Bharata Natyam
Elizabeth Kelly
Svastika
Saṃyuta Hasta - Double Hand Gestures
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Two Arala hands are kept upturned and held together at the wrists. This constitutes Svastika hand. Usually women employ this hand.
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If the hands are separated from the Svastika position it will represent directions clouds, the firmament, jungles, oceans, the different Rtus, the earth and other vast things as well.
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Svastika—Two Arāla or Vardhamāna hands upturned and held together at the wrists on the left side will form the Svastika. It is to be used by women.
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When the hands are separated from the Svastika position, it will indicate directions, clouds, the sky, forests, seas, seasons, the earth and similar [other] extensive things.
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When two Arāla hands are stretched, palms upwards and lying on bent sides and placed on the wrists in the Vardhamana way, the pose of combined hands is called Svastika.
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O King! This acting should be done to denote everything that is widely spread, seasons, sky, cloud, sea and the earth.
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Svastika (crossed): two Pataka hands held together at the wrists.
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crocodile, timid speech, dispute, praising.
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Svastika (crossed): Tripataka hands crossed on the left side. Patron deity Guha.
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Wishing-tree, mountains.
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Svastika. When two Pataka hands are put across each other at their wrist, they form the Svastika hand.
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It is used to denote a crocodile (pnakara).
Kaṭakavardhana
Nāga-Bandha
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When two Pataka hastas are held together accross (i.e. one over the other at the wrists, it becomes Swastika hasta.
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Swastika hasta is used to denote the following: crocodile, timid speech, dispute and praising.
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Svastika: The two hands which are in Arala Hasta face upwards and are joined at the wrists.
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This Hasta is used to depict listening intently to musical notes, sky, objects which are high up and expansive,
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Svastika: The two hands which are in Haṁsapakṣa Hasta are crossed at the wrists. They may point either upwards or downwards.
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Svastika: Both hands are kept upwards in the arala hasta touching with each hand the side of the other hand and the wrists are joined, it is svastika
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Bringing any body after binding closely is indicated by this hasta.
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When the hastas change to arālas in this position and are moved to the left, it becomes svastika hasta as sage Bharata saw it.
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Men depict long objects, forest, high objects, earth, amplitude, clouds, sky, etc by separating the hands. Women must depict this with pataka hastas.
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If the two hands in the form of Arala hastas are raised up on the left-hand side and placed together each touching the other’s fist, it is called Svastika hasta by the experts in the art of hastas.
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The earth with its seven islands, the seven islands, the seven oceans, seven heavens, air-ship, wealth, a festival,
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the morning, a day, a night, going in the evening, a cloud, the sky, a direction, a star, planets, etc., an expanse of water,
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smell, oral union, moonlight, rasa, tlie sun, smoke, air, dust, tlie beautiful, a sharp thing,
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noontide, etc, a forest, an army, a proud person, the fight of warriors, thunder-clap, politeness, a thing seen, a thing to be heard (a mantra to be heard in a sraddha), a necklace, a garland,
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a fraud, abuse, false word, a common person, the most important thing, bearing—in these is Svastika to be applied.
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If the two hands of Svastika are extended to a great distance,
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it would stand for the earth with its seven islands, or the seven islands, or the seven oceans.
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If the two hands of Svastika, facing up, are raised high,
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it speaks of the seven heavens. It bespeaks an air-ship.
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If the fingers of Svastika are raised up,
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it indicates the subjects from ‘the morning to an expanse of water’.
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Svastika when it is extended a little
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The subjects from ‘smell’ to ‘rasa’ arc indicated.
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If Svastika is applied with the head and the body all covered with a cloth,
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it would indicate the hands from the sun to dust
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When the face is contracted,
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Svastika would mean the beautiful. It indicates horripilation.
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It signifies a sharp thing. If with the showing of Svastika high up, the eyes look asquint,
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it suggests the meaning of mid-day.
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When Svastika, facing down, is brought forward,
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it speaks of a forest, or an army.
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If Svastika exhibits a very proud posture,
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it means a man with pride. It indicates fight of heroes.
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Svastika, with the body leaning forward a little and touching the body,
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means the roar of clouds.
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If Svastika is held out facing up,
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it indicates modest behaviour, it means a thing seen.
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if Svastika is placed near the ears.
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It means a matter to be heard
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If Svastika is put near the neck,
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it indicates a necklace or a garland.
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by making itself face up or down, by raising itself, etc.
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Svastika means the subjects from ‘a fraud’ to ‘bearing’
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When two patāka hands are placed [crosswise] at the wrists, it is patāka.
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When both hands are turned up and placed on the wrists of one another, either in the arala, or in patāka or in khatakamukha [gestures] at the left side near the chest, it is known as svastika.
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[This gesture] is used to indicate the sky, the sea and vastness [in general].
