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PARADA VIJNANIYAM – SECRETS OF PARADA & A GUIDE FOR KOOPIPAKVA RASAYANA – A BOOK REVIEW

Dr. Joshi Vatsas J.*, Dr. Malavi Shayan and Dr. Vikram S.

Abstract

Parada is the core of the whole Rasashastra and many scholars from the ancient times to the recent have worked tirelessly and whole heartedly to unfold and understand various concepts and ideology. To understand any ideology the required tools are various references, translation, performed practical and comparison of the results with the textual words and understanding of it. One such text for Parada and some of its ideologies had been prepared and published under the name of Parada Vijnaniyam which is rarely available now-a-days. Thus, this attempt has been made to do a literary review of this valuable text.

Keywords: Parada, Koopipakva, Ashtasamskara, Kramagni.