If the ring-finger and middle finger are bent and held down, and the remaining three fingers remain separate from others, it is Tantrīmukha hasta.
Pranayama exercises, the holy tilaka mark, sprinkling of oil, etc., a throne, the collection of a samnyasin’s bowls
ablution, the acceptance of a little thing, a burning-ground, a seat, a satatantri lute, a vipaiici lute, citra lute, a rudra find,
an erandi lute, a kavilasa lute, kacchapika lute, kinnari lute,pinaki lute, saravina, etc.,
so also brahma-vina, Surya-candra-guru-uind, other instruments, playing on all of them, find in general, knowledge, in these Tantrimukha is to be applied. Detailed Description of the Subjects of Tantrimukha Hasta
If Tantrimukha is brought from high up to touch the heart, it speaks of knowledge.
When the middle and ring fingers of Tantrimukha stick to the left nostril and the other fingers are extended,
it bespeaks pranayama
When the middle and ring-fingers of Tantrimukha are pushed up over the forehead,
it indicates the holy tilaka mark of a Brahmana.
If the middle and ring-fingers are obliquely spread out on the forehead,
experts call it the holy tilaka mark of a Ksatriya
If the middle and ring-fingers of Tantrimukha are rotated over the forehead,
the wavy' hasta indicates the tilaka mark of a Sudra
If the middle and ring-fingers of Tantrimukha touch the thumb obliquely and the hand is thrust forward,
it means sprinkling of oil, etc.
If the middle and ring-fingers of the two Tantrimukhas, facing up,
look like the face (of a lion);
the index-fingers and small fingers are extended like the legs (of a lion ) and the prowess of a lion is exhibited,
the whole picture is that of the throne (lit. lion-seat) according to experts in hasta and music.
If the middle and ring-fingers of Tantrimukha touch the root of the thumb and the hasta is moved up and down,
it means the taking up of a mendicant's begging bowl.
When Tantrimukha, feeing up, touches the mouth,
it is held by the wise to be indicating the ceremonial act of washing the mouth.
When the two Tantnmukhas enact taking up a thing and then leaving it,
it indicates the taking of a small thing
If in Tantrimukha, facing up and showing a throne, the exhibition of power is substituted with disgust,
it is an indication of a burial ground.
If in the hasta for a throne the show of the prowess of a lion is absent,
it is a simple seat according to experts in sangita-saslra
If the right Tantrimukha is set on the heart and moves up and down in a fickle way,
it stands for different instruments from satatantri to tantri above.