If in the Padmakosa hasta the hand is further closed, it becomes knownas Kadamba hasta, which brings pleasure to the heart.
The remnant, sweat, thirst, a small pitcher, the top of a house, eating, the breasts, vapour coming out of the mouth, a bodice, candied sugar, etc.,
a cake, molasses, sweetness, the good, a tiger, the summer season, a lion, a pillow, a flower, a black-bee, a star, a friend,
a thing closed up, a Kadamba flower, food, a snail, a fruit—in these is Kadamba hasta suggested. Detailed Description of the Subjects of Kadamba Hasta
When Kadamba is held near a thing,
it means its last remnants.
When Kadamba is held near the body,
it indicates its sweat.
If Kadamba is brought near the mouth,
it indicates thirst.
If Kadamba is exhibited at the front,
it means a small pot.
If Kadamba is placed extremely high,
it would mean a house top.
If Kadamba is raised from below to near the mouth,
it would show eating.
If Kadamba is placed on the heart,
it would suggest the breasts.
Kadamba, placed on the mouth a little shaking,
speaks of the subjects from ‘vapour’ to ‘sweetness’.
If Kadamba is raised facing up,
it suggests the auspicious.
If Kadamba is thrust obliquely with the show of a little anger,
it is a tiger.
If Kadamba is extended to the front,
it indicates the summer season.
By the left Kadamba
a lion can be demonstrated.
If the right Kadamba is placed behind the head,
it signifies a pillow.
If Kadamba, facing up, is pushed forward,
it is a flower that is meant.
If Kadamba, facing up,
is revolved in a fickle way, it speaks of a bumble-bee.
If Kadamba is raised very high up,
it suggests a star.
The left Kadamba, rising from the buttocks to the sides of the body,
stands for a friend.
If Kadamba is shown at the front,
it means a closed down object. It also means a Kadamba flower.
If the fingers of Kadamba are opened up a little
it means cooked rice.
If Kadamba is swung at the front,
it indicates a curry.
The right Kadamba
is employed in reproducing a snail or a fruit—in the case of different fruits the hasta taking suitable forms as may be called for.
When the fingers are joined to form a round, it is known as kadamba
which is used to indicate tasting.