suvarṇaprāśanaṃ hi etat medhāgni bala vardhanam |
āyuṣyaṃ maṃgalaṃ puṇyaṃ vṛṣyaṃ grahāpaham ||
māsāt parama medhāvī vyādhibhirna ca dṛśyate |
ṣaḍbhi māsai: śrutadhara suvarṇa prāśanāt bhavet ||
- Kāśyapa Saṃhitā, Sūtrasthānam
As per Kashyapa Samhita:
Administering small quantities of Swarna prashana daily causes -
- Medha Vardhana – improvement in intelligence
- Agni Vardhana – improvement in digestion strength
- Bala Vardhana – improvement in strength and immunity
- Ayushya Vardhana – Improvement in life expectancy
- Mangala, Punya – Auspicious
- Vrushya – hormonal balance
- Grahapaha – relieves bad evils.
- By administering Swarna for a month time, child becomes super-intelligent, with good immunity.
- By administering for up to six months, person becomes Shruta Dhara – can remember whatever she hears.
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Na Sajjate Hemapange padmapatre ambuvat visham ||
– Ashtanga Hridaya Sutrasthana 7th chapter
As per Ashtanga Hridaya:
In a person who has been given Gold bhasma for a long time, the poison can not do any harm, similar to a water drop that can not touch the leaf of the lotus.