Principle / Ruledraft· Bṛhat Saṁhitā

Fertilizer and seed-treatment recipes

rul-tree-fertilizer-and-seed-treatment

Prāṇa relevance

Prāṇa relation not yet traced — a complete, acceptable terminal state.

Sources

Other attributes

Rule Class
procedure
Statement
Fertilizer (per tree): goat- and sheep-dung powder (1 adhaka), sesamum powder (1 adhaka), wheat particles (1 prastha), beef (1 tula), water (1 drona), steeped seven nights, sprinkled constantly. Seeds: soak in milk ten days (handling with ghee-smeared hand), roll in cowdung, fumigate with deer/hog flesh and marrow, sow in sesamum-prepared soil, sprinkle milk and water. Special protocols for tamarind, wood-apple (elaborate pit method) and the Ankola/Slesmataka "instant-sprout" marvels follow.
Measures Note
Confirms uni-adhaka/prastha/tula/drona (see §E); the recipe quantifies in the same pala-based system as 53.94 and 54.
Tag
CLASSICAL