 vidhis told), ramaraji prokta loha guna,
drutikarana
ASTA LOHA DRAVANA VIDHI
Gandhaka and kantha pashana – equal quantity
Kanta – teekshna - Munda –Kitta(mandura )- puva one are
gunayukta
VANGA
Types – 2 – khuraka and mishraka
Guna, samanya shodhana of naga vanga,kamsya(ghosha) and
tamra (heated – nirgundi rasa seka/ mula raja pravapa in sunlight
Bhasma nirmana, vanga rasayana

34. NAGA/SEESA
Shudha naga swaroopa, shodhana, marana, naga rasayana
PITTALA
Types – 2 – Reetika and Kakatundi
Guna of each variety, sreshta – nikrishta guna, druti and Pittala
rasayana
KAMSYA
8 part tamra + 2 part khuraka vanga
Prashasta guna, tyajya lakshana, guna, shodhana and marana

35. VARTA LOHA
Kamsya+Tamra+Pittala+Loha+Ahi jata(naga) – called as pancha
loha
Guna, shodhana, marana
Rasa, uparasa, ratna and lohas facilitate parada for deha loha sidhi
BHUNAGA SATVA
Used for dravana of vajra
Satva patana vidhi, satva mudrika nirmana vidhi
TAILA PATANA VIDHI
Indravaruni mula and ankola beeja – 2 vidhi – for svitra kushta
Vividha dravya taila patana vidhi

36. CHAPTER 6 : SHISHYOPANAYANAM
Reason for prakateekarana of the book
न क्रमेिा वर्ना शास्त्रां न शास्त्रेि वर्ना क्रमः ।
Guru lakshana, shishya guna, anuchara guna, ayogya shishya
lakshana , shishya kartavya(keep guru happy, hasta mastaka yoga)
Rasashala nirmana sthala, rasa mantapa nirmana,
Rasalinga sthapana vidhi – 3 nishka of svarna 9 nishka of parada
– mardana with jambeera
Rasalinga pooja vidhi,darshana-sparshana phala, devi poojana
mantra
Shishya deeksha daana vidhi (sumuhurtha, sunakshatra,
tarabala, aghora mantra , homa), deeksha yogya shishya
Kalini lakshana – for rasa bahdha, rasayana and rasa prayoga
Kalini abhave anya stri – 21 days - 1 karsha (10-12g) shudha
gandhaka with ghrita
Aghora mantra, rasankusha mantra, rasa sidhyartha
sangrahaneeya padartha

37. RASA SHAKTI – vajra, vaikranta, vajrabhra, kanthapashana,
tankana and bhuna (6)
UPARASA – instead of kankshi, rajavarta is mentioned as
uparasa
MAHARASA – instead of abhraka,vaikranta, adrija –
tutha,anjana hingula are mentioned
Asta loha pooja krama, upakarans for rasa sadhana (like
musha,koshti etc)
Rasa sidha nama, poojana vidhi
Adeekshita student wont get rasa sidhi
Rasa vidya patra, qualities one should pocess for rasa sidhi
गुरौ तुष्टे मशर्स्तुष्येत्मशर्े तुष्टे रसस्तथा
रसे तुष्टे क्रक्रयाः सर्ावः….
 रसवर्द्या दृढां गोप्या मातुः गुह्यममर् ध्रुर्म ्।
न रोश्रगवर्हदतां कायं ब ुमभवर्वहदतां तथा … ।
Ie shouldn’t disclose medicine to patients and other people

38. CHAPTER 7. RASASHALA PRAKARANA
Rasa shala sthana, bhairavadi sthapana nirdesha, koshti , satva
patana kosti etc rasa sadhana dravyas told
 Chalani bheda – 3 types
Venavi – made of venu shalaka - for sthula dravya galana
Vamshaja – for churna galana
Chalanika – made of karnikara, shalmali, khadira(harijata) stem –
bordered with gaots skin – for atyanta sookshma churna
 Shikhitra – half burnt wood which is extinguished with water
Kokila – earth digged – wood kept underground – one side of it
burnt – allowed to extinguish by itself (पयसा वर्ना)
 Upala synonyms – chagana, girindika etc
Kupika nirmana dravya – kacha, loha, mrit, varata and
chashaka
Kupika synonyms - sidha, gola,girindika
 Chashaka synonyms – katori,vatika, kharika,kancholi, grahika

39. Rasakriya yogya vaidya –
Rasa chintaka,nighantujna, vartika(understands ukta anukta
shabda), sarva desha bhashajna
Paricharaka lakshana, vaidya lakshana(padma hasta)
Amrita hasta vaidya lakshana – pataka, kumbha, matsya, pathoja
(kamala) , dhanu chihna in hand, line below anamika
Dagda hasta vaidya – without kripa, adeshika, lubda, without
proper guru , with krishna rekha on palms
Nidhi rakshayogya purusha, Bali sadhane niyojy purusha, rasayane
niyojaneeyapurusha, dhatu vade niyojaneeya
 Bheshaja aharane niyojaneeya purusha – aushadha namajna,
shuchi, nana bhashajna-vishayajna
Rasa sidhi prapaka purusha, his kartavya
रसमसद्धो भर्ेत्मत्यो दाता भोक्ता न याचकः ।
जरामुक्तो जगत्पूज्यो हदव्यकाब्न्द्तः सदा सुखी ॥

40. CHAPTER 8 : RASA PARIBHASHA KATHANA
Dhanvanthari bhaga—given from Rogi to vaidhya ½ 0f ghrita and
taila, avalehya 1/8, loha churna vataka 1/7
 Rudra bhaga – 1/11 from merchant to Doctor
 Vishwasa ghataka vaidhya laxana
Kajjali, Rasa pankha, Navaneeta pishti, Rasapishti, Patana pishti,
Swarna raupya krusti– Getting Swarna and Raupya Back from
prepared bhasma
Swarna krusti uses - to give lusture to swarna, for Ranjana of
Rasa beeja
Vara loha – Shudha Tamra melt + Shudha teekshna Loha +
Gandhaka yukta Lakucha drava dipping
Hema ratti – Dravitha swarna + Vara loha - gives red colour to
Swarna, also gives colour to Rajata
Tara ratti – Vara loha + Dravitha rajata - Beeja ranjana, Tara
ranjana
Chandhra dala – Getting White coloured dhathu using Parada
Bhadha parada or Loha , Anala dala- Peeta varna of Dhathu

41. Shulba naga its guna
Pinjari - Mix one loha with another loha – Musha yantra- Dhamana
– Nirvapana in Drava- Pandu peeta prabha
Chandhrarka – Rajata 16 part, Tamra 12 part melted and mixed
Nirvapana or Nirvahana – In one Loha prakshepa of Another loha
through Vankanala
Varitara Bhasma – Mrutam Tharathi……
Mruta loha Bhasma – Angushta Tharjanee Grushta ----
Apunarbhava - Guda gunja sukha sparsham……
Uttama Loha – Tasyopari gurudravyam….
Nirutha – Raupyena Saha samyuktham…
Beeja – During Nirvapana the dhathu will become Mrudula and
Chitra yukta- also called as Uttarana

42. Dala – Abhasa samskaritha Parada is used to convert dhathu in
to white colour (may be white or Peeta )
Thadana – To remove one loha from a mixture - mixture is kept
in musha – Dhmapana with Vanka nala
Dhanyabhraka – Churnabhram…..
Satwa lakshana – Ksharamla Dravakai……
Eka kolisaka - Koshtika filled with Charcoal – Musha with dravya
in middle – Dhamana - the amount of heat in which Charcoal burns
upto the opening
Dravana karma – Sadhya kashtas ( Durdrava – Vamsha , Swedana-
Badara , Satwa patana – Madhuka , Khadira)
Hingula Akrusta Parada, Gosha Akrusta Tamra
Vara naga , Uthapana, Dalana
Naga sambhuta chapala – 30 pala naga bhasma – arka ksheera
mardana – puta – upto karsha shesha – wont get kshaya if we give
sahasra puta also
 Vanga sambhuta chapala – use vanga bhasma

43.  Chapala obtained thus will do bandhana of parada by its touch
Chapala badha parada – for dhatu vada, not for rasayana
Dhouta – shakrit of bhunaga+ jala – wash – the krishna varna
churna obtained at the end
Dvandvana – mixing two dravya using mardana dhamana etc
Anuvarna suvarnaka – adding other drug to a drug in more
quantity
Bhanjana – reducing the fire using drava, mrit etc
Patangi – due to prabhava of aushadha kalka(drugs imparting
color are called as patangi) – svarna like color to loha or tara
Chullika - the patangi color will be lost after few days
Patangiraga - the obtained color from patangi, through
dhamana or due to kala prakarsha . It will be in the form of
niryasa
Avapa/prativapa – drute dravyantara…., time limit for it
(sunirmala)
Abhisheka - pouring water over druta dravya after 8 nimesha
of druti

44.  Nirvapa
Shudhavarta – shuklothana – kala of satva nirgama
Beejavarta - color similar to dravya dravya during dhamana –
indicates dravya started melting
Svanga sheeta – after fire put off – dravya kept in chullika for
self cooling
Bahi sheeta – after fire put off – dravya kept out from chullika
for self cooling
Svedana (samskara)– Mala shaithilya karaka – dola yantra –
kshara amla etc
Mardana – bahirmala vinashana
Murchana - nasta pistatva karaka, bhuja(naga) and kanchuka
nashana
Uthapana – Murcha vyapatti nashana, bringing Hg back from
nasta pista stage using sunlight of dola yantra
 Bandha – svarupa nasha – ie chapalata nasha
Patana - Vanga and ahi(naga) samparka kanchukaghna

45.  Rodhana – rasa in potali-kept in pot having jala and saindhava –
for 3 days (becomes mukhayukta)
 Niyamana - parada gets veerya after rodhana - to remove this
chapalata – svedana done with niyamaka vargas(told in 11 th
chap)
Deepana – Svedana in dola yantra – parada with
dhatus/pashana/moolas – 3 days sveda – for grasa sveekara
 Grasa mana - deciding the amout of grasa to be given to certain
amount of parada
 Jarana bheda – Chaarana - prakshepana of rasa on grasa(grasa)
Dravana – melting (pinda)
Jaarana - amalgamation of parada with grasa or
parada digesting the grasa(parinama)
Samukha and nirmukha
Nirmukha jarana - without creating mukha – giving beeja at
once
 Beeja – shudha svarna and roupya are called as beeja for parada

46.  Parada Mukha - to 1 part parada, addition of 1/64 part of
svarna or rajata - name given by mrigachari sidha – gets grasa
lolupa – can eat kathina lohas too
Rakshasa vaktra Parada – parada given grasa of divya aushadhis
– kept in open kosti/musha
Charana - रसस्य जठरे ग्रासक्षेपिां चारिा मता ।
Garbha druti – ग्रस्तस्य रार्िां गभे …( grasa is kept inside parada)
 Bahya druti – grasa is melted outside – mixed with parada –
then jarana is done
 Druti and its pancha lakshana
Jarana – रुतग्रास पररिामो वर्ड यन्द्त्राहद योगतः
जारिेत्युच्यते
 Vida – the drugs like kshara, amla, gandhakadi, mutra, patu etc
drug given for digesting grasa(svarna , rajata etc) given to parada
 Ranjana – giving peeta etc varna to parada which has taken
beeja
 Saarana – taila poorna andha musha – add parada – kept in agni

47. Add svarnadi dhatu – help in loha vedhana by parada
Vedha - parada with vyavayi dravya – put over melted lohas – its
of many type
Types – 5 – Lepa, Kshepa, Kuntha,Dhuma, shabda
Lepa vedha – applying parada as lepa over dhatu patra – then
giving soraka puta (surya puta) – dhatu turns to svarna or rajata
Kshepa vedha - melt loha in musha – prakshepa of parada (16
samskarita) over it – turns to rajata or svarna
Kuntha vedha – hold samskruta parada in samdamsha – put over
melted dhatu in musha
Dhuma vedha – khadira kasta – nirduma agni – kramana of
parada - dhumrabha bhaspa produced – through nalika – dhuma
is transferred on to melted dhatu
Shabda vedha – parada having vedhana shakti – made in vati
form - kept in mouth.
Melt dhatu in musha – blow air through pipe over musha – dhatu
will convert to svarna/rajata

48.  Udghatana - making svarna obtained by vedha vidhi more
prakasha yukta – removing kalushata
Svedana - kshara,amla,other drugs – kept in mrit patra – parada
pottali – vessel mouth covered- keep in pit – due to heat produced
by ksharadi and bhu garbha svedana occurs
Sanyasa – above said vessel – add little water – kept over chullika
– kept for svedana
 Svedana and sanyasa Phala – parada guna and prabhava
vardhaka, sheeghra vyapti of parada over body
 Paribhasha told by somadeva , one should make these slokas
कण्ठस्थ .
 One should read this chapter repeatedly to get mastery in rasa
karma.

49. CHAPTER 9 YANTRA NIRUPANAM
 स्र्ेदाहद कमव तनमावतुां ….
 Description of
Dola yantra, svedana, patana(urdhva), adha and tiryak, kachapa,
deepika, valuka, lavana, jarana , vidyadhara etc 31 yantras
described
Toya mrittika- sandhi bandhana wont be lost in water
 Vahni mrittika – ghora vahni tapa saha, parada rodhita by this
wont get lost by any gati
Svarna dhupana dravya
3 types of khalva yantra – ardha chandrakara, vartula and tapta
khalva

50. CHAPTER 10 MUSHA KOSHTI PUTADI KATHANA
Musha paryaya – krounchika, kumudi, karahatika, pachani,
vahnimitra
Musha nirukti, upadana (mrittika and loha)
Sandhilepa, bandhana, andhrana, randhrana are synonyms
Mushopayogi mrittika – pandura, rakta pandura, sharkara rahita
Samanya musha, vajra musha, yoga musha, vajra dravani musha,
gara musha, vara musha, varna musha (rakta varga), roupya
musha(shweta), bida musha , vrintaka musha, malla musha, gosthani
musha, pakva musha, gola musha, maha musha, manduka musha,
musala musha, mushapyayana,

51. KOSTI
सत्र्ानाां पातनाथावय पातततानाां वर्शुद्धये
कोब्ष्टका वर्वर्धाकारा….
Angara kosti, patala kosti, gara kosti, vankanala, tiryak pradhamana
kosti (for mrudu dravya shodhana),
PUTA
रसाहद रव्य पाकानाां …..
Puta phala – drugs get rekha purnata, apunarbhava etc
Maha puta, gaja puta, varaha puta, kukkuta puta, kapota puta,
gobara puta (puta given using gobara), bhanda puta, baluka puta,
bhudhara puta,
lavaka puta – for mrudu dravya, anukta puta – based on drugs bala
Upala paryaya, loha names

52. Shad lavana, tri and pancha kshara, madhura traya, taila yoni
fala for rasa karma
Vasa varga – jambuka, manduka, shukara , go etc
Mutra varga- stri jati is bettter than purusha
Pancha mahisha padartha – mutra,dadhi, ksheera, shakrit,
ghrita .
 Similar to this pancha gavya and chagala panchaka told
Amla varga – amlavetasa jambeera ...., amla panchaka,
Pancha mrittika – istika, gairika, lona, bhasma, valmeeka
mrittika
 Visha varga – shringika, vatsanabha etc – for rasa bandhana
Upavisha varga – langali, visha musti etc
Dugdha varga– mahisha, gavya, ustri etc
Vid varga – paravata, kapota, gridra, kukkuta etc
Rakta varga – Kusumbha, Laksha, khadira, manjista, rakta
chandana, akshiva, makshika, bandhujeeva flower
Peeta varga – Kimshuka, karnikara, dvi haridra – for rasa karma

53.  Shwetha varga – tagara, kutaja,kunda, gunja, jeevantika,
shwetha kamala, kamala kandha
Krishna varga - Kadali, karavellaka, triphala, neelika, nala, panka
in river, kaseesa, bala amra
 These vargas are used during jarana to give special color.
 Shodhaneeya gana – tankana, kapali(kupi), mukta shukti - for
loha
Mrudu karaka dravya – to reduce hardness of lohas – mahishi
anda kosha, mesha shringi, indrayava, dhava beeja, shasha asthi
Dravaka gana – guda, gunja, guggulu, ajya, madhu and tankana –
facilitate melting of lohas
 Kshara – mala nashana
Amla – does shodhana, help in jarana
Visha – removes mandata of dravya
Sneha or taila – brings snigdhata

54. CHAPTER 11 RASA PARIBHASHA – NIRUPANA
Mana paribhasha –
6 anu – truti
6 truti - liksha
6 liksha – yuka
6 yuka – 1 raja
6 raja -1 sarshapa
6 sarshapa - yava
6 yava – ratti
 18 samskaras of parada
 Parada prayoga nishedha – In marma chinna, kshara and agni
dagda condition
Shudha parada – mrudu agni saha , murchana – vyadhi nashana
Parada naisargika dosha – visha- marana,vahni- santapa ,mala-
murcha
 Yougika dosha – Naga and vanga - jadya, adhmana, kushta
 Aupadika dosha – Bhumija, girija, varija , vangaja -2, nagaja - 2

55.  Total 11 doshas
 Sapta kanchuka – Parpati, Patini, Bhedi, Dravi, Malakari,
Andhakari, Dhvankshi
 Bhumija – Kushta
Girija – jadya
 Varija – vatasanghata
 Naga vanga – tridoshakara
 Parada matra for samskara - 2000 pala, 1000 pala, 100 pala, 28
pala, 10 , 5, ,1 or atleast ½ pala
 Svedana - Chitraka, trikatu, ardraka mula, lavana etc 8 drug –
triturate in kanji – parada in it – pottali – dola yantra svedana for 3
days
 Mardana – griha dhuma, ishtika, etc drug – mardana with parada
(drugs – each 1/16 part pf parada) 3 days
Murchana – Griha kanya – mala , triphala – vahni doshaghna,
chitraka – visha doshaghna – these 3 drugs – murchana for 7 times
in tapta khalva

56.  Uthapana – Damaru yantra – parada – after svanga sheeta-
collect using pot – removes puti dosha
 Urdhva – thrice – removes naga vanga dosha
 Adha – 7 – attain rasayana property
 Tiryak patana -
 Mardanadi samskara brings about mandata and jadata to
parada
 Bodhana /Rodhana - giving mukha to parada using
saindhava jala – kept for 3 days / Dola yantra swedana using
saindhava jala – veerya yukta
 Niyamana - Controlling the chapalata
Karkoti, sarpakshi, saindhava , bhringaraja are niyamaka drugs
 Deepana - parada attains bubhuksha, gets ready for taking
dhuatu grasa
Parada along with 15 drugs (like kshara, lavana etc ) taken in
vessel – triturated with jambeer rasa – kept for fermentation in
kanji

57.  Rasa mulika enumerated – 52 in number ( Punarnava,
Matsyakshi etc) – used for bhavana , swedana and lepana in rasa
karma
 First 8 samskara for rasayana , remaining 10 for dhatu vadartha
Thus not explained
 RASA BANDHA - 25 acc. To some , 26 acc to some (jaluka)
येन येन ह चान्द्चल्यां दुग्रव त्र्ां च नश्यतत
रस राजस्य सांप्रोक्तो ….
 Hata bandha – parada taken without samyak shudhi – mrutyu,
bhayanaka roga
Arota-Shodhita Parada-Kshetri karana
Abhasa-No swabhavika Chanchalata
Kriyaheena-Ashudha dhatus
Pishtika-Arkatapa-Pishti-deepana
Kshara-With Kshara-Deepana
Khota-Gholakara banda-Kshaya during Dhmana-Sarva gadapaha

58.  Pota-Parpati
Kalka-Pankha-By swedana
Kajjali-
Sajiva-vahni yoga Parada gamana
Nirjiva-Abhraka /Gandhaka jarana-Bhasma
Nirbeeja-Parada+1/4 swarna+Gandhaka
Sabeeja-Parada+abhraka satva+Swarna+ rajata+ tamra+loha
Shrinkhala-vajradi marita Parada
Dhruti-Bahya druti o parada
Balaka-Samabra jarita
Kumara-Dwiguna abhra jarana
Taruna-chturguna –Sapta ratrath sakala amayagna
Vridha—Shadguna abhraka
Murti-divya aushadhi
Jala-Shila toya etc for bandha
Agni-Kevala parada agni dhamana

59. Samskrita-
Maha –Parada+swarna+rajata –Dhamana-
aksheena,guru,gutikakaraDheerga jwala,Patuvath churna,nomala
Jalouka-9 vidhis
Parada marana vidhi
Palasha beeja churna +equal parada-jambeera rasa bhavana-
valuka yantra puta-sajeeva
•Patra for keeping rasa bhasma-Shrunga,Danta,venu
•Anupana-Tambula patra
•Pathya-Ghruta,saindava,dhanyaka,jeeraka,godhuma etc
•Apathya-
Bhruhati,bilwa,kushmanda,Karavellaka,masha,masura,sarshapa,til
a,kamsya patra kept food
•Kakarashtaka-kantakari,Keki,kukkuta,karavellaka(devi shastrokta)
•Krishna devokta-Kangu,kantuka,kulatha,katu taila
• Parada sevana ananthara bilva sevana, kakarastaka nishedha ,
Parada dosha and it treatment ( trishna – narikela jala etc),
kharjuradi sevana for proper parada digestion