Aarala Hand Gesture (Mudra)

January 18th, 2008 by Anjali

It is done when the Index finger is bent while doing the Pataka Mudra. Here the index finger is bent along with the thumb, while the other fingers are held straight.

Arala

Lets look at the viniyoga shloka for Aarala:

Vishadhya-amruta paneshu prachanda pavanepicha.

It is used to denote the following.

  • Drinking poison , nectar etc
  • Violent wind
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2 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Rashmi Jan 27, 2008 at 6:03 pm

    hi..
    i hav learnt bharatnatyam for 2 yrs.. but had to leave it due to some personal problems… and cudnt continue later even…
    at today’s date, i remember nothing of the dance form except a few steps n mudras..
    came across ur site by chance… found it quite good..
    keep it updated :) hope i wil b able to dance again someday :)

  • 2 Riddhi Dave Apr 24, 2010 at 11:14 pm

    The shloka for the above viniyoga is-
    “Vishaadamruta paaneshu
    Prachanda pavanepicha”

    Thank you for this effort of yours…..