DETAILED STUDY OF ANCIENT AND CONTEMPORARY KNOWLEDGE OF UPARATNA W.S.R TO MINEROLOGICAL IDENTIFICATION AND PHYSICO- CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION
Dr. Lalitha M. Vatar* and Dr. Chandrashekhar Kuppi
ABSTRACT
Research begins with doubts and ends with facts; facts which serve as new data to be verified again. Thus the process of research never ends, but at the end of it the researcher would have become wiser with plans to counter newer challenges. Rasashastra is a special branch of Ayurveda which deals with the metals and minerals into a safe and acceptable form. In Rasashastra apart from Gold and Silver, Mercury, Mica, Arsenic, Zinc, Tin and several other minerals, Gems, Shells, Horns are used. Siddacharyas of Rasashastra had used the gems for the purpose of longevity of life in a human body. Uparatna or Gems are crystalline minerals that can be used as a distinct and advantageous remedial measure in astrology. Gems are considered to be the best for strengthing the positive influences of planets. They intensify the rays of the planets they represent. These beautiful, cold, hard stones are believed to provide supernatural powers that would protect the wearer from illness, misfortune and danger.
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