L. N. Bhanja Deo ; transl. into English from Sanskrit by M. K. Sharma Biswas: Sri Subhadrāyāḥ netra-pratiṣṭhā vidhiḥ (Manuskript Nr. 900 des Orissa Research Projects, Bhubanesvara) ([s.l.], 1974)

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Gapapati and Gaurl etc. eighteen mother goddesses
according to their Individualities (I.e. In equal
•portions). Thus offering Waivedya, exhibits
Prana etc. five nones (panca mu^ra) .

33. Pafica-mudra s

(I) Pranaya 3vaha " .00M of right oalm:«

The palm shall be moved over the naivedya while
the thumb is joined with the ring and little fingers.
(ii)'Hoanaya svaha . palm nose -

thumb is joined with the middle and ring fingers

in the same manner as above,
(ill) ^anaya svaha - palm oose:

thumb is joined with the middle and Index fingers

in the same manner,
(iv) Udanaya svaha • oalm post of right hand

the thumb is to be joined with the middle,ring and

little fingers of the right hand in the same

manner.
(v) Samanaya svaha .the oalm nose of right hand -

the tips of all the fingers of right han£ shall be

joined while the palm is moved over the eatables

offered to the deity.

During the oerformance of all these five noses, the left
hand palm shall face upward with the fingers extending
upward in the shape of a pot.