By Sri Chiraan 2008/12/17
- Mahendra and varun mandal nakshatras are best for sthamban, mohan and vashikaran.
 - Jyeshta, uttarashadha, anuradha, rohini are mahendra mandal
 - Uttarabhadrapad, moola, shatabhishaga, poorvabhadra, ashlesha are varun mandal
 - Vahni mandal and vayu mandal are suited for vidweshan and ucchatan
 - Swati, hasta, mrugashira, chitra, uttaraphalguni, pushya, and punarvasu are vahni mandal
 - Ashwini bharani, ardra, dhanishta, shravana, makha, vishakha, kruttika, poorvaphalguni, revati are vayu mandal
 
- Divide a day into four parts,
 
- Vashikarana in first part
 - uchchatan
 - shanti
 - marana during sandhya
 
- Stambana in simha ,vrishchika lagna
 - Uchchatana in karka tula
 - Vashya in mesha, kanya dhanu meena shanti pushti, shatrunivaran
 - When faced with danger any time can be chosen for the karma.
 
- Mantras are of different types
 
- Pallav
 - Yojana
 - Rodha
 - Naam
 - Samput
 - Vidharbh
 
- Mantras are again of three types
 
- Stree
 - Purush
 - Napumsaka
 
- Agneya
 - Soumya
 - When breath is in left nostril, mantra is supta
 - When in right nostril, it is jagrut
 - Padmasana for pushti
 - Swastikasana for shanti
 - Kukutasana and bhadrasan vashya
 - Vikatasana for stamban
 - Ardhsthapanparshinikasan for maran
 - Ardhswastikasan for uchchatan
 
Krishnarpana