The Rasārṇava
- Date of account
- Probably 10th–12th century CE
- Location
- South Asia; Sanskrit textual tradition
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
The Rasārṇava is a Sanskrit tantric alchemical work concerned with mercury, mineral substances, bodily transformation, longevity, and the attainment of perfected states. It is important for comparing laboratory recipes with tantric ritual language and claims of transmutation or immortality. The text belongs to a layered manuscript and transmission history, and its terminology is difficult to map directly onto modern chemistry. Researchers should distinguish practical metallurgical procedures, symbolic language, and later commentarial interpretation rather than treating its siddhi claims as verified outcomes.
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