Varaha Hand Gesture (Mudra)

July 4th, 2008 by Anjali

When both hands in Mrigashirsha hasta and the left palm is placed over the right palm, we get the Varaha hasta.

varaha

Lets take a look at the viniyoga shloka of this gesture.

Etasya Viniyogaha Syadvarahartha pradarshane

It means that this hasta is used to denote a Boar or a wild pig. The Varaha avatara of lord Vishnu is depicted by this gesture.

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