3. ACTIONS TO BE PERFORMED ACCORDING TO Y0G As. Subduing, paralysing, and charming should be | performed in the Mahendra and Varuna Yogas, and en- mity-causing and excitation in the vaiyu and Vahni Yogas. 4. ACTIONS TO BE PERFORMED ACCORDING TO | NAKSHATRAS. Actions mentioned above for Varuna Yoga should be performed in one of the lunar mansions like Uttara | Vadrapada, Mula, Shatavis.j, Puryavadrapada, Ashlesa, | Purbasadha when it comes into the Varana's sphere. Similarly actions mentioned for Mahendra Yoga are to be | performed in one of the lunar mansions Anuradha, | Jyestha, Uttarasadha, Rohini when it happens to be in _ the Mahendra's sphere; actions mentionel for Vahni Yo- | ga should be performed in one of the lunar mansions | Swati, Hasta, Mrigashira, Adra, Uttarafalguni, Pus- | hya, Punarvasu, when it comes into the Vahni's sphere. | Actions mentioned for Vayu Yoga should be performed in one of the lunar mansions Ashwini, Bharani, Chitra, | Dhanistha, Shravana, Magha, Vishakha, Krittika, Pur- | ba-falguni, Revati, when it comes into the Vayu's sphere. 5. USE OF A PARTICULAR FINGER IN A PARTICULAR ACTION. _In evil-averting actions the najatra, the mystical dia- | gram, and the medicine should be touched by the thumb and the forefinger; in actions bringing prosperity, they | should be touched with the thumb and the middle | finger; in killing and all other actions they should be | touched with the thumb and the ring-finger (anamika). Acts of attracting, enmity-causing, killing, and exciting . are called “ Avichara, ” a.e, employment of spells for | malevolent purposes.
