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प्रष्टाऽऽदौ नाम चेद् ज्ञातुगृ हृत्यन्वातुरस्य तु । स्यादिष्टस्य तदा सिद्धिविपर्यासे विपर्ययः ॥ २२७॥
Meaning: At the time of putting a question as regards a sick person, whether he will recover or not, if first the name of the person to whom the question is put is uttered and then the name of the sick person, the sick person will recover and if the reverse is the case, the result also will be reverse.
वामबाहु स्थिते दूते समनामाक्षरो जयेत् । दक्षिणाबाहुगे त्वाजौ विषमाक्षरनामकः ॥ २२८ ॥
Meaning : If the messanger, standing on the left asks a question about who will conquer in the battle, then the reply is that the war-wager, the total number of the letters of whose name are even, becomes victorious and the total number of the letters of whose name is odd, loses the battle.
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भूतादिभिगृहीतानां दष्टानां वा भुजङ्गमः ।
विधि: पूर्वोक्त एवासौ विज्ञेयः खलु मांत्रिकैः ॥ २२६ ॥
Meaning: The same method should be applied by the charm-knowing people when a question about those who are possessed by goblins or those who are stung by snakes is put.
पूर्णा संजायते वामा विशता वरुणेन चेत् । कार्याण्यारभ्यमाणानि तदा सिध्यन्त्यसंशयम् ॥ २३० ॥
Meaning: If on account of the second circle called Varuna Mandala, out of the four mentioned
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