Shukatunda Hand Gesture (Mudra)
When the Ring finger of the Arala mudra is bent we get Shukatunda Hasta.
Shukatunda is used to denote the following:
- Shukatunda literally means a Parrots Head
- A shooting of an arrow
- A spear
- Remembering one’s Abode
- Saying of Mystic things
- A violent mood
Related posts:
- Aarala Hand Gesture (Mudra)
- Trishula Hand Gesture (Mudra)
- Tamrachuda Hand Gesture (Mudra)
- Tripataka Hand Gesture (Mudra)
- Kartarimukha Hand Gesture (Mudra)
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Question, I have a wondering about a specific mudra that i have seen used. It is exactly like the shukatunda mudra, but the index finger is unbent. Is this an existing mudra and if so whaat are it’s relations?
I know this is a very random question, but I have been trying to find an answer for some time. If you can help, thank you.
I believe you have in mind a tripataka mudra.
http://onlinebharatanatyam.com/2007/09/tripataka-hand-gesture-mudra/
21SEP11
Hello from Cairo:
Thanks for all the info about this classical
dance of India. Still going strong with the
adavus.
I wish that the photos of the hand gestures were
all on one page. It’s a bother to switch back and
forth to view each one.
I hope to visit Madras in Dec for the annual dance
week of Bharata Natyam.
Best wishes.