 The Nakshatras dispense the fruits of karma... For this reason Vedic rituals and meditations to the present day follow the timing of the Nakshatras... [which] are of prime [importance] in muhurta or electional astrology for determining favorable times for actions, particularly sacramental or sacred actions like marriage'.Reference to the Nakṣhatra Sūktam (star positions relating to new and full moon ceremonies), occurs in "kāṇḍa" (book) 3, "prapāṭhaka" (chapter) 5, "anuvākaḥ" (section) 1 (3.5.1).The Shri Rudram Chamakam and Namah Shivaya, homages to Rudra / Shiva (the supreme deity in Shaivism), occur in "kāṇḍa" (book) 5, "prapāṭhakas" (chapters) 5 and 7 (5.5 and 5.7).