Bharata Natyam
Elizabeth Kelly
Pāśa (Śṛṅkhalā)
Saṃyuta Hasta - Double Hand Gestures
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Pāśa (noose): the forefingers of the Suci hand are bent and interlocked.
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enmity, noose, manacles
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Pāśa. When the forefingers of Suci hands arc close to each other [bent inwards], the hand is called Pāśa.
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It is used to denote a mutual quarrel, a string and a chain.
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When the forefingers of two Suci hastas are bent inwards and interlocked, it becomes Pāśa hasta (pāśa = noose).
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Pāśa hasta is used to denote quarrel due to enmity, noose and manacles.
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Sūçī (Sūçīmukha) - 7:327-333
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When two tāmracūḍas are joined in the shape of a chain, it is śṛṅkhalā.
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Yama:. Yama is to hold Pasa with his left hand and Suci with the right one.
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Co-wife: If one shows the gesture for a woman (i. e., Mrgasirsa) with both the hands after showing the Pasa hand, then the co-wife’s hands are made.