(d) Svastika. The Tala Mukha hands when placed crossed at the wrists in the shape of a Svastika are termed Svastika, when they are released they are called Viprakirna.
Svastika—the Talamukha hands crossed at the wrists; but released after this they are called Viprakīrṇa.
Viprakīrna (loosed): Svastika hands quickly separated. Patron deity Daksina-murti.
drawing away the end of the robe (celancala), releasing.
When Swastikamukha hasta is quickly separated, it becomes Viprakīrna hasta. Its presiding deity is Dakshinamilrti.
This hasta is used in denoting the drawing away of the end of the robe and tossing it.
When two Tripataka hastas join obliquely at the elbows, then it is Viprakīrṇa hasta.
This hasta denotes - armour, manipulation of hands / fingers, invoking a mantra, pardoning, and consideration.
Viprakirṇa: The hands which are in the Haṁsapakṣa Hasta are placed facing out in front of the chest and point either upwards or downwards.
When the svastika hands facing down or otherwise are separated abruptly, it is viprakīrna. (The hastas follow previous hastas to form new ones)
If the two Hamsapaksas are held facing down, and then moved from . the two sides of the chest to the sides, it is Viprakirna hasta.
If the svastika hastas are quickly separated, then it is said to be viprakīrṇa.
When the same hands are separated from svastika [position] it is known as viprakirna. Some say that in viprakirna these haṁsapaksha hands are held with their tips facing upwards or downwards over the breasts and facing different directions.