Rasam:- It denotes the pure mercury. It is in pale reddish colour. It has no defects.
Rasenthiran:- It is black in colour. This too has no defects.
Paaratham:- The colour of this mercury is like silver. It has defects. Only if its defects were purified, we can use it for preparing Rasamani. This is also available in general shops.
Sootham:- It is whitish yellow in colour. It has both defects and malignancy. This too has to be purified.
Misaragam:- It is low grade mercury. This too has both defects and malignancy. This too has to be purified. This is also available in general shops.
What is meant by defects and malignancy in mercury? Is it possible for us to purify it? Is the purifying process simple? Yes, ofcourse. Siththars have described easy ways for it.
In the next post, we can see this in detail.
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