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Two marmas lie between the neck and the shoulder, named krakanyamsaka in the commentary under the heading of the amsa marmas; a blow there stiffens the head, shoulder, arm and back.

Two marmas between neck and shoulder, called krakanyamsaka in the commentary, stiffen the head, shoulder, arm and back when struck; this completes the fourteen marmas of the back, and those…

Amsaphalaka, two marmas in the upper back on both sides of the spine, bound to the trika; a wound there makes the arms wither or go numb.

Brihati, running from the roots of the breasts to the spine, kills through bleeding when struck; amsaphalaka, in the upper back bound to the trika, makes the arms wither or go numb.

The body is said to have 107 vital points (marma).

Kapala, two marmas at the sides by the shoulder tips (amsakuta), above the flanks; a wound there turns the blood to pus and causes death. A footnote says other texts also call it apalapa.