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Elizabeth Kelly
Pakṣapradyota
Nṛttahastas - Dance hands (single and combined)
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9:193
The hands in the Pakṣavancitaka change places (waist and head). Then they are remembered as Pakṣapradyotaka.
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9:189
Pakṣapradyotaka—the Pakṣavañcitaka hands changing places (i.e. the hands placed on the waist to be put on the head and vice versa).
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26:85
26:85
When two of the same are in the reverse order, the pose is called Pakṣodyota.
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Pakṣa-pradyota (shining wing): Pakṣa-vancita hands face upwards. Patron deity Siddha.
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despondence, loss of wits, strangeness, magic boar, pot gesture (kumbhabhinaya).
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8:519-520
8:519-520
If the Pakṣavañcita hastas face upwards, it becomes Pakṣapradyota (=shining wings) hasta , its patron deity is Siddha.
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This hasta is used to denote the following: despondency, loss of wits, unexpected happening, Varaha avatara, kunda-abhinayam etc.
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4:1256
4:1256
Pakṣapradyōtaka: The hands which are in the Tripatāka Hasta are turned up and placed on the waist.
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7:92
7:92
Pakshapradyotaka : To turn those hands again is pakshapradyotaka.
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2:259
2:259
If the tips of the fingers of the above hasta are turned away from the waist, pakṣapradyota hastas are formed. It is always more impressive when pakṣavahcita hastas are executed first and then pakṣapradyotaka hastas.
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If one Tripataka is placed over the buttocks and the other Tripataka is put on the head, and the places are exchanged swiftly, it stands for Paksapradyotaka hasta.
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7:120
7:120
If the selfsame are exchanged, it is declared to be pakṣapradyota.
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3:504
3:504
When the pakṣavañcita hands face the sides with their fingertips or they are raised, it is known as pakṣapradyotaka. Some say that the fingers of these hands are raised.
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