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@article{182291,
        author = {Deshani Vivekkumar Ramachandrabhai and Dr. Pranav Joshipura},
        title = {Use of Mercury (Parada) as Fuel: An Analytical Study Based on Ancient Texts and Modern Perspectives},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {2},
        pages = {1501-1504},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=182291},
        abstract = {Mercury, or Parada, occupies a unique position in the traditional knowledge systems of ancient India, especially in Rasashastra and texts associated with mechanical devices such as Vimanas and Yantras. This study explores the concept of mercury as a fuel or energy source as portrayed in Sanskrit treatises like the Samarangana Sutradhara, Rasaratna Samuccaya, Rasarnava, and later interpretations like the Vaimanika Shastra. By comparing these textual narratives with modern scientific principles, the research critically examines whether these ancient references were symbolic, ritualistic, or early explorations into energy technologies. This interdisciplinary approach seeks to contextualize ancient Indian technological imagination in light of contemporary physics and propulsion engineering.},
        keywords = {Mercury, Parada, Rasashastra, Vimana, Samarangana Sutradhara, Vaimanika Shastra, Indian Alchemy, Ancient Technology, Propulsion, Metallurgy, Rasaratna Samuccaya, Rasarnava, Bhoja, Ayurveda, Ion Propulsion, History of Science, Traditional Knowledge, Proto-Engineering, Sanskrit Texts.},
        month = {July},
        }