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Garuḍapakṣa

Saṃyuta Hasta - Double Hand Gestures

Descriptions and Meanings

200 BCE - 200 CE
The Natya Sastra (NS) - Board of Scholars
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Pakṣapradyotaka with the palm placed downwards is called Garuḍapakṣa.

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Based upon:

Pakṣapradyota - 9:193
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400 CE - 500 CE
Visnudharmottarapurana (VDP) - Dr. Priyabala Shah
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26:85

When the two palms of the hands are downwards and slightly bent, they should be known as Garuḍa-Pakṣaka.

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1100 CE - 1200 CE
The Mirror of Gesture (AD) - Ananda Coomaraswamy
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Garuḍa-pakṣa (Garuda wing): Ardha-candra hands held at the sides of the hips, extended upwards. Patron deity Sanandana.

Meaning:
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waist string, superiority.


Based upon:

Ardhaçandra - No verse annotation
Ardhaçandra - No verse annotation
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1100 CE - 1200 CE
Abhinaya Darpanam of Nandikeswara (AD) - P.S.R. Apparao
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8:521

If the two Ardhacandra hastas are first held at the sides of the hips and then extended upwards, it is Garuḍapakṣa (=wings of Garuḍa) hasta. Its presiding deity is Sanandana.

Meaning:
8:521:

This hasta denotes waist, string and superiority.


Based upon:

Ardhaçandra - 7:266-268
Ardhaçandra - 7:269-274
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