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Methods to prepare Rasamani

Author: தோழி / Labels: , , ,

 


“பாரப்பா சூதங்கட்ட
paarappaa soothangatta
பட்சமா யொன்று கேளு
patchama yonru kaelu
வீரப்ப தாளிச் சாறு
veerappa thaali saaru 
விட்டுணு கிரந்தி சாறு
vittunu kiranthi saaru
சேரப்பா ஒன்றாய்க் கூட்டி
saerappa onraai kootti
சுரிங்கிடச் சூதம் கட்டும்
suringida sootham kattum.” 

- கருவூரார் (Karuvoorar) 

The above script says, “Listen. I will say an easy way to prepare Rasamani. Mix the extracts of Thaali and Vishnukiranthi (Evolvulus alsinoides) with mercury and if you heat it, mercury will solidify as Rasamani.”

“முத்தான சூதத்தைக் கரண்டியிலே விட்டு
muththaana soothaththai karandiyilae vittu
முதிந்து நின்ற செந்தூர மாரையிலைக் கிட்டு
muthinthu ninra senthoora maaraiyilai kittu
காட்டான சாறதனைப் பிழைந்தாயா னால்
kaattaana saarathanai pizhainthaayaa naal
ககனம்போற் திரண்டுருண்டு மணியுமாகும்
kakanampoar thirandurandu maniyumaagum”

- போகர் (Bogar) 

The above script says, “Take the mercury in a spoon. Put the thurisu senthooram (red oxide blue vitreol) in the herb aarai ilai and squeeze it over spoon. Mercury will change as Rasamani.” 

“காணும் சுத்தம் செய்த சூதம்
kaanum suththam seytha sootham
கட்டவே நீகேளடா
kattavae neekaeladaa
பூணு மஞ்ச ணாதிலை
poonu manja naathilai
பிழிந்த சாறு சுருக்கிட
pizhintha saaru surukkida
வேணு மிரண்டு நாழிகையில்
vaenu mirandu naazhigaiyil
மெழுகு போலுருண்டிடும்
mezhugu poalurundidum.” 

The above script says, “Place the purified mercury in stove and add the extract of manjanaathi (Morinda citrifolia). If you heat it , mercury will change as Rasamani in 48 minutes.”
These are the easiest methods to prepare Rasamani. 

There is one more important thing to reveal about Rasamani. In genreal, there are many fake Rasamanis available in the market. Then how to find whether the Rasamani is real or not? Siththars have said a solution for this too. 

In the next post we will see how to identify that Rasamani is real.



Methods to purify Mercury

Author: தோழி / Labels: , , ,


 “ஆகாத கன்மச மகற்ற முறை(மை) கேளு
aagasa kanmasa magatra murai(mai) kaelu
வாகான கல்லுப்பு மாட்டு சமபாகன்
vaagaana kalluppu maattu samapaagan
தாகான குமரிப்பூ சாறொரு மூன்று நாள்
thaagaana kumarippoo saaroru moonru naal
பாகாய்க் கழுவிப் பதனமாய் வாங்கிட
paagaai kazhuvi pathanamaai vaangida.”


The above script says, “Listen. There is a method to remove the wastes from mercury. Take the crystalline salt equivalent to mercury and mix with the extract of kumari (Aloe barbadensis). Grind it with mercury for three days and take the purified mercury by cleansing it.”

This is one of the easiest way to remove defects and malignancies from mercury said by Thirumoolar. Konganavar too mentioned the same method to purify the mercury.

“உப்பது பலமும் நாலு
uppathu palamum naalu
உயர்ந்தி டும்சூதம் எட்டு
uyarnthi dumsootham ettu
கப்பதுக் கல்வத் திட்டுக்
kappathu kalva thittu
கலந்து வார்குமரிச் சாறு
kalanthu vaarkumari saaru
செப்பது யரைப்பா யப்பா
seppathu yaraiyappaa yappaa
சிறந்துடன் மூன்று நாள் தான்
siranthudan moonru naal thaan
அப்புய கஞ்ச தோஷம்
appuya kanja thosham
ஆறொன் றும்போகும் பாரே
aaron rumpoagum paarae”.

- கொங்கணவர் (Konganavar)

Konganavars’ script says, “Take four palam* (140 gram) quantity of salt, mercury, extract of kumari (Aloe barbadensis) and grind it in kalvam* for three days. You can see that seven malignancies would have been removed.”

In next post we can see how to build Rasamani using this purified mercury.

*palam - 35 gram
*kalvam - It is kind of a roller, which was made out of stone, used by Siththars for grinding.



Defects and malignancies in Mercury

Author: தோழி / Labels: ,


Siththars have said that there are eight types of malignancies and seven types of sattai (dust) in the mercury.

“உண்டீனங் கெளடில்யம் ஓதும நவர்த்தம்
 undeenang koudilyam oathuma navarththam
சண்டத்வம் பங்கோடு சங்காரம் - விண்ட
sandathvam pangoadu sangaaram - vinda
பளுசாற்ச மலத்வம் பன்னுசவி ஷத்வம்
palusaarsa malathvam pannusavi shathvam
விளுமெண் ரசதோடம் வேறு
vilumen rasathoadam vaeru.”

In the above script, it has been said that undeenam, koudilyam, anavarththam, sangaaram, sandathvam, panguthvam, samalathvam, sabishthavam are the eight types of malignance. 

The mineral dusts mixed with the mercury was called as sattai by Siththars. The seven types of sattai are naagam, vangam, akkini, malam, vidam, kiri and sabalam. 

Therefore, it is clear that Mercury can't be used in it's original form. We have to purify it before using. How to purify the mercury? The purification of mercury is the process of eliminating defects and malignancies from it. 

In the next post we can see the easy ways of mercury purification said by the Siththars.



Types and qualities of Mercury

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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. 



Mercury used to prepare Rasamani

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Kaaram, sootham, punniyam, karpam, saamam, vinneer, vinmarunthu, rasam were given as the names for mercury by Siththars. We could know it from the following script of Siththar in which they have coined mercury with secret notations.

 “காரமே சூதம்புண்யம் கற்பமாஞ் சாமஞ் சத்து
 kaaramae soothampunyam karpamaa(nj) saama(nj) saththu
சூரியப கையாஞ் சாதிரு த்திரன் துள்ளியீசன்
sooriyapa kaiyaa(nj) saathiru ththiran thulliyeesan
வீர்ய ஞ்சூழ்ச்சிநீராம் விண்ணீர் விண்ம ருந்து
veerya (nj)soozhchineeraam vinneer vinma runhthu
சீர்பெறு மிரத மென்று செப்பி னார்ரொப் பில்லாரே
seerperu miratha menru seppi naarrop pillarae.”

There are many scripts in which Siththars have praised about the mercury. The great Siththar Bogar, in his book Sapthakaandam, said about the five types of mercury.

“ஆறியே சூதமஃ தை ந்துவித மாகும்
aariye soothama thai nthuvitha maagum
அதன் விபர மேதென்னி லறையக் கேளு
athan vibara maethenni laraiyak kaelu
ஊறியே ரசமென்றும் இரசேந் திரமென்றும்
ooriyae rasamenrum rasaenh thiramenrum
உற்றபா ரசமென்றுஞ் சூதமென்றும்
utrapaa rasamenrum soothamenrum
மீறியே மிசர கமென் றைந்து மாச்சு
meeriyae misara kamen rainhthu maachchu.”

“Let me say about the five types of mercury. Listen. They are rasam, rasenthiran, paaratham, sootham, misaragam” said Bogar. Bogar had categorized mercury into five types depending upon the qualities of the mercury.

We will see about the qualities of the mercury in our next post.




What is Rasamani?

Author: தோழி / Labels: , ,


Mercury, a liquid metal, is one of the natural ore available from the Earth. It is made up of air and fluidity.

Generally we might have seen mercury in white colour. But they are available in red, yellow and pale blue colours. But these colour mercuries are rare varieties. According to Vaadha vaithiyam*, these rare mercuries are considered as one of the arsenic types. Since it consists of arsenic characteristics, Siththars also called it as “soodham”.

Mercury is used in many ways as rasa pathangam, rasa patpam, rasa sendhooram for medicinal purposes. When it is made into a hard solid ball, it is known as Rasamani*. The transformation of mercury into rasamani is just a part of alchemy. The process of separating fluid and air from mercury was secretly maintained and also kept as a secret. If we wear this Rasamani, it gives us more benefits. It helps to cure the paralysis, phlegm, bile and keeps the body function properly.'

Rasamani, naturally, have the grasping power and it absorbs the power of any material and reflects it. Hence people who wish to attain wisdom through the yogic way use Rasamani.

Mercury which posses many qualities and it gives us benefits in the way how we make the Rasamani. Siththars had said many methods to make the mercury into rasamani. The methods differ from easy level to hard level depending upon the Guru’s preaching. Siththars conveyed their experience of making the Rasamani to the people for their benefits.

How to make the Rasamani which has many benefits?

*Rasamani - solid mercury balls
*Vaadha vaithiyam - A medical practice used to heal diseases using Alchemy. 





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