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Kṛṣṇasāramukha

Asaṃyuta Hasta - Single Hand Gestures

Descriptions and Meanings

1350 CE - 1550 CE
Śrihastamuktāvali (HM) - Maheswar Neog
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If the middle finger, the ring-finger and the thumb are taken down very close together, and the other two fingers are moved down and up, it is Kṛṣṇasāramukha hasta.

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Sleep, a tooth, a necklace, the bank of a river, air, playing on a rind. plastering, meditation, the expert,


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a piece of writing, the horn of a carnara deer, the wicked, the peak of a mountain, speed, a black antelope’s muzzle, a black antelope, other types of deer, the syllable 'sri'—in these is Krsnasaramukha hasta to be applied.


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If the two Krsnasaramukbas arc brought near the ears,

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it means sleep.


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If the two Krsnasaramukbas, facing down, are shown at the front,

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it means the bank of a river.


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When Krsnasaramukha is brought near a limb,

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the plastering of that limb (with sandal-paste) is meant.


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:670

If Krsnasaramukha, facing up, is rotated at the front,

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it means a piece of writing.


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:671

If the hasta is raised very high,

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it means the peak of a mountain.


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Krsnasaramukha, facing up and raised up with jerks and with the tip hanging down a little moved forward,

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pronounces the syllable sri.


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If placed near the teeth,

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it means the teeth.


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If Krsnasaramukha encircles the neck,

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it suggests a necklace.


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:690

If the two hastas are swung to the left,

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it indicates a breeze.


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:690

If Krsnasaramukha is repeatedly placed on the left arm,

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it is playing on a vina that is suggested.


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:691

The two hastas, placed on the heart,

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suggest meditation.


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:691

If Krsnasaramukha is brought down from on high to the bottom,

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it indicates a skilled person.


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:692

If Krsnasaramukha touches the forehead,

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it means the horn of a camara deer.


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:692

If the left Krsnasaramukha is flouted on the left,

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it means a wicked person.


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:693

If the hasta is brought to the front with a leap,

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it means hurry.


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Krsnasaramukha is demonstrated at the front

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to indicate a black antelope’s muzzle, or a black antelope, or a deer of any kind.


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