Bharata Natyam
Elizabeth Kelly
Trišūla (Trimukha)
Asaṃyuta Hasta - Single Hand Gestures
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Trišūla (trident): the thumb and little finger are bent.
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wood-apple leaf, three together.
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Trišūla (trident). If the thumb and the little finger are curved, the hand is called Trišūla.
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It is used to denote a bel-leaf, and the idea of Trinity.
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If the thumb and the little finger of Patāka hasta are curved, it becomes Trišūla hasta (Trišūla = trident).
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Trišūla hasta is used to denote the following: bilwa leaf, and three together or trinity.
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If the little finger and thumb of caturmukha are joined it is trimukha.
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DvimukhaRelated Combinations
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Kartikeya: Kartikeya is to hold Trisula with his left hand and Sikhara with the right one held up.
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Saturn: To showSikhara with the left hand and Trisula with the right one, is to make Saturn’s hands.
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If Trisula hasta in left hand and Sikhara hasta in right hand are extended upwards, then it is to be known as Shanmukha hasta