{"id":708,"date":"2016-05-08T14:04:50","date_gmt":"2016-05-08T14:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tknsiddha.com\/medicine\/?p=708"},"modified":"2016-05-08T14:04:50","modified_gmt":"2016-05-08T14:04:50","slug":"alchemy-rasavatham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tknsiddha.com\/medicine\/alchemy-rasavatham\/","title":{"rendered":"Rasavatham \u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd – Alchemy in Siddha Medicine System"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alchemy (<\/span><\/span><\/span>Rasavatham<\/span><\/span><\/span>) in Siddha Medicine:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

What does Rasavatham <\/span><\/span>\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd <\/span><\/span><\/span>Mean?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

In Tamil Siddha Medicine system Rasavatham <\/span><\/span>\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd <\/span><\/span><\/span>means Alchemy. Rasa denotes mercury and vatham means preparation of gold from mercury or other metals. Alchemy is called by different names in Siddha System, as Vagaara viththai <\/span><\/span>\u0bb5\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb0 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8<\/span><\/span><\/span>, Yema viththai <\/span><\/span>\u0b8f\u0bae\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8<\/span><\/span><\/span>, Rasavatham <\/span><\/span>\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd<\/span><\/span><\/span>, Thanga viththai <\/span><\/span>\u0ba4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 <\/span><\/span><\/span>etc\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/span>\"Rasavatham<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

[perfectpullquote align=\u201dleft\u201d cite=\u201d\u201d link=\u201d\u201d color=\u201d\u201d class=\u201d\u201d size=\u201d\u201d]\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0bae\u0b95\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bcd <\/span><\/span><\/span>An alchemist son is a siddha physician -Tamil Proverb<\/span><\/span>[\/perfectpullquote]<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

The above proverb clearly explains that Alchemy and siddha Medicine are inseparable. So essentiallly an alchemist\u2019s son is a physician. Also Tamil siddha alchemy is the front runner for Chinese alchemy, European alchemy and Arabian. In Siddha Medicine system, Alchemy had been found and developed into a science ancillary to Medicine and Chemistry. It was found useful in the preparation of medicines for curing all sorts of sufferings, spiritual as well as corporeal and also in transmutation of baser metals into gold.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Alchemy is a grand touchstone of Siddhar\u2019s Science. Siddhars were Masters in the art of alchemy and it is done with high reverence because of its spiritual origin. They did it as an art not for material advantages but to see immortality or divine truth. So in order to be a alchemist, he should necessarily be spiritualist.Spiritualist doesn\u2019t mean religious. In fact Siddhars were never religious they were even opposed to caste systems which can be inferred from Siddhar Sivavaakkiyars work.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

[perfectpullquote align=\u201dfull\u201d cite=\u201d\u201d link=\u201d\u201d color=\u201d\u201d class=\u201d\u201d size=\u201d\u201d]\u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0baa\u0bc2\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>!<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> \u0bae\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>!!<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span> \u2013<\/span><\/span>\u0b95\u0bca\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0[\/perfectpullquote]<\/p>\n

Siddhars were alchemists for following reasons.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

1) To prepare medicines of high potency for killer diseases.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2) To prepare metals like gold, Silver, Copper of high grade quality for medicines.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3) To financially secure them for their yogic life, as they can not do any heavy physical work.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4) To prepare Rejuvenation Medicines which will lengthen their longevity.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

5) To safeguard their body from any poisonous bites, diseases they took alchemical medicines.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

6) To stabilize the Vaasi(prana) in their yogic life of VAASIYOGAM.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Who can be a Alchemist or Rasavaathi <\/b><\/span><\/span>\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbf<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
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  • An alchemist should necessarily be a spiritualist and so, strong will, benevolence, charity and above all, purity of mind is essential.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • An Alchemist should not have avarice or greediness for gold or money.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • An aclhemist should be a born alchemist, taking birth at a particular constellation of stars, according to his former karma.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • The principles of five elements on which the product of alchemy is based is in every way identical with those comprised in the generation of a child. If any defect excess or other changes in the five elementary principles of the alchemical process take place, it is a failure just like the abortion.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/h3>\n

    Types of Alchemists -Rasavathi\u2019s <\/b><\/span><\/span>\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbf<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
      \n
    1. Religious Alchemist-<\/b><\/span><\/span>\u0b86\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbf <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>one who guides the mankind to the study of soul and gain salvation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Philisopical Alchemist-<\/b><\/span><\/span>\u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbf <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>one who seeks to transmute metals into gold and thereby prove the unity of all things.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Scientific Alchemist-<\/b><\/span><\/span>\u0b87\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bbe\u0baf\u0ba9 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbf <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>one who desires to discover the properties of metals.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    4. Mercenary Alchemist \u2013<\/b><\/span><\/span>\u0baa\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbf <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>one who hopes to amass unlimited riches.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    5. Chimerical Alchemist \u2013<\/b><\/span><\/span>\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbf <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>one who indulges in the vagaries and trickeries of the art of transmuting metals.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u00a0<\/p>\n

      Siddhars followed and preached two types of alchemy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      1)Alchemy within human body.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      2)Alchemy of metals.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      Alchemy within human body:<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      [perfectpullquote align=\u201dfull\u201d cite=\u201d\u201d link=\u201d\u201d color=\u201d\u201d class=\u201d\u201d size=\u201d\u201d]\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.[\/perfectpullquote]<\/p>\n

      It is a psychological alchemy where it is comparable to that of practice of yoga (Vaasiyogam). In this type of alchemy the inner energy of human body is trans mutated into energy of high level or of union with god. Here the base components like sulfur, mercury is comparable to that of five senses and on concentration of mind and relentless vaasiyogam yogic nectar or ambrosial fluid is secreted which is the real gold.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      Alchemy of Metals in siddha.<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

      The base metals are converted in gold or of high grade pure metals or oxides for preparation of medicines. Mercury\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u0b87\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bcd\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>, Sulfur\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u0b95\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>, Salt (Muppu)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>were used. Siddhars were adept in this type of alchemy and different versions were innovated, namely<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bc8<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      2. \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bc8<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      3. \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bc8<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      4. \u0ba4\u0bc2\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bc8<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      5. \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bc8<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      6. \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bc8<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      7. \u0baa\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0ba9 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bc8<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      8. \u0b95\u0bb3\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bc8\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>etc.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Thumb rule for Alchemy of metals:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

        Siddhars in their alchemical preparations were closely following some established principles as follows,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          \n
        1. \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1<\/span><\/span><\/span>, no fusion without flux<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        2. \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1<\/span><\/span><\/span>, no calcination without corrosive sublimate<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        3. \u0baa\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1<\/span><\/span><\/span>, no animation without conflagration<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        4. \u0b89\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1<\/span><\/span><\/span>, no fixation without salt<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        5. \u0b87\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1<\/span><\/span><\/span>, no alchemy without mercury<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        6. \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1<\/span><\/span><\/span>, no strong water without sal-ammoniac<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        7. \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1<\/span><\/span><\/span>, no quintessence without blue vitriol<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        8. \u0b95\u0bc6\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1<\/span><\/span><\/span>, no coloration without sulfur<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        9. \u0b8a\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1<\/span><\/span><\/span>, no calcium compounds without blowing<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        10. \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc1<\/span><\/span><\/span>, no essence without sravanam (an ointment prepared from the bile of various living creatures mixed with other secret ingredients.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Alchemy (Rasavatham) in Siddha Medicine: What does Rasavatham \u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd Mean? In Tamil Siddha Medicine system Rasavatham \u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd means Alchemy. Rasa denotes mercury and vatham means preparation of gold from mercury or other metals. Alchemy is called by different names in Siddha System, as Vagaara viththai \u0bb5\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb0 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8, Yema viththai \u0b8f\u0bae\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8, Rasavatham \u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd, Thanga viththai \u0ba4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-siddha-medicine-system"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tknsiddha.com\/medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tknsiddha.com\/medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tknsiddha.com\/medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tknsiddha.com\/medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tknsiddha.com\/medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tknsiddha.com\/medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tknsiddha.com\/medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tknsiddha.com\/medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tknsiddha.com\/medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}