Rasasāra

Govindācārya, the author of Rasasāra, belonged to the Moḍha family and was the son of Śūrāditya and grandson of Sahadeva. He was a disciple of Śrīdhara and Dhīradeva, under whom he studied alchemy (NCC). Rasasāra focuses exclusively on alchemical processes such as jāraṇa, bandha, and vedha (Luminaries of Indian Medicine, p. 77). Matsunami notes that this manuscript consists of 20 chapters and appears to be a compilation of fragments from Govindācārya’s works. Variations in leaf forms suggest that it is not a single, continuous text. Folio 1 may belong to No. 516-III, while folios 5, 24, 25, 30, and 31 are missing.