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Saṃyuta Hasta - Double Hand Gestures

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1100 CE - 1200 CE
Abhinaya Darpanam of Nandikeswara (AD) - P.S.R. Apparao

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Description:
8:586-587

When two Pataka hastas are held on the shoulders and then extended pointing upwards, then it is Jṅāna hasta.

Meaning:
8:586-587:

This hasta denotes planet, heart and meditation.

Based upon:
When the thumb is bent and other fingers are close to one another and stretched, it is Patāka hasta.

Patāka - 7:223-229 When the thumb is bent and its tip is at the root of the forefinger and the palm and the four fingers are streched, it becomes Patāka hasta. The additional point in the present definition is - that the tip of the thumb should be at the root of the forefinger.

When the thumb is bent and its tip is at the root of the forefinger and the palm and the four fingers are streched, it becomes Patāka hasta. The additional point in the present definition is - that the tip of the thumb should be at the root of the forefinger.

Patāka - 7:230-242
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