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Ch. I – Miśrakādhyāyaḥ 51 177. Rudra, Anila, Viśvakarmā, Vahni, Brahmā, Yama, Ambupa, Dhanada, Viṣṇu, these nine gods will be placed in front of Puṣpa. 178. If oppressed, there may serially be evil effects of sorcery (Uccāṭa), disease(Vyādhi), bereavement (Santāpa), fire (Vahni), loss of sub- jects (Prajākṣaya), death (Mṛti), loss of water and grains (Jaladhānyakṣaya),and dilution (Mohaphala) 179. Here only four Parvas are to be distributed within twelve aṅgulas. From the middle, the fifth, eighth, twelfth part may again be divided into two, three, four parts. 180. On the main line of the Puṣpa and on the border line and on the 13th aṅgulas and on the upper half of the 23rd part that should be placed in between Puṣpaka. 181-182. Serially the deities are Īśa, Anila, Visvakarmā, Vahni, Brahmā, Ravi, Rudra, Yama, Virūpākṣa, eight Vasus, Diggaja, Ambupa, Skanda, Icchākriyā, Jñānī, (the learned), Dhaneśa, Candramā, Jaya, Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna, Aniruddha 183. These deities are unalterable in the front part of the Kambikā, so they are to be worshipped with Tantras and Vedic rites as the best one. Oṁ, we know the great deity and my obeisance is for Mahādeva and may Rudra lead us to salvation. 184. This is the purificatory incantation of Rudragāyatrī. These letters are to be marked serially in the Aṅgulas. 185. A Kheṭaka (small village), city, village will be measured in terms of Krośa, Gavyūti, Yojanas. Fields and other plots of land are to be measured with Jyeṣṭhahasta.