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12th December 2004, 08:33 AM
The rasamani is a form of fixed mercury. Its confection represents an attainment within the Rasa Siddha tradition. There are said to be a number of ways of preparing this. In consequence there are a number of rasamanis, each of which is said to be associated with particular siddhi or psychic attributes.
Rasa Siddhas make use of elemental mercury in their operations, unlike European alchemists for whom mercury more typically represents an alkahest or highly volatile solvent used in the preparation of mineral elixirs.
The various rasamanis are probably amalgams largely unknown to contemporary chemistry. But they are clearly more than that.
I hope this is helpful.
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