Rasārṇavakalpa (English critical edition)

Take the nāginīkanda (serpent-tuber) and pure mercury, combined with red citraka (Plumbago zeylanica). When applied as a leaf-coating, the sun and moon [metals—gold and silver] become gold. (189)

Likewise, its luster is perfected when combined with gold-mica. Combined with red citraka, it is supreme for perfecting the body. (190)

O Goddess, hear about the divine herb known as kaṭutumbī (bitter bottle gourd). Collect its seeds and grind them into a fine powder. (191)

Extract oil [from the seeds] just like castor oil, and grind it with mercury. By using this [mixture], silver sheets turn to gold in three puṭas (heating cycles). (192)

I shall now describe the method of the kṣīrakanda (milk-tuber), which grants all perfections. Among the four colors, the red tuber is recommended. (193)

Break its skin to reveal a milk that is beautiful and red in color. Use seven leaves that are as smooth as snuhī (Euphorbia) and possess the brilliance of gold. (194)

The binding of the rasarāja (king of mercury) by this means brings all beings under one's control. When dropped into water, it becomes a pill. (195)

O Goddess, extract the excellent juice of the śāka tree. Combined with red sandalwood, it causes all base metals to melt [dissolve]. (196)

By applying the essence of gandhapāṣāṇa (sulfur), expose it to the sunlight. All metals mix together and melt as if they were water. (197)

Sulfur, rasaka (calamine), tāpya (pyrite), mercury, and red sandalwood, combined with the juice of rudantī, turn silver into gold. (198)

Carefully strain the resin of the śāka tree. Grind the powder of śigrumūla (drumstick root) with that juice. (199)

Coat copper sheets with it and cook them in a puṭa (furnace). Upon removal, you will have divine gold, possessed of all excellent qualities. (200)

Collect the ripe fruits of the śāka tree. Steep the mercury in its juice for seven nights. (201)

Combined with that juice, along with mañjiṣṭhā (Rubia cordifolia) and red sandalwood, coat silver sheets; when heated, they become gold. (202)

I shall now describe the method for the great herb devadālī (Luffa acutangula). It is white for healing diseases, while the black and yellow varieties are for alchemy (rasāyana). (203)

The fruit of devadālī combined with viṣṇukrāntā (Evolvulus alsinoides) and mercury causes the binding of the metal, turning copper into gold. (204)

Powdered devadālī fruit and the juice of īśvarī, when treated with devadālī juice, will solidify tin in an instant. (205)

Take the juice of devadālī combined with viṣṇukrāntā. Mercury is bound in this way, and it turns silver and gold [metals] into gold. (206)

Take the juice of devadālī and gandhapāṣāṇa (sulfur). It melts all base metals and binds the mercury. (207)

The Rite of Aparājitā

In this world, aparājitā is known as girikarṇikā (Clitoria ternatea). It was described by the great-souled Nārada by these names. (215)

During the puṣya asterism, gather it with care, as it brings auspiciousness. Having pulled it up with one's hand, keep it safe with complete focus. (216)