PUTA
PUTA
DEFINITION
Puta is the process in witch the degree of the heat, which is necessary for the incineration of Rasa, Maharasa, Uparasa or Metals. It is seen that the degree of heat is neither less nor more than necessary in the process.
PUTA TYPES
• Mahaputa
• Gajaputa
• Kukutaputa
• Varahaputa
• Laghu (Kapota) Puta
• Bhudhraputa
Acc to fuel / Instrument used :
• Govar (Lavakaputa)
• Bhanda (Kumbhaputa)
• Valukaputa
Mahaputa
• Total no of Cow Dung :1500
• 2 x 2 x 2 (Rajahasta)
• Used for Tamra, Parda, Suvrna,Vajra and
Trivanga Bhasma.
Gajaputa
• 1.1/4 x 1.1/4 x 1.1/4 (Rajhasta)
• Ground should be flat and dry.
• Total no. of Cow Dung Used : 1000
• Akika, abhraka, rajata ,yashada, loha, suvarna,
vajra, hartala, godanti, trivanga bhasma.
Kukkuta puta
• 2 x 2 x 2 beeta (46 cm) pit is made on dry and
plane surface.
• Shrava placed in between and ignite fire.
• Use of 300 vanyopala.
• Used for Tutha, Parada, Loha, Svarna
Bhasma.
Varaha puta
• 1 x 1 x 1 (Aratni) (42cm)
Different opinion about no of vanyopala.
• No. of Cow Dung : 150
• Also known as krodaputa, varnayakhya.
• Used for abraka, tamra, rajta.
Kapota puta
• Also known as laghu puta, mriduputa, and
swalpa puta.
• Small pit is made on dry surface
• Shrava samputa is taken and place in
between of 8 vanyopala.
• Used for marana of rajata, svarna.
Bhudara puta
• 2 angula prmana of pit should be made.
• Put aushadhi yukta shrava inside pit .
• Cover pit with vanyopal.
• Set fire.
• Used for jarna and parada bhasma.
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