Shankha, avarta, utkshepaka, sthapani and simanta marmas

Shankha, between brow-tail, forehead and ear, kills at once; avarta, above the brows, destroys the eyes; with a dart in utkshepaka (at the hairline above shankha) or sthapani (between the brows) a person lives while it stays or falls out after suppuration, but dies if it is pulled out; the five great joints of the head (simanta) bring confusion, madness and death.