CRITICAL REVIEW OF RASA RATNA SAMUCCHAYA
Dr. Suman Pari*, Dr. Anjana Dwivedi and Dr. Rajiv Narayan Bilas
ABSTRACT
Rasa Ratna Samucchaya (RRS) is a book written in 1300-1400 AD by Rasa Vagbhatta. It is a book of compilation unlike Rasa Paddhati, Rasa Prakasha Sudhakara, etc. Written in Puranic Tantric Style.It comprises of 30 chapter among which, first 11 chapters are more popular as they comprises of basics of rasa shastra. It is divided into different Sthanas by teekakar: Chintamani Shastri in his teeka “Sarlartha Prakashini” Sutra Sthana- 1 to 11, Chiktsha Sthana -12 to 27 and Kalpa Sthana 28 to 30. 2/3 part of Sutrasthana is taken from Somadeva Virachita Rasendra Chudamani. This text throws light on the state of Indian expertise in field of alchemy regarding the extraction, purification, conversion of metals/minerals into therapeutically suitable forms.
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