DeathA kartarimukha Mudra is done when the little finger and the ring finger is bent and pressed against the thumb. While the index finger and the Middle finger is stretched to show a scissor.

Lets take a look at the viniyoga (uses) shloka for Kartarimukha

stripurushayoshtu vishaleshe vishayaspadepi va
luntanenayanante cha marane bhedabhavane
vidhudarthe pyekshayavirahe patane tatha
latayam yujyate yashusakarah kartarimukhaha

Kartarimukha is used to denote the following:

• A Scissors
• Separation of a couple
• Opposition
• Looting
• To show two different things
• Corner of an eye
• Death
• Lightning
• Sleeping
• Falling an Weeping
• Creeper

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