68 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 8

kara-nydsam—the ritual known as kara-nydsa, which assigns the
syllables of the mantra to the fingers; tatah—thereafter; kuryat—
should execute; dvddasa-aksara—composed of twelve syllables;
vidyaya—with the mantra; pranava-adi—beginning with the omkara;
ya-kara-antam—ending with the syllable ya; anguli—on the fingers,
beginning with the index finger; argustha-parvasu—to the joints of the
thumbs.

TRANSLATION

Then one should chant the mantra composed of twelve syllables
[orh namo bhagavate vasudevaya]. Preceding each syllable by the
omkara, one should place the syllables of the mantra on the tips of
his fingers, beginning with the index finger of the right hand and
concluding with the index finger of the left. The four remaining

syllables should be placed on the joints of the thumbs.
TEXTS 8-10

aaa sgt fanaa qa |

gant g wanted oa ram FTA NN <I
TK Aaa aay |
qermega wags Ta 181
aftadt Gerd aq aaa Area |

SP Feo AM TA No I

nyased dhrdaya omkaram
vi-kdram anu mirdhani

sa-kdram tu bhruvor madhye
na-karam sikhaya nyaset

ve-kdram netrayor yuijyan
na-karam sarva-sandhisu

ma-karam astram uddisya
mantra-mirtir bhaved budhah

savisargam phad-antam tat
sarva-diksu vinirdiset
om visnave nama iti
